The Best Dental Implants of 2021
Choosing the right dental implant can be difficult unless you build a thorough understanding of all of the options available to you. With the world of dentistry constantly changing and evolving, dental care options are evolving, too, and staying up-to-date on the latest advancements allows you to keep your options open for replacing lost teeth.
There are several different types of dental implants, and different materials for them to be made out of, all of which have differing end results. Let’s take a look at the options available to you.
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Dental Implants: What Are Your Options?
Not only do dental implants come in different shapes and sizes, but there are also different implant materials. This can have an impact on both price and comfort when it comes to resembling natural teeth.
Overview of Main Options
There are a few different factors that are taken into consideration when deciding on which type of implant system will be used. These factors include:
The location where the implant will need to be placed
Density of the jawbone and whether or not it will adequately support an implant
Gum health (loss of gum tissue or gum disease)
The type of tooth replacement that the implant will support, such as a crown, a denture, or a bridge
The most commonly used type of dental implant is endosteal implants, which are placed into your jawbone such that the bone grows around the implant and holds it in place. These implants require bone grafting or augmentation if a patient doesn’t have enough jawbone to attach the implant, making the overall replacement process longer and more expensive.
There are a few different types of endosteal implants, including:
Root-form implants: Root-form implants are relatively newer than the other two types of endosteal implants. This type of implant is placed into the jaw so as to replace the root of the missing tooth and they are often shaped like small screws. So small, in fact, that these screws can become loose due to normal pressure and require tightening over time, adding yet another procedure to your tooth replacement journey.
Blade-form implants: Although blade-form implants have been used for longer than root-form implants, they are not nearly as popular. As opposed to the screw-like shape of a root-form implant, blade-form implants are shaped like small, rectangular metal structures with posts rising from one side. These posts act as abutments for dental bridges, dentures, or crowns. They fail more often than root-form implants, and many implant specialists are not trained in their placement. This can make finding someone to perform the procedure difficult.
Ramus-form implants: A ramus-form implant is placed into the bone of the back corners of the mouth and the front of the mouth above the chin, and a metal bar connects the implant by following along the arch of the jaw. This metal bar is used to support a denture, but it can also help support a weak jaw. Ramus-frame implants may be used for anyone who does not have enough natural bone to support other forms of implants, or whose jawbone is too thin. These implants are very obvious and do not look like natural teeth because the metal connector bar is always visible.
Aside from the above types of endosteal implants, there are also subperiosteal implants and transosseous implants:
Subperiosteal implants: Subperiosteal implants have been around for the longest, but this type of implant is not used very much anymore. Previously, subperiosteal implants were placed on or above the jawbone rather than into it, and it can be used to support a crown, denture, or bridge. These implants have a failure rate up to 50 percent.
Transosseous implants: This type of implant is inserted into the jawbone through the underside of the chin rather than through the mouth. Because of this, transosseous implants require extensive surgery. These are rarely used, as it was very invasive and required being put under general anesthesia. There was frequent bone loss and bleeding around the posts.
Most Affordable Implant Options
Now that we have outlined some of your options for dental implants, let’s talk about the financial aspects of dental implant surgery.
Although dental implants can be fairly expensive at several thousand dollars per implant, there are a few ways that you can get the benefits of a dental implant procedure at a more affordable price:
Implant-supported dentures: Implant-supported dentures are typically the least expensive implant option. However, it still functions as a denture, which leaves a less desirable, comfortable, and functional outcome. With implant-supported dentures, only a few implants get placed into your mouth, and then the dentures snap onto the implants to be secured in place. This snap-in stabilization method allows the dentures to be taken out for care and cleaning, and they make for a highly affordable option. That said, implant-support dentures do not function exactly like normal teeth, and they have to be taken out for regular cleaning and other upkeep. Implant-supported dentures require the full palate covering of the mouth. Not only will this affect your ability to taste food, but it’s a non-stable solution that can still trap bacteria and debris. With an overdenture, patients had to live life waiting for the osseous integration for four months on the mandible and six months on the maxilla. Even after these periods, an overdenture is still supported by both the tissue and the implants, enabling debris to be trapped under the overdenture and leading to discomfort when pressure is applied.
Single/multiple implants: Individual implants are another option, and although they are quite expensive upfront. Of course, it depends on how many teeth you are looking to have replaced, and what your budget is to find the best treatment plan for you.
Fixed-detachable implants: These implants seem like a great solution for your tooth replacement needs. They’re a hybrid between dental implants and dentures, as a type of full denture that attaches to multiple implants placed along the jawbone. Unfortunately, fixed-detachables are extremely expensive. The good news is that there is a new tooth replacement solution that is half the price of a fixed-detachable, while still offering the type of clinical outcome you deserve: Stabili-Teeth™.
Modern Implants
Recent developments in the world of dental implants have very much improved the look, feel, and process involved with implant placements.
Stabili-Teeth™
Stabili-Teeth™ was created as an alternative to the traditional DENTURES AND FIXED DETACHABLES (as in Clear Choice or All-on-Four) because although dentures have their downfalls, they have been proven to work marginally, while Fixed Detachables work great but the cost remains very high. Stabili-Teeth™ builds off of the concepts that have been successful and improve upon the aspects of a denture that have failed in the past.
In one single appointment, you can have full-smile restoration and improved function without the drawn-out recovery time of traditional implant treatments. On the day of your surgery, you leave the office with a full set of functional provisional teeth, and then the final prostheses are placed when your mouth heals. This ensures that you have fully functioning teeth during every step of the process.
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The Bottom Line
Although dental implants have been used for years, cosmetic dentistry has had plenty of newer developments and improvements. These recent developments work to provide even better results and comfort for your tooth replacement.
If you need full-mouth restoration and still want the durability of traditional implants, Stabili-Teeth™ may be the best option for you. If you are ready to get your life back, our implant dentists at Stabili-Teeth™ are here to help. Implant dentistry no longer needs to be an expensive drawn-out process.
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Sources:
Dental Implants: Types, Benefits and Complications (healthpedian.org)
Three Types of Inexpensive Dental Implants (penndentalmedicine.org)