Dental Implants
What Is a Dental Implant?
The dental implant is the most natural tooth/teeth replacement option available. The dental implant consists of three components: the implant body, the abutment (connects the implant body to the restoration), and the restoration (crown, bridge, or denture). Our dental implant is a titanium tooth root replacement placed into your jaw. Osseointegration, the next step, bone cells connect to the implant. Once the dental implant has successfully healed, usually four to six months, the abutment is connected to the implant body. With the abutment in place, the implant is ready for your new crown. Dental implant restorations may be one tooth, several teeth, or a full arch of teeth.
We are proud to be able to offer all phases of implant treatment under our Jackson dental implants office. Due to our unique treatment approach, your implant will always be placed with the final restoration in mind. We are the surgeon as well as the restorative dentist. This benefits our patients by delivering a seamless process from first consultation to the final restoration.
Our In-Office Dental Implant Technology
Our doctors have extensive training in both dental implant placement and implant restoration. We utilize Sirona’s Galileos 3D CT scanner to determine the best location for a successful implant. CEREC CADCAM system created for virtual models instead of goopy impressions. The CEREC CADCAM system allows us to create and design your new crown so it fits perfectly into place on the abutment of the implant.
Computer Guided Dental Implant Surgery
With our Galileos dental CT scanner, we are able to transfer your scan to our extremely sophisticated implant planning software. This software allows us to see EXACTLY where the implant, significantly reducing the chance of you implant failing.
Prettau Bridges & Milled Bar Overdentures
Never buy denture glue again! Tharp & Klaus Dental Clinic offers two tooth replacement procedures for full-arches of missing teeth. First, Pretteau Bridge is a implant based restoration what leaves you with a full arch of teeth with only 5-6 implants, depending on if we are replacing the upper or lower arch. This type of restoration cannot be removed by you. Similar to the Pretteau, a milled bar overdenture use implants, but is removable by you. A bar is implanted into the bone that secures the dentures tightly in place – allowing you to enjoy your favorite food with ease.
Don’t let bone loss prevent you from getting the dental implants you want! Bone loss has previously prevented people from being able to get the dental implant restorations they wanted. Not anymore, with bone grafting, our doctors will help restore the proper amount of bone for your implant to be successful.