I lost my teeth at an early age of 24 because of peridontal disease. I want to get dental implants?

Are they painful? Can you get your chewing ability back and do they look natural?

I lost my teeth at an early age of 24 because of peridontal disease. I want to get dental implants?
I am a Dental Hygienist and have had many patients who have went through the process of getting dental implants placed and they have never been happier w/ anything else. For the most part, they look very natural however, it depends on what dentist you go to and what lab they are using to fabricate the crown that is cemented onto the implant. When the implant is being placed, you are under general anethesia which means you are sedated through IV and don't know anything that is happening. In my opinion, IV sedation is great. I had my wisdom teeth revomved that way and another dental surgery performed under it. My opinion is that it is a long process but very well worth it. You do have to be evaluated as to if you will be a good canidate. Sometimes if you haven't had teeth for a while the boney ridge where the teeth use to be might have deteriorated and in that case you may need bone grafting prior to implants. Great oral hygiene care is a must!! If you have any teeth left at all that are infected by perio dz you need to get it stabelized first. If you have no teeth and the implants will be the only thing you need to take care of, you must be very dedicated. Implants do have a chance of failing, meaning that the bone around that can also be eaten away leaving the implant mobile. Which is probably the same process you went through when you lost your teeth. Oral hygiene aids would be stuff like superfloss, interproximal brush, yarn etc. to clean them on top of a regular toothbrush. If you do get the implants, make sure a plastic scaler is used on it when you get them cleaned b/c if the hygienist uses a metal scaler it could scratch the titainium that the implant is made of allowing plaque to camp out in the scratch areas and inflame the gums and infect the bone. Hope this helps, excuse the grammer and spelling errors...it is late.
Reply:Got to look more natural than no teeth at all.





I went to church with a man for 10 years and had no idea he wore dentures until he freaked me out by wiggling his top teeth around one time. They looked perfectly real and he ate whatever anyone else was eating.





I'd go for it.
Reply:you will need implants so you can eat!!!
Reply:Yes, any cosmetic surgery that is temporarily painful, is definitely worth it for the confidence and security it will give you the rest of your life!
Reply:My dad was going to get those implants, they are painful when you get them but they probably offer the best replacement for your teeth. They are permanent and will be just like your regular teeth, another issue is that they are expensive. My dad ended up only getting a couple of implants and dentures.
Reply:I believe they are called veneers, they are painful to put on but very worth it. Most movie stars have them now, everything goes back to normal like chewing etc..., but there most be healthy bone there for them to stay in place.
Reply:I had oral surgery last week. My mouth was sore for about a week, but it was definitly worth it. There was no excruciating pain. (They had to remove an infection between the roots of a molar). Don't go the rest of your life without teeth simply because you're afraid of the pain.
Reply:I'm not sure how many teeth you lost, so it's hard to say what your best route would be. If you only lost one or two teeth, implants are an option. However, if you lost your teeth to periodontal disease, implants might not work. Did your teeth fall out or did the dentist pull them? If they fell out on their own, then you don't have enough bone to support an implant. And already having a history of periodontal disease, a dentist might not want to do implants. Implants require diligent home care, and a history of perio disease suggests that your natural teeth weren't taken care of very well, unless you have another condition that led to periodontal disease. See a dentist so he/she can give you all your options. If your dentist does suggest implants, they are expensive and require several months for everything to be finished. However, they are the closest thing to a natural tooth, and with a good dentist no one will no the difference.
Reply:It is painful ! Bone has to be grafted, and you have to be on antibiotics for a long period of time. I decided, after starting the process, that it was too invasive. I decided to get a bridge, but you don't have that option. There is no reason that anyone undergoing medical treatment should have to be in pain. I would make it clear to my dentist that I wanted the process to be pain-free. Lortab works to relieve all the pain, but you have to restrict yourself in order not to become dependent on it. Only you can make the decision. Implants are beautiful, natural-looking, and are the same as your original teeth when you chew.
Reply:Just be ready for the sticker shock if you are getting all implants done. Just figure on about $2000 per tooth, times 28 teeth. Well you can do the math. They are very nice, I know a couple people who have them after dentures and they love them. They still aren't your natural teeth, but they do look good, and can eat almost anything you want to. If you have the financial resources to get them, then do it. If you can keep up with the cleaning of your mouth with implants, then by all means do it.
Reply:You are most likely not a candidate for implants. You lost your teeth due to perio which means you were loosint the bone that holds them in. In order to have implants, you must meet certian criteria, including being compliant, keeping up with regular implant care and most importantly in your case: you must have enough, height, width, density of bone to place them. It is possible to have bone grafts done but this is rarely an option for perio patients.
Reply:Dental implants are created by putting a titanium implant into the jaw and connecting a ceramic crown once the jaw has fused the implant. Once this occurs, the dental implant is secured in place.





A wide variety of techniques can be utilized depending on the state of the implant site. One quick method can be completed in one single day, and can be done if the tooth is replaced in a healthy gum over good bone. Grafting or growing new bone is considered very complex and can take up to half a year or longer to do.





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Reply:Great advice from all of the dental hygienists and dental professionals. If you meet the criteria for implants and you have the money I would say go for it. I have two dental implants, one on the upper right last molar, and one on the lower left first premolar. I had these two teeth extracted long before I went to hygiene school. At the time I had no dental insurance and really did not know any better. I just thought oh well they can pull them, I seriously did not consider the long-term affects. Anyway long story short, implants are one of the best things that have happened in dentistry. As far as painful, in my experience no. I had an oral surgeon place them under IV sedation. I virtually had no pain what-so-ever with the healing. I know this is hard to believe, but true. Of course each person has a different pain tolerance, and what did not feel painful to me, may be uncomfortable for you. As each person stated before, they are expensive. For two implants, IV sedation, healing caps, x-rays, and the permanent crowns my cost was about 5 thousand out of pocket. I have dental insurance, but at the time they did not cover the cost of implants. I also got a very BIG professional discount because I am a dental professional, and my doc is friends with the oral surgeon. I got my crowns for the lab cost only, as I worked at the office that placed my crowns. I would def. set-up an appointment with a dentist that does implants or an oral surgeon, they can take a look at your mouth and see if you have enough bone. In some cases they can do bone grafting, which your body may or may not reject. If you are a smoker and are considering implants and bone grafting then you should quit before you get them. There is a higher incidence of rejection among smokers. Now you will have to take better care of your mouth then you did when you had natural teeth. Implants require great home care because your bone can lose support around the implant, just like when you had natural teeth. If you can't afford an entire mouth of implants, there are different ways to have a better fit of a partial or denture with a few implants placed in strategic places to hold what is called an over-denture. It basically snaps on top of the implants that were placed. You will have a better fit, then with traditional dentures, because they will have a good anchor (the implants) holding the denture down. Make an appointment with someone to see about implants or ask for a referral from your dentist. It is at least worth checking into. I wish you the best of luck.



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