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Dental Implants

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What Are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are now the go-to solution to replace missing teeth. They consist of metal screws permanently inserted into the jawbone during an oral surgery procedure. Implants can support artificial teeth, including dental crowns and bridges.

In the past, dental implant costs made these long-lasting teeth replacements too expensive for many people. Advancements in technology brought the price down while making the process easier. When you opt for implants from your Bronx, NY dental team, you get permanent teeth implants that look as good as they feel. Call Bronx Dental Spa to find out if dental implants are right for you and your family.

The Many Types of Dental Implants

A restorative dentist in Bronx, NY, Dr. Victoria Kushensky suggests the most appropriate procedure for you. If an implant is recommended, you have options. The different types of implants include:

What Are Dental Implants?

Preparation and Expectations for Affordable Dental Implants

Dr. Victoria Kushensky takes a complete medical history to rule out any compromising conditions or concerns. Once you’re deemed to be a suitable candidate, you can expect an outpatient procedure that includes:

  • Dr. Kushensky removes any remaining damaged tooth material, including any root remnants. This may require a root canal.
  • If your jawbone isn’t strong enough, you may undergo a grafting procedure to bolster the bone strength. If you get a graft, you may need to wait while your jaw bone heals and the graft takes hold.
  • When you’re ready for the implant, Dr. Kushensky puts you under local or general anesthesia. Then he places the dental implant into the empty root cavity. Because the implant replaces the tooth root, it must be deep enough to take hold.
  • During the next four to six months, your bone heals and grows around the implant, securing it in place.
  • Final steps include placing the abutment or post on the implant and then adding an artificial tooth or crown on top of the abutment.

During your healing time, do everything you can to stay healthy. Eating well and getting plenty of rest helps your body focus on the healing process.

The Benefits of Tooth Implant Surgery

When Dr. Victoria Kushensky, a top-rated family cosmetic implant dentist in Bronx, NY, places a titanium post into your gums, it acts as your missing tooth root. Although this form of replacement for a missing tooth can be more costly in the short term, you receive many benefits from this procedure, especially compared to other options for replacing missing teeth. These benefits include:

  • More secure support for your new tooth, as the post fuses with your jawbone in time
  • No slippage, odd noises or bone damage that may occur with dental bridges or dentures
  • No damage to the natural teeth abutting the implant, which may occur with bridgework
  • No adjustments at all to your other natural teeth
  • A lifetime of use with proper care, as dental implants last 40 years or longer

You’re a good candidate for dental implants as long as you:

  • Are past adolescence to ensure your jawbone has fully formed
  • Have good bone density to secure the implant posts
  • Have no conditions that could affect your bones or immune system
  • Don’t smoke
  • Follow through with a several-month installation protocol
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The Importance of Dental Implants for Missing Teeth

Losing one or more teeth to decay, injury or infection puts you at risk for a number of continuing dental problems. Dental implants may be your best missing tooth replacement option to avoid:

  • Maladaptive wear-and-tear on your remaining teeth
  • Bite problems from shifting teeth
  • Reduced bone density in your jawbone
  • Changes in your face shape

Dental implants require minor surgery, which is why you need to rely on the experience of a family dentist like Dr. Victoria Kushensky at Bronx Dental Spa in Bronx, NY. The surgery involves placing a screw-like, metallic post into your jawbone at the site of the lost tooth’s root. The outpatient procedure to place the post is performed right in your dentist’s office.

When you lose the tooth including its root, the symbiotic relationship between the root and jawbone is also lost. Over time, your jawbone density degrades significantly without that root. Tooth implants provide you with an artificial root to allow the bone to regenerate with healthy new cells that grow around the implanted post.

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Results and Aftercare

If you’re in good general health and practice oral hygiene on a daily basis, dental implants are often successful. Smoking, poor dental hygiene and damaging habits such as chewing hard food or ice may damage your crown just as it would a natural tooth.

Affordable dental implants are the best tooth replacements. Dr. Victoria Kushensky and his team of professionals at Bronx Dental Spa work with you to find payment plans that fit your budget. Your new tooth implant looks, acts and feels like a natural tooth. Contact your Bronx, NY implant specialist to learn about your dental implant costs and options for a missing tooth replacement.

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Who May Have Dental Implants?

Certain factors can make them less suitable for some individuals. These factors may include:

  • Being under age 18, because teeth and jaws are still growing and developing.
  • Smoking or using tobacco products.
  • Having untreated gum disease or dental infections.
  • Having low density and volume of the jawbone.
  • Poor oral hygiene.
  • Certain health conditions, such as autoimmune diseases.

Will Dental Insurance Cover the Cost of Implants?

If you have good dental insurance, it may cover at least part of the cost of implant treatment. It depends on whether your insurance provider regards implant surgery as a restorative or cosmetic dental procedure. Increasingly, insurance providers are recognizing the oral health benefits of implant surgery and are beginning to cover this treatment.

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Page Updated on Jun 18, 2024 by Dr. Victoria Kushensky, DDS (Dentist) of Hutchinson Metro Dental

Hutchinson Metro Dental: Victoria Kushensky, DDS
1200 Waters Pl, Suite M107
Bronx, NY 10461
(718) 822-8787