When it comes to replacing missing teeth, dental implants are a popular and effective solution. Depending on your needs, implants can be used to replace a single tooth up to an entire row. For one or two missing teeth, one implant per tooth is required. If you need to replace two or more teeth, fewer implants can be used to anchor them.
Depending on the location of the implants and the volume of bone density in the jaw, as few as two implants can be used to support a four-tooth bridge. For implant-supported full arch dentures, up to eight and as few as four implants can be used. If you are missing three or more teeth in a row, you may need just two dental implants to replace them all. Your dentist can place an implant at each end of the space. The implants will support the crowns and the crowns will support 1 to 3 pontics between them. Thus, in total, two
dental implants
can replace up to five teeth.A multiple dental implant gives you a cheaper way to enjoy the bone-conserving properties of dental implants. An implant is rarely used to replace several teeth on its own, but it can be combined with another to replace up to six teeth. This means that an implant alone can support a maximum of three artificial teeth. The number of dental implants needed depends on individual needs and circumstances that your dentist takes into account when making decisions about the most appropriate dental care. The greatest cost returns occur when the number of teeth being replaced increases.
Dental implants have been shown to be many times stronger than natural teeth, so an implant can often withstand the load of more than one tooth. Hybridge treatment protocols determine and establish the least number of dental implants needed to support the specific number of missing teeth. By minimizing the number of implants, the cost per tooth decreases significantly for the benefit of patients. Your dentist will be able to assess your oral and general health and help you decide if dental implants are right for you. Dentures that support implants can replace entire sets of teeth with just a handful of crowns supported by a metal rod. When several front teeth are missing, aesthetics become an important part of the patient's goals.
If bone grafting for a sinus lift must be performed as a standalone surgical procedure, the additional cost of materials to grow the bone is greater, as is the waiting time until the implant can be surgically placed (usually 4 months). By establishing rigorous standards and techniques, the practice of dental implantology reaches a new level. The bone graft is allowed to heal for up to 12 weeks before the implant is surgically inserted in the second phase. In such cases, the dentist may insert six or more implants at various locations in the jaw. The time between placement of the surgical implant and placement of the final bridge is usually shorter in the lower jaw than in the upper jaw.
This precise placement allows for minimally invasive surgery while providing strong support for the restoration that will be performed on the implants. It's designed to look like your natural teeth and facilitate daily maintenance and cleaning. They are often fixed by dental crowns that are cemented to neighboring teeth, and can be installed by dental implants. If you've lost all your teeth along an arc, it may be possible to replace them with as few as four dental implants. With an implant on each side of the area of missing teeth, a Hybridge multiple dental bridge is cemented or bolted to the implant abutments to replace as many teeth as needed.