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How long have you been doing implants?
All EstheticChula clinicians are specialists: oral surgeons and prosthodontists, with advanced degrees and clinical residencies, and most with decades of implant experience. Our oral surgeons are all board certified, and most of our prosthodontists (specialists in tooth replacement) are board certified or board eligible. There are no “rookies” at AstheticChula.
Can you do an implant if I have braces on?
It is best to wait until you have your braces off before placing dental implants. The dental implants fuse to your bone and cannot be moved like teeth. We recommend that your teeth be in the correct position first, and then have the dental implants placed. One of the specialists at EstheticChula will check to make sure your teeth are in the best position before recieving a dental implant, and can consult with your orthodontist if there are any concerns, before your braces are removed.
After implants, do the bone and or gums still deteriorate?
Failing teeth, especially those failing because of chronic periodontal disease, will generally be associated with continuous bone loss. In some instances, this bone loss can become so severe over time that it may be difficult to place implants in the small amount of bone remaining. Long term use of dentures, especially those with porcelain teeth, can result in the very same kind of bone loss in both the upper and lower jaws.
Fortunately, osseointegrated implants have a stabilizing effect on bone. They will usually eliminate or significantly reduce the kind of chronic bone loss that is seen around periodontally infected teeth or in patients wearing full or partial dentures. It has been estimated, for example, that in patients with a full arch of teeth supported by implants, the annual bone loss after stabilization is about .05 mm per year. This works out to about 1 mm of bone loss in 20 years, which is much less bone loss than wearing dentures or keeping failing teeth will cause.
