Maintaining your dental implants is very important to the success and longevity of your dental implants. Making the investment of dental implants can transform your life and help you restore your health. Dental implants can only survive through the strength of the jawbone. If plaque is allowed to fester around the prosthetic crown, then the gum will become inflamed and infected by bacteria. This bacterial infection is called peri-implantitis, which will cause the loss of your bone in the jaw in addition to inflammation. Bacterial infections are very harmful to your oral health and will deteriorate the bone, causing your implants to fall out. Dental implants are secured throughout the process of osseointegration which is a natural occurring process. This process allows the titanium implant to fuse in with the bone tissue and become a part of the oral anatomy. If bacteria is allowed to develop, eventually the anchor that held the titanium implant in place will deteriorate, causing the implant to loosen.
Protecting Your Investment
Dental implants are an investment that are worthwhile and can provide you with many health benefits. To help ensure that they stay healthy and strong, antibacterial toothpaste can be used to help keep plaque from developing around the gums. You can also use a antibacterial mouthwash to further enhance your protection. It is also very important that you come in for routine cleanings so that Dr. Jeffrey C. Hoos can remove your abutment and prosthetic crown, to clean around the implant and gums, making sure that you have no residual plaque that can cause an infection. Bacterial infections may develop without any noticeable symptoms, which is another reason why going in for your routine checkups will help prevent this from occurring.
Dental implants has become a life changing procedure, that not only helps restore your oral health, but it will also look like you have real teeth and not fake looking slip on and off replacement teeth. The main reason why dental implants are a popular choice among missing teeth patients is that they do not want the hassles of having to remove their teeth and clean them frequently, but also the inevitable shift and depletion of their jawbone. As stated above, dental implants will fuse with a jawbone to help allow it to regain strength and mass, this is unlike its competitors.
Contact Dr. Jeffrey C. Hoos at Brush & Floss Dental Center
Maintaining your dental implants is vital to its survival and the continuation of your oral health. We hope that this blog post has enlightened you and has prompted you to take care of your dental implants. For our prospective patients, if you have further questions regarding dental implants and would like to discuss your candidacy, please contact our office in Stratford, CT to schedule your FREE, no-obligation consultation today!