Ongoing advances in implant systems and treatment modalities have resulted in a dental implant success rate as high as 98%, but a healthy mouth is required before getting dental implants. This includes adequate bone density/volume and soft tissue free of any signs of periodontal disease. Our oral and maxillofacial surgeons and periodontists have the skills, knowledge, and sophisticated diagnostics to determine if you’re a suitable candidate for dental implants or whether a preliminary procedure is required before implant surgery in St. Petersburg, FL, and Rogers, AR.
Many people with tooth loss require bone grafting to restore adequate bone before undergoing an implant procedure. With that said, strategic placement of all on four to six full-arch implants often eliminates the need for bone augmentation. Or if you have severe bone resorption in your upper back jawbone, zygomatic and pterygoid implants typically don’t require a bone graft procedure. However, you may still need augmentation in areas where traditional implants are placed. In addition, healthy gums are a necessity because an inflammatory condition called peri-implantitis can impact the implant posts in a similar manner as gum disease destroys bone around natural tooth roots.
If you have a failing tooth or a dental abscess, you may require tooth extraction at PRECiDENT Center for Facial & Dental Medicine. In addition, tooth extraction of remaining teeth is often required if you’re getting full-mouth dental implants. Immediate implant post placement into a fresh extraction socket site is considered a predictable and acceptable procedure in select cases. As such, if you have healthy gums and sufficient bone density, we may be able to place dental implants on the same day as extraction.
Healthy gum tissue is required to form a stable, long-lasting base for dental implants. Soft tissue surrounds implants, providing a seal around them and helping protect your underlying jawbone. If you have any signs of gum disease, periodontal therapy from our periodontist, including procedures like scaling and root planing, is vital to the long-term success of dental implants.
The alveolar ridge is the bone that surrounds the roots of your teeth. Although the empty socket often fills in on its own with bone and tissue after the tooth is lost, its previous height and width continue to deteriorate without stimulation from the tooth.
Ridge augmentation is often performed around a missing tooth, recreating the natural contour of your gums and jaw. Rebuilding the original height and width of the alveolar ridge is not medically necessary but is required for dental implants to be placed successfully. It is also done for aesthetic purposes.
When teeth are missing, the alveolar bone that anchors teeth in your mouth progressively deteriorates under the empty sockets. Bone grafting is a surgical procedure that replaces missing bone with material from your own body or an artificial, synthetic, or natural substitute.
Due to its regenerative capabilities, bone grafting is an effective method for restoring adequate bone volume and density. Donor bone tissue is placed in areas with insufficient bone. Although recovery after bone grafting is typically quick, a fully integrated area of new bone may take three to six months.
Your maxillary sinuses are empty, air-filled spaces behind your cheeks and on top of your upper teeth. Some of the roots of your natural upper teeth extend up into the maxillary sinuses, and when they’re removed, only a thin wall of bone separates them from your mouth.
A sinus lift or augmentation procedure is necessary if you have thin sinus walls and you’re getting dental implants in your back upper arch. The sinus membrane is gently lifted, and bone is inserted into the sinus floor, which is then allowed to heal and integrate over several months. Dental implants can be securely placed by strengthening and growing bone in this location.
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