Denver dental implants first and Second Stage Surgeries (the “norm”)

 During the “First Phase,” dental implant placement your mouth is numbed and channels are made in the bone and overlying gum to receive the dental implants.  After the dental implants are tightened into place, the gingivae (gums) are closed over each of the dental implants with some sutures.  Over a period of a few months the dental implants become oseointegrated (fused) to the bone and “secures” the implant to the bone.  As a general rule of thumb, it takes lower jaw (mandibular) dental implants less time to oseointegrate (fuse) than does the upper bone (maxillary). Our Cottonwood Dental Groups dentists typically employ two stage surgery for dental implants.

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The “second stage” of dental implant surgery starts with the uncovering of the dental implants by making small incisions over the implants.  Once uncovered there are a variety of ways to approach your treatment again too numerous to mention in great detail.  This is why customization of your individual case is so important!  In most instances impressions can be made of the dental implant and your surrounding gum tissue and models of your mouth made from them.  From this several appliances can be made such as:

q       Crowns for individual teeth either screwed in or cemented (most of the time cemented)

q       Implant crowns for a fixed bridge (crowns linked together)
Dental implants for a removable appliance either full or partial denture.

The greater the number of dental implants, the more treatment planning needs to be made to affect a favorable outcome.

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