Implant Dentistry

Dental Implants Look and Feel Like Natural Teeth!

Benefits of Dental Implants

Are you a candidate for Dental Implants?

Philadelphia dentist Gerald Regni is a highly-trained expert in implant dentistry. Not only has he had three times the required training in this field from leading experts, he has additionally invented implantology techniques, and holds patents in advanced instrumentation.

A dental implant is commonly made of titanium and replaces the root of a missing tooth. Replacement teeth are then placed on the post to provide a natural, durable and esthetic replacement for your missing tooth or teeth.

Dr. Regni will design your implant treatment plan, arranging for the placement of the implant post, construction of your replacement tooth using biocompatible materials, and placing the replacement tooth perfectly. With more than 1,000 implants successfully completed, Dr. Regni can be trusted to create and place the perfect replacement tooth for you.

The first step will be to get a complete examination by Dr. Regni to determine whether dental implants are the best way to replace your missing tooth or teeth. He will then prepare your treatment plan.

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The Benefits of Dental Implants

Not only does a dental implant fill unsightly gaps in a smile, they are also important to deter bone loss which will occur when a tooth is lost. The titanium post fuses with the bone preventing it from dissolving.

Fixed bridges and removable dentures are not the perfect solution to missing teeth and often bring with them a number of other problems.

When teeth are lost, the bone which held the roots of the teeth starts to dissolve, and so removable dentures — which use this bone for support — may slip or cause sores on the gums because the dentures will not be as stable.

Fixed bridges often require the preparation of adjacent healthy teeth. Decay, periodontal (gum) disease and other factors often doom fixed bridgework to early failure. For these reasons, fixed bridges and removable dentures usually need to be replaced every seven to 15 years, compared to an up to a 20-25-year life span for dental implants.

Would you be able to tell the middle tooth is really an implant?

Are you a candidate for dental implants?

The ideal candidate for a dental implant is in good general and oral health. Adequate bone in your jaw is needed to support the implant. Some people who have lost bone in their jaw can still get implants, but the bone must first be rebuilt using special bone-grafting procedures.

If your bone structure is adequate and bone-grafting is not required, the permanent dental implant, post and tooth restoration can be placed in one visit.

People who are currently wearing partial or full dentures can replace these with dental implants, or use implants to stabilize and secure the denture, making it much more comfortable, increasing chewing capability, and preventing one from being crippled.

People who are not good candidates for dental implants include:

• Young patients whose jawbones have not fully developed.

• Pregnant women.

• People with existing medical conditions. If you can have routine dental treatment, you can generally have an implant placed. While precautions are advisable for certain conditions, patients with such chronic diseases as high blood pressure and diabetes are usually successful candidates for dental implant treatment.

• Patients who take certain medications such as steroids or drugs that suppress the immune system.

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