Implant Dentistry

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Dr. Mark Link discusses how dental implants are the very best option for patients who are missing teeth. What makes them so special is that they replace the roots of natural teeth, which means better bone health, greater biting strength, and unmatched stability for restorations. We use surgical guides during implant placement for maximized precision and a smoother recovery.

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1 00:00:06.800 --> 00:00:11.629 Dental implants is basically a replacement for the root of teeth. 2 00:00:12.943 --> 00:00:16.159 If you could imagine your tooth is made of two parts, 3 00:00:16.160 --> 00:00:19.440 the part that's sticking out of the gum and the part that's below the gum. 4 00:00:19.441 --> 00:00:22.469 An implant replaces the part that is below the gum. 5 00:00:22.729 --> 00:00:27.486 The advantage of that over say, for instance, a denture is just 6 00:00:27.487 --> 00:00:32.157 it's almost I can't even imagine having a denture if it were me, 7 00:00:32.158 --> 00:00:35.043 if it were my mouth, knowing the difference between the two, 8 00:00:35.257 --> 00:00:38.800 because with implants, we can actually give patients back 9 00:00:39.214 --> 00:00:41.120 all of their biting strength. 10 00:00:41.121 --> 00:00:44.185 We can give them back the feel of their palate 11 00:00:44.186 --> 00:00:45.700 and their ability to taste. 12 00:00:45.701 --> 00:00:47.629 It's just a wonderful technology. 13 00:00:47.801 --> 00:00:51.643 We can now reverse engineer our implant placements 14 00:00:51.644 --> 00:00:54.841 such that the implant is always going to go 15 00:00:54.842 --> 00:00:58.520 exactly where it needs to go relative to the tooth on top of it. 16 00:00:59.514 --> 00:01:00.957 We're going to avoid any nerves. 17 00:01:00.958 --> 00:01:03.629 We're going to avoid damaging the adjacent teeth, 18 00:01:03.743 --> 00:01:07.460 and we're going to have a really good long-term outcome. 19 00:01:07.461 --> 00:01:09.017 Essentially that, again, 20 00:01:09.018 --> 00:01:13.143 the goal is to have a tooth replacement that no one knows is a tooth replacement. 21 00:01:13.586 --> 00:01:17.186 You hear a lot today about teeth in a day. 22 00:01:17.187 --> 00:01:21.857 While sometimes that is possible and sometimes that's even the best way, 23 00:01:21.858 --> 00:01:22.980 it rarely is. 24 00:01:22.981 --> 00:01:27.657 What I would say is it'd be much better to have teeth for a lifetime. 25 00:01:28.100 --> 00:01:32.129 If having teeth for a lifetime means you have to take, say, 26 00:01:32.130 --> 00:01:33.971 3-6 months to get there, 27 00:01:34.371 --> 00:01:37.043 it's certainly worth that investment of time. 28 00:01:37.171 --> 00:01:42.043 Anybody who's missing teeth is a good candidate for dental implants. 29 00:01:42.044 --> 00:01:47.843 Unless there's not a sufficient volume of bone to place an implant. 30 00:01:48.014 --> 00:01:50.899 Recovering from any surgery, of course, you're going to have swelling, 31 00:01:50.900 --> 00:01:52.057 You're going to have pain. 32 00:01:52.058 --> 00:01:53.786 There are times when patients, 33 00:01:53.787 --> 00:01:57.286 they have almost no pain, and they go back to work the same day. 34 00:01:57.429 --> 00:01:59.714 Sometimes when it's a more involved case, 35 00:01:59.715 --> 00:02:03.242 and we do have to reflect soft tissues or site create, 36 00:02:03.243 --> 00:02:04.886 then it's a little more involved. 37 00:02:04.887 --> 00:02:07.015 But in terms of the post-operative course, 38 00:02:07.016 --> 00:02:10.358 it's usually quite short and really not that uncomfortable. 39 00:02:10.514 --> 00:02:13.829 The benefits, I believe, for implants, 40 00:02:13.830 --> 00:02:18.671 say, versus the older technologies that we had for replacing teeth 41 00:02:19.171 --> 00:02:22.514 is again, this idea that every tooth has its own legs, 42 00:02:22.871 --> 00:02:26.700 and so that any future problem is not a multi-tooth problem, 43 00:02:26.701 --> 00:02:28.229 it's a single tooth problem. 44 00:02:28.271 --> 00:02:29.270 That's number one. 45 00:02:29.271 --> 00:02:33.332 Number two, because each of the teeth are separate, 46 00:02:33.333 --> 00:02:35.000 you can floss between them 47 00:02:35.001 --> 00:02:37.971 versus, say, a bridge where you cannot floss between them. 48 00:02:38.500 --> 00:02:42.309 Keeping your teeth clean and therefore keeping them healthy 49 00:02:42.386 --> 00:02:46.386 is a much easier task when you have implants versus, say, 50 00:02:46.387 --> 00:02:50.529 some of the older technologies, a bridge, or a partial denture, et cetera.

Link Dental Colorado

Welcome to Link Dental Colorado in Centennial, CO. Our team of dental professionals is led by Dr. Thomas Reed, Dr. Mark Link, and Dr. Jean Link. We are your link to comprehensive, compassionate, and family-friendly dentistry. Our affiliations include:

  • The American Dental Association (ADA)
  • The Colorado Dental Association (CDA)
  • The Academy of General Dentistry (AGD)
  • The American Academy of Facial Esthetics (AAFE)
  • The Metropolitan Denver Dental Society (MDDS)
  • American Academy of Clear Aligners (AACA)
  • American Society of Implant and Reconstructive Dentistry (ASIRD)
  • American Academy of Dental Sleep Medicine (AADSM)

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