Dental Implants in South Delhi

Dental Implants

An implant is a titanium post placed in the jawbone to replace the root of a missing tooth. A crown, bridge or fixed denture is then attached to it.

We suggest an implant only when the natural tooth cannot be saved. Where a tooth can be repaired, we repair it.

Implants help by:

• Restoring proper biting and chewing, so you eat normally again
• Preserving jawbone that shrinks once a tooth is lost
• Leaving the neighbouring healthy teeth untouched
• Improving nutrition, because you can chew a full range of food

Single / Multiple Teeth Replacement

An implant replaces one tooth without touching the teeth on either side.

The alternative — a fixed bridge — requires those neighbouring teeth to be ground down to carry it, even when they are perfectly healthy.

Because a dental implant will replace your tooth root, the bone is better preserved. With a bridge, some of the bone that previously surrounded the tooth begins to resorb (deteriorate). Dental implants integrate with your jawbone, helping to keep the bone healthy and intact.

A single implant is usually easier to clean than a bridge, because you can floss around it like a natural tooth.

Bridges carry their own risks over time: the gum can recede and expose the margin, and if the cement washes out, the teeth holding the bridge can decay underneath it.

Replacing multiple teeth using dental implants with individual crowns or with an implant-supported fixed bridge gives your teeth a level of fit, feel and functionality that is not possible with other treatment options.

Full Mouth Implant-Supported Fixed Teeth

Implant-supported bridges and dentures are fixed to the implants rather than resting on the gum.

That makes them more stable than conventional dentures, so biting and chewing feel closer to natural teeth.

In addition, because implant-supported full bridges and dentures will replace some of your tooth roots, your bone is better preserved. With conventional dentures, the bone that previously surrounded the tooth roots begins to resorb (deteriorate). Dental implants integrate with your jawbone, helping to keep the bone healthy and intact.

Conventional dentures sit on the gum, and the bone underneath gradually shrinks. Over years this changes the fit, and the shape of the lower face.

Implants transmit load into the bone, which helps preserve it.

All-on-4 Implant-Supported Full Arch Teeth

All-on-4 is a full-arch approach in which a complete set of fixed teeth is supported on four carefully positioned implants in the upper or lower jaw. The back implants are angled to make use of the bone that is already available, which often means a fixed set of teeth can be planned even where bone height at the back of the jaw is reduced, and without a separate bone grafting stage in every case.

Because the teeth are screwed onto the implants rather than resting on the gums, they do not need adhesive, they do not cover the palate, and they do not move while you speak or eat. Your bite, speech and the shape of your face are planned together, so the final teeth are built around how you actually chew rather than around the denture alone.

Whether All-on-4 or a conventional implant plan is right for you depends on your bone volume, gum health, bite and general medical history. A CBCT scan and a clinical examination are used to plan the position of every implant before any treatment begins, and the plan is discussed with you before you commit to it.

Who Is Suitable for Dental Implants?

• Adults who have completed jaw growth and are missing one tooth, several teeth or all of their teeth.
• People who find a removable denture uncomfortable, loose or difficult to eat with.
• People who would rather not have healthy neighbouring teeth cut down to carry a bridge.
• Patients with healthy gums, or gum disease that has been brought under control before implant surgery.

Smoking, uncontrolled diabetes and untreated gum disease all reduce how predictably an implant heals, so these are assessed and managed first. If bone width or height is inadequate, grafting or a sinus lift may be planned as part of the treatment.

Caring for Your Implants

Implants do not decay, but the gum and bone around them still need the same care as natural teeth. Brush twice a day, clean between the implant teeth daily with interdental brushes, floss or a water flosser as advised, and keep your six-monthly review and professional cleaning appointments. Well-maintained implants are checked, cleaned and X-rayed periodically so that any early gum inflammation around them is caught and treated while it is still simple to manage.