SINGLE TOOTH REPLACEMENT BY IMPLANT

A single tooth implant treatment is done when the patient has only one tooth missing in the arch with adjacent healthy teeth and good bone structure.


SINGLE TOOTH IMPLANT vs FIXED BRIDGE TREATMENT OPTION

A Dental Implant is a more natural replacement.

A bridge consists of a false tooth (or teeth) supported by adjacent teeth that have been capped. It is used to replace one or two missing teeth.

A bridge requires two often healthy teeth to be altered, which is not an ideal way of replacing a missing tooth compared to a dental implant.

Bridges tend to have short lives, five to ten years, compared to a dental implant, which can last a lifetime.

  


PROBLEMS THAT MAY ARISE DURING SINGLE TOOTH IMPLANT TREATMENT

Due to several reasons, there could be not enough bone to place the implant in an optimal position. This may require enhancing the bone level with autologous bone and/or bone substitutes.

Sometimes the space in the missing tooth could be a limited space to design an implant in its desired anatomical form.

This could be due to with migrated adjacent tooth in the missing space or opposing tooth may cause hinderence. All these factors may need modified treatment plan with sometimes orthodontics or involvement of other teeth in the treatment.


MUTIPLE TEETH REPLACEMENT BY IMPLANTS 

Multiple dental implants is a process that replaces multiple missing side-by-side teeth with one or more implant pieces.

The number of Implants placed depends on the condition of the bone and number of missing teeth



LONG SPAN BRIDGES vs MULTIPLE IMPLANTS

Implant placed for multiple missing teeth appear more natural as compared to long span bridges

The maintenance of hygiene is easy and good in implants as compared to bridges

Implants do not affect the natural adjacent teeth

Bridges may require cutting of the healthy tooth structure of the supporting teeth

Longevity is good in implants as compared to bridges

Bone loss is seen in bridges

The supporting adjacent teeth may require Root canal later, may fracture or develop dental caries