Dental Implants
Dental implants replace missing teeth.
A tooth is made of:
– a root (in your jaw bone, under your gums) and
– a crown (that you eat with, brush, & floss).
An “implant” replaces the missing root.
A “crown” (or cap) is put on top of the implant root, and now the patient can eat normally again.
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Case 1Upper left central incisor.Root canals, posts, & crowns were used to restorethe teeth; but one tooth had a broken root (so ithad to be extracted and an implant placed).
The healing cap (sitting ontop of the implant)was removed (below).An abutment is
firmly attached to
the implant.
A crown is made
to fit on top of the
implant/abutment.
Healing cap unscrewed. Healing cap removed. Abutment put on. Crown put on.
Case 2 – missing upper right central incisor.
Healing cap (top view). Implant without
healing cap.Abutment screwed down
into place.
Abutment firmly attached
to implant.
Healing cap removed.
Front view.
Abutment on implant.
Crown on abutment. -