If you have had problems with one or more of your teeth, you might want to consider having dental implants in Clifton NJ. As with many other areas in America, Clifton has a number of professional and expert dentists who deal in this kind of treatment.

But what can you expect from a dental implant, and why would you want to consider having it in the first place?

Lots of things can happen in life to lead to you losing a tooth. Even if you regularly clean your teeth you might end up having an accident or mishap that causes a tooth to be knocked out. While some teeth can be preserved until you reach the dentist and be put back in, there is always the chance that they cannot be saved. In this case you would probably want a replacement so it still looks as though you have a full set of teeth.

This is where dental implants in Clifton NJ come in. Basically they are false teeth, but instead of several teeth on a dental plate that can be taken in and out of your mouth as required, you have one tooth put into place permanently.

An implant consists of three stages. First you will have a titanium implant which is put into your jawbone. In many cases there is enough bone there to accommodate the implant, in which case this stage is fairly straightforward to complete. The dentist will make a cut in the gum in order to put the implant in place, and a hole will be drilled down into the bone to make room for it.

Of course this stage needs time to be completed, since the bone will need to graft onto the implant to form a solid entity. It normally takes a few weeks for this to be done, and after that point you can go back to the dentist to complete the next part of the process.

This is when you will have a post attached to the implant. This post will have the final artificial tooth attached to it, but this won’t happen at this stage. Just as the implant needs time to settle into the jaw, so the post needs time to settle into the gum. You will have a temporary crown on it though, as this will protect it during the time it takes for the healing to be completed.

Finally you will get the permanent artificial tooth fitted. The whole process will take a few weeks from start to finish, but the good news is that once you have your dental implant in place no one will be able to tell that it is not a real tooth. Indeed some people have more than one tooth fitted in this way – sometimes up to virtually a complete mouth full.

So you can see that dental implants in Clifton NJ are well worth considering if you have lost a tooth for any reason at all.

Clifton Dentist, Dr. Roberto Russo & Dr. Mike Shulman are dental professionals dedicated to excellence in General, Family, & Cosmetic Dentistry such as Orthodontics, Teeth Whitening Cleanings, DENTAL IMPLANTS CLIFTON, Restorations, Periodontal

Disease & many other dental procedures. Please come visit our Clifton, NJ Dental office or www.rnsda.com