Dental implants

Rattlesnake Guy · 11-15-2010, 10:45 PM

I have a couple of implants and my very skilled dentist has always sent me to an oral surgeon. The tooth is pulled. Sometimes a bone graft is used to fill the hole. The gum is stitched with high skill. Couple of months go by while the bone fills in and the gum heals. Then a threaded hole is drilled into the bone. A threaded insert is torqued to a preset amount. Gum stitched up and we wait again for the bone to heal around the insert. Finlay a threaded stud is installed into the threaded insert and a crown is fitted from the lab. It takes a while but so far they work great. Not a cheap option but seems to have potential for a long haul.

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11-15-2010, 10:45 PM	#16
Rattlesnake Guy Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2004 Posts: 1,254 Thanks: 423 Thanked 366 Times in 175 Posts	I have a couple of implants and my very skilled dentist has always sent me to an oral surgeon. The tooth is pulled. Sometimes a bone graft is used to fill the hole. The gum is stitched with high skill. Couple of months go by while the bone fills in and the gum heals. Then a threaded hole is drilled into the bone. A threaded insert is torqued to a preset amount. Gum stitched up and we wait again for the bone to heal around the insert. Finlay a threaded stud is installed into the threaded insert and a crown is fitted from the lab. It takes a while but so far they work great. Not a cheap option but seems to have potential for a long haul.