What`re the Dental Implant Alternatives?
Here you`ll read about the Dental Implant Alternatives. The most common problems that many suffer is dental problems. And they are obvious defects in the jaws. Where some people suffer from dental loss. And others suffer from dental erosion in addition to other problems that cause uncomfortable feeling for the patients.
What Is Dental Implant & Why Others Prefer It?
Dental implant is one of surgical procedure where the dentist implants artificial tooth, and this helps to improve the jaw appearance. But many patients do not prefer this surgery, because while the surgery, the dentist makes incisions in the jaws.
And some people are afraid from surgeries, so they do not prefer them. But today, a lot of techniques and methods appear to make cosmetic dentistry procedures easy. They provide to the patients even teeth without any need to any surgery.
These alternatives are popular in our time because of their easiness and provide less risks. Where the dentist can place artificial teeth without any incisions. You will know the most important alternatives and their steps.
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First: Dentures Are One of the Dental Implant Alternatives
The most popular thing and the first solution for many dentists in Turkey. Where dentures provide special look like natural teeth. And the possibility to change the denture color, where the patient can choose the color.
And the cost is high but it provides effective and beautiful results to improve the face and mouth look as well as the general appearance.
Dentures Installation Steps
- In the beginning, you must visit your dentist to check your teeth to ensure their health. And if one tooth need canal root treatment, the dentist will treat the tooth or the molar first.
- After that, the dentist will isolate damaged teeth. The dentist will make contouring for teeth using certain instruments.
- But the dentist will leave part of the tooth to install the denture above the tooth.
- The dentist will take teeth measurement to manufacture the denture and send it to the lab. But the dentist will install the denture after the gum will heal.
- After this period, the dentist uses the temporary denture and try it and check if there are any changes on it.
- After the changes the dentist modify the permanent denture.
- Finally, the dentist places the permanent denture inside the patient mouth.
Dentures Types
There are many types of dentures like porcelain dentures or zirconia dentures. The most important denture is zirconia, where many dentist prefer it for its effectiveness and durability.
Where it is made of zircon in addition to other substances to increase its durability, and their color is brighter than porcelain dentures. But its cost is higher, but you will get beautiful and attractive teeth.
Are Dentures Painful?
It is one of the simplest dental implant alternative is denture. And one of the most difficult step during the denture installation is contouring. But you will not feel pain because the dentist will put local anesthesia. You may feel simple pain after the denture, but you do not need to worry because throughout time, the pain will disappear.
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Second: Dental Bridges
Dental bridges are like dental implant but the difference between them that dental bridges do not need any surgical procedures or incisions in the gum.
Dental bridge is an artificial tooth or more are placed on abutment teeth. And the steps of installing dental bridges are:
- The dentist puts local anesthesia to prevent any pain.
- After that, the dentist makes contouring for teeth to place the bridge on.
- Then, the dentist places a temporary bridge in the gaps between teeth, and waits for a while to ensure there are not any problems during eating.
- And finally, the dentist removes the temporary bridge and places the permanent one to provide to the patient even and bright smile.
What Are the Steps After Dental Bridges?
- If you are suffering from teeth sensitivity, you may suffer from inflammation or irritation in the gum after dental bridge installation.
- But it will take a while then the patient will get used to it.
- Some patients will suffer from pain in abutment teeth, but the dentist will prescribe some medications that relieve pain.
- And after dental bridges installation, the patient must follow up with the dentist to check them and ensure there are not any serious problems.
Third: Dental Crowns
It is known that while dental implant surgery, the dentist at the end places crowns. The crowns are the top of the artificial tooth that make it look like natural tooth. But the dentist can place a crown on the top of the tooth or the molar if the root exists and there are not any problems on it. In this case, the crown is placed on root to get even and durable teeth.
Dental Crowns Pros
1- The most important thing in dental crowns is its easiness and the patient will not need any surgical interference or anesthesia.
2- Dental crowns contribute in treating cracks or breaks in teeth without any need for contouring.
3- They cover the whole teeth to prevent food or drinks to reach the root or the nerve.
4- They provide to teeth beautiful shape and attractive look, where they can enhance self-esteem for patients whose teeth look bad.
Dental Implant Alternatives Cost in Turkey
It is known that, every technique has its own cost, but dental crowns has the lowest cost and dentures has the highest cost. As well as, dentures prices differ according to several factors which are the denture type, their materials, and if the patient needs root canal treatment or not.
The cost of dentures range between 730 to 480$, and this price is for the best types of dentures. And in our center, we have the most advanced and alternatives for dental implant. And we have the best medical team in cosmetic dentistry, in additional to the best care for every patient with the best prices that suit all patients.