THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE:<\/p>\n
CONVENTIONAL PLACEMENT.<\/strong><\/p>\n conventional = \u00a0implant placement in mature bone\u00a0, typically 3-4\u00a0\u00a0months after the tooth extraction.<\/em><\/p>\n Stage I surgery\u00a0<\/strong> – the gum is lifted back to place the implant in bone. The gum is\u00a0then sutured\u00a0around the implant. Then the implant heals for 2-3months\u00a0while\u00a0bone grows on the surface of the titanium (osseointegration).<\/p>\n Integration verification\u00a0<\/strong>\u00a0– after\u00a02-3 mos healing\u00a0Dr. French takes an x-ray and tests the implant\u00a0for\u00a0integration to the bone. If the case was done with a bone graft then a\u00a0minor\u00a0re-opening surgery may be included at this visit. \u00a0In some cases Dr French may also provide the abutment at this time.<\/p>\n Restorative \u00a0– <\/strong>\u00a0your dentist prepares an\u00a0abutment ( connection between\u00a0implant-crown)<\/em> and places the\u00a0final crown.<\/p>\n <\/p>\n IMMEDIATE \u00a0PLACEMENT<\/strong><\/p>\n This protocol is typically used for implants at single rooted teeth (bicuspids and\u00a0front teeth)<\/em>\u00a0and can also be used in full arch cases but it is not usually used for molars (back teeth).<\/em>\u00a0 For immediate placement\u00a0there should be no infection present and\u00a0good quality\u00a0bone around the\u00a0extraction socket. The advantage is the time to completion is reduced but it does have potential to increase complication rates.<\/p>\n Stage 1 surgery<\/strong> – \u00a0the tooth is extracted and the implant is placed in the socket and beyond to engage solid bone. The gum is then placed just adjacent the implant. The bone then is allowed to heal for 3months (osseointegration). \u00a0In some cases if the implant is very stable then an immediate crown can be provisionally placed.<\/p>\n Integration verification visit<\/strong> – Dr. French then takes an x-ray and tests the implant to be sure it is integrated.<\/p>\n Restorative visit<\/strong> \u00a0– \u00a0at your dentist \u00a0who places the abutment and the final crown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE IMPLANT PROCEDURE: CONVENTIONAL PLACEMENT. conventional = \u00a0implant placement in mature bone\u00a0, typically 3-4\u00a0\u00a0months after the tooth extraction. Stage I surgery\u00a0 – the gum is lifted back to place the implant in bone. The gum is\u00a0then sutured\u00a0around the implant. Then the implant heals for 2-3months\u00a0while\u00a0bone grows on the surface of the titanium (osseointegration). Integration verification\u00a0\u00a0– after\u00a02-3 mos healing\u00a0Dr. French takes an x-ray and tests the implant\u00a0for\u00a0integration to the bone. If the case was done with…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":223,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[7],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=757"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/757\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/223"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=757"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=757"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/drdavidfrench.ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=757"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}