After a tooth is lost, it can be restored through dental implants

For many people, dental implants are still like looking at flowers through the mist or gazing at the moon on water - unclear and hard to distinguish, and written explanations only scratch the surface. So, what exactly happens when a missing tooth meets a dental implant?When a single tooth is missing, it looks like this

An implant screw is placed into the alveolar socket at the site of the missing tooth, and then a crown is fitted. Sometimes when too many teeth are missing and porcelain crowns cannot be made, then implants are the only option. For example, like this:

What if all the teeth are gone? Full dentures, of course! With full dentures, only the alveolar ridge remains, and a large plastic base is placed on top of it - can the retention really be stable? To be honest, using full dentures is no easier than riding a bicycle with both hands off the handlebars while doing acrobatics。

With implants, the retention of complete dentures is no longer a problem. Take the mandibular complete denture as an example, so everyone can get a basic understanding:

The lower jaw ridge with no teeth at all.

Four implant screws are placed.

The implant screws are fitted with abutments.

The abutments are connected to ball-cap retention attachments - precisely speaking, the "balls", while the "caps" are on the tissue surface of the complete denture.

The ball-cap retention attachments connect to the implant screws roughly like this.

Look!The "caps" on the tissue surface of the complete denture that work together with the "balls"look like this.。

Now let's take a closer look at the details of the "balls" and "caps"!

Press down, and with a "click", the ball and cap lock together.

The ball caps of the complete denture are aligned, ready to be seated.

With a "click", perfect. Old friends no longer need to worry about blowing their dentures out when blowing out candles! Or like this gentleman.