Implant Supported Dentures Procedure in Indianapolis

An Implant Supported Denture is a contemporary restoration that has revolutionized the way surgeons and dentists think of replacing a full set of teeth. Standard dentures are unsecured prostheses with inherent limitations. Most often, dentures are painful, inconvenient and unstable. Such dentures can make chewing foods difficult, limiting the foods that you once enjoyed.

Procedures that are offered by Indianapolis Implant dentist, Dr. Lawrence Falender:

>> State-Of-The-Art Diagnostic Imaging

With this surgical procedure, treatment is planned well in advance, using state-of-the-art diagnostic imaging equipment that includes a Cone Beam CT Scanner. This is a special type of scanner that produces highly detailed 3-D images of your jaws, including all your facial structures such as muscles, nerves, blood vessels as well as any existing teeth and your jawbone.

>> Plan The Implant Placement

The 3-D images produced during a CT scan enable our skilled Indianapolis Implant Specialist, Dr. Falender to accurately plan the implant placement for your new teeth. He will decide exactly where to place each implant to give you the very best results using computer simulation to digitally position the implants in the jawbone. The implants must be positioned in such a way that they will help to stabilize each other, much like the legs of a chair; once the seat of the chair is in place it will lock all the legs together, creating a stable foundation.

>> Create A Surgical Guide

The information provided by the computer simulation is also used to create a surgical guide which is a special type of template and which is used during dentures in a day surgery to eliminate error when placing the dental implants. This type of detailed planning is essential as it is vital to miss all the important structures in your jaws while still ensuring your new, same day dental implants in Indianapolis are in exactly the right position to support new teeth that will not only look great, but which will be fully functional.

>> Attaching Your New Implant Supported Denture

Once the implants are in place, they can be restored with temporary implant crowns or a bridge. Even though you will have a set of temporary teeth, it’s still important to allow time for the same day dental implants to heal and to bond with your jawbone.

In our office on Indinapolis, IN we do not create shortcuts for Osseointegration process, and where new bone cells will grow on and around the implant post so it becomes firmly fused to your jawbone. During this healing process the new teeth dental implants must not move, so your temporary teeth will be fabricated to ensure the implants are all either locked in position in the case of implant bridges. In the case of single crowns, they will be fabricated in such a way so they do not come into contact with your opposing teeth whenever you try to bite or chew.

Once the implants are fully healed and integrated with your jawbone, you can return to our Indianapolis dental office to have your permanent new teeth made.