Dental Implants Procedures

Dental implants are classified in many different ways. They differ in their type of connection on top of the head of the implant, which is internal or external, hexagonal or octagonal, and they also differ in size, which is wide, standard or narrow. The most common material used is titanium, but zircon is also used. They also differ in terms of their placement—single stage or two-stage or by manufacturer. This is the way they are mostly classified during a dental implant procedure.

In the two-stage dental implant procedure, the dental implant is inserted into the jawbone where it is screwed through the upper part of the implant which is placed at the same level as the bone. The soft tissue is stitched and eventually healed in a few months.

In the next visit or appointment, the dentist carries out another surgery—this time, a minor one—where he or she exposes the upper part of the dental implant to connect what is called a dental implant abutment to the jawbone, leading to the dental implant restoration. After the dentist has attached the dental implant abutment, the patient may go home and recovery period is merely short.

On the other hand, in a single stage implant, the Bartlett TN dentist performs it in such a way that a second surgery is unnecessary, unlike the two-stage surgery. In this procedure, the implant is inserted into the jawbone, this time the upper part of the implant is higher than the surface of the bone. As a result, the top of the implant gets the same height as the soft tissue.

Before the end of the Bartlett implant dentistry surgery, the soft tissue is stitched up, just like in the two-stage surgery. This time, the top of the dental implant is exposed and visible. There is no need for a minor surgery after the recovery period is over, because the dental implant is already exposed.

All that the Bartlett implant dentists have to do in this process is attach the dental implant abutment and begin the tooth restoration process. However, there really is no difference between these procedures, because each proves to be effective. It all depends on the dentist’s recommendation and/or the patient’s option, which procedure to use.