DENTAL EVALUATION 


    THE DENTAL EVALUATION HELPS  DECIDE WHETHER YOU ARE A GOOD CANDIDATE FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS. WE GATHER INFORMATION ABOUT YOUR DENTAL AND MEDICAL HISTORY BY EXAMINING YOUR MOUTH AND X-RAYS. THE RESULTS WILL HELP YOU DECIDE IF IMPLANTS ARE RIGHT FOR YOU.   

    YOUR DENTAL AND MEDICAL HISTORY

    YOU WILL BE ASKED ABOUT ANY MEDICAL CONDITIONS SUCH AS DIABETES, ALLERGIES AND WHAT MEDICATIONS YOU MAY BE TAKING. AND ABOUT SMOKING, ALCOHOL OR DRUG USE. THE DENTAL TEAM MY ALSO REQUEST A CONSULTATION WITH YOUR MEDICAL DOCTOR.  

    YOUR DENTAL EXAMINATION

    THE STRUCTURE AND HEALTH OF YOUR MOUTH, GUMS, TEETH, JAWS , HEAD AND NECK WILL BE EXAMINED. AND MODELS WILL BE MADE OF YOUR BITE , UPPER AND LOWER JAWS. PHOTOS WILL ALSO BE TAKEN OF YOUR MOUTH.  

    DIAGNOSTIC TESTS

  • NUMEROUS TYPES OF X-RAYS AND OTHER TESTS SUCH AS BLOOD TESTS WILL PROVIDE INFORMATION TO EVALUATE YOUR TREATMENT PLAN. 
  • PANOGRAPHIC X-RAYS......PROVIDES A VIEW OF YOUR ENTIRE MOUTH, LOCATION OF SINUSES, NERVES AND INDICATES ANY BONE PROBLEMS. 
  • CEPHALOMETRIC X-RAYS......PROVIDES SIDE IMAGES OF THE HEIGHT OF YOUR JAW AND WHETHER YOUR JAWS COME TOGETHER PROPERLY. 
  • COMPUTERIZED TOMOGRAPHY X-RAYS (CT SCAN).....PROVIDES CROSS- SECTIONAL AND OTHER VIEWS THAT MEASURE YOUR PRECISE JAW HEIGHT, WIDTH AND BONE DENSITY. 
  • BLOOD TESTS......AN ONGOING MEDICAL CONDITION SUCH AS DIABETES, WILL DETERMINE IF YOUR CONDITION IS UNDER CONTROL. 

    • SPECIAL SURGICAL PROCEDURES

  • IF IT IS DETERMINED THAT YOUR MOUTH IS NOT IDEAL FOR DENTAL IMPLANTS, OTHER PROCEDURES MAY BE SUGGESTED.   
  • BONE GRAFT......BONE GRAFTING MAY INCREASE THE HEIGHT AND WIDTH OF YOUR JAW IF IT IS TOO SMALL. IT IS POSSIBLE TO TAKE BONE FROM OTHER AREAS OF YOUR JAW OR HIP. AFTER THE NEW BONE IS PACKED AROUND YOUR JAW, THE GUM IS CLOSED AND THE NEW BONE BEGINS FUSING WITH YOUR JAW. 
  • TISSUE REGENERATION......AN ARTIFICIAL MEMBRANE MAY BE PLACED ALONG THE BONE EDGE TO PROMOTE PROPER HEALING AFTER THE BONE GRAFT. THIS MEMBRANE GIVES THE NEW BONE TIME TO FUSE WITH THE JAW BONE WHILE SLOWING SOFT TISSUE GROWTH. 

    • RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS

    THERE ARE POSSIBLE RISKS AND COMPLICATIONS AS THERE ARE WITH ANY SURGICAL PROCEDURES. THESE INCLUDE:   
     
  • BLEEDING 
  • INFECTION 
  • NUMBNESS 
  • MUSCLE INJURY 
  • SINUS CAVITY INJURY 
  • INCOMPLETE HEALING OF THE BONE AROUND THE IMPLANT, LEADING TO IMPLANT FAILURE 
  • NERVE DAMAGE 

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