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A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that a periodontist places into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental implants are an ideal option for people in good general oral health who have lost a tooth or teeth due to periodontal disease, an injury, or some other reason.<\/span><\/p>\n While high-tech in nature, dental implants are actually more tooth-saving than traditional bridgework, since implants do not rely on neighboring teeth for support.<\/span><\/p>\n Dental implants are so natural-looking and feeling, you may forget you ever lost a tooth.You know that your confidence about your teeth affects how you feel about yourself, both personally and professionally. Perhaps you hide your smile because of spaces from missing teeth. Maybe your dentures don’t feel secure. Perhaps you have difficulty chewing. If you are missing one or more teeth and would like to smile, speak and eat again with comfort and confidence, there is good news! Dental implants are teeth that can look and feel just like your own! Under proper conditions, such as placement by a periodontist and diligent patient maintenance, implants can last a lifetime. Long-term studies continue to show improving success rates for implants.<\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_single_image image=”3349″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” css=”.vc_custom_1462421779141{margin-top: -55px !important;}”][vc_column_text css=”.vc_custom_1462421799734{margin-top: -30px !important;}”]What Dental Implants Can Do?<\/b><\/span><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Types of Implants in Use Today Subperiosteal (on the bone):<\/strong><\/em> These are placed on top of the jaw with the metal framework’s posts protruding through the gum to hold the prosthesis. These types of implants are used for patients who are unable to wear conventional dentures and who have minimal bone height.<\/span>[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row full_width=”stretch_row” css=”.vc_custom_1462343211319{background: #e1f3f8 url(http:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/05\/white-bg.png?id=3281) !important;background-position: center !important;background-repeat: no-repeat !important;background-size: cover !important;}”][vc_column][vc_empty_space height=”180px”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Implants [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text] A dental implant is an artificial tooth root that a<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3343"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=3343"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3343\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3355,"href":"https:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/3343\/revisions\/3355"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.clendondental.co.nz\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=3343"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}\n
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\nEndosteal (in the bone):<\/strong><\/em> This is the most commonly used type of implant. The various types include screws, cylinders or blades surgically placed into the jawbone. Each implant holds one or more prosthetic teeth. This type of implant is generally used as an alternative for patients with bridges or removable dentures.<\/span><\/p>\nTo find out more about dental implants,\u00a0contact us today<\/a>.<\/span><\/h3>\n