We first saw Helen as a patient for an implant consult after the last few remaining teeth supporting her lower partial denture broke and were no longer repairable.  She was comfortable with her upper complete denture and was aware that a lower complete denture is often very difficult to use for chewing and often is very unstable.

Helen had a denture made to be inserted at the time of teeth removal on the bottom.  4 Immediate dental implants (implants placed at the same time of extractions) were placed in the lower jaw and allowed to heal for 4 month by Dr Mark Bishara.

Helen was a good candidate for this procedure as long term wear of a loose lower denture can cause even greater bone loss.  Most often patients don’t wear their lower dentures as it gets looser or end up having to use denture adhesives.

The process took approximately four months.

The ideal candidate for a dental implant procedure is anyone that is in general good health, with adequate jaw bone to support an implant.  There are no age restrictions as long as the overall health of a patient is not compromised.  Generally we want to wait till a patient has reached maturity so that the jaw bone is done developping.

We generally advise patients that home care should be no different than natural teeth.  In the first few months we would like to see patients regularly to ensure that there are no concerns regarding the strength of the bond of the implant to the bone.  Sometimes we recommend dental night guards for patients that clench or grind their teeth.

Dr Mark Bishara West Bowmanville Dental Centre


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