When.com Web Search

Search results

1. Results From The WOW.Com Content Network

2. Dental implant - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_implant

   However, taking into account the favorable cost-benefit ratio and the high implant survival rate, dental implant therapy is the first-line strategy for single-tooth replacement. Implants preserve the integrity of the teeth adjacent to the edentulous area, and it has been shown that dental implant therapy is less costly and more efficient over ...

3. Toothlessness - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Toothlessness

   A single implant will cost between £2000-3000 on average. Surgery: Their placement requires quite invasive surgery. With surgery comes risks (e.g. infection, swelling, bleeding). [citation needed] Replacement: The actual implant itself rarely requires replacement, but the actual abutment, or tooth sitting on top of the implant will.

4. Root analogue dental implant - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Root_analogue_dental_implant

   A root-analogue dental implant (RAI) – also known as a truly anatomic dental implant, or an anatomical/custom implant – is a medical device to replace one or more roots of a single tooth immediately after extraction. [1]

5. Fixed prosthodontics - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fixed_prosthodontics

   The teeth used to support the bridge are called abutments. A bridge may also refer to a single-piece multiple-unit fixed partial denture (numerous single-unit crowns either cast or fused together). The part of the bridge which replaces a missing tooth and attaches to the abutments is known as a "pontic".

6. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dental_restoration

   The material is also more technique-forgiving compared to composite restorations used for that purpose. Dental amalgam is also radiopaque which is beneficial for differentiating the material between tooth tissues on radiographs for diagnosing secondary caries. The cost of the restoration is typically cheaper than composite restorations.

7. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

   en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crown_(dental_restoration)

   In dentistry, a crown or a dental cap is a type of dental restoration that completely caps or encircles a tooth or dental implant. A crown may be needed when a large dental cavity threatens the health of a tooth. Some dentists will also finish root canal treatment by covering the exposed tooth with a crown.