A dental implant consultation: it seems like a simple, perhaps unnecessary step to get your replacement teeth. Can’t you just skip this visit and go straight into treatment? If you really understand what happens during an implant consultation, you can see clearly why it’s so important. Read the post below to learn what you can expect during an implant consultation.
Lots of Discussion
If you go into an implant consultation intending not to talk much, you’ll be surprised to find just how much of a role you play. Your dentist wants to learn about your goals, needs, and budget. These details can guide you both to the perfect solution for your tooth loss—whether it’s dental implants or something else.
Thorough Examination
Early in the appointment, your dentist or a specialist will look in and inspect the health of your mouth currently. If it shows signs of gum disease or another impediment like too much bone loss, you must undergo other treatment before you attempt implants. Without passing this preliminary examination, you have much lower chances of successful replacements.
Imaging
X-rays can easily reveal cavities and other issues, but when it comes to planning implant treatment, the more precise, the better. Your dentist should have a CBCT scanner, which takes thousands of images completely surrounding your oral cavity. These images are put together to create a 3D model of your hard structures as well as soft tissue features. With this imaging, veins and nerve endings can be avoided, facilitating healing after post placement.
Planning and Strategy
With all this information, your dentist can then put together a treatment plan that is completely customized to your case. They can explain the steps involved in the process, a potential timeline to follow, and the associated costs for everything.
Answering Questions
As you think about dental implants, you may have tons of questions that go beyond the basics and logistics. Does this treatment hurt? How do you make sure your implants last? What do you need to do after the placement surgery to heal properly? Any question you have is worth getting answers for to confirm your resolve for implants or address any potential issues.
By the time you leave your dentist’s office, you can feel confident about your decision to move forward with dental implants. Knowing you qualify, you understand information better, and you can trust your dentist to do an excellent job, you can look forward to the results even more!
About the Practice
After more than 35 years of servicing the Houston community, Sunrise Dental Center and our four dentists have nearly perfected their process for replacing missing teeth, delivering amazing service, and building trust with their patients. Through continuing education coursework every year, we keep our skills and technology effective and updated. We proudly use a CBCT scanner to determine candidacy for dental implants and planning placement, improving our rates of success. Would you like to schedule an implant consultation? Give our Houston office a call at 713-869-9973 or visit us online.
