A Ashburn dental implant crown does the same thing as other crowns. It is designed to be installed on a tooth, which itself has to be primed to accommodate the crown. There is only one thing we do differently. For us, when the dental crown goes on to your implant, it is not necessary to file down the tooth. All we do is fasten an abutment. In dentistry, an abutment is a term used for the piece that connects the crown to the implant. It removes the need to prep your tooth for the crown.

Putting in a Ashburn dental implant really helps in protecting the jaw bone from weakening. You can pretty much see why this is done. Gradually, that part of bone would simply die.

Bone can also be affected when putting in bridges or dentures. During the process, for us to go through replacing damaged and lost teeth, we sacrifice some bone cells, especially the cells that are around the root area of where the tooth used to be.

With a Ashburn dental implant, you won't have this problem. The implant we put in your jaw will keep it safe by imitating a genuine tooth. A cylindrical titanium root will be planted into the jaw bone. It takes several months for the bone matter to expand to cover the metal root and accept it as its own.

Have you been wearing dentures for a while? It doesn't matter whether or not you have had dentures for a long time. Or even if you have a bridge it won't stop you from having a dental implant. It is also the case with jaw bone that has been injured or damaged. What we do is buttress the area by filling it with bone matter from elsewhere and then waiting for it to heal. Most of the time we get this bone either from your own jaw or your hips.

Once the grafted bone has healed and your jaw is strong again, we can start to attach the implant. And, finally, the dental crown. Your artificial implant is almost like a real tooth and will stay there for many years. You can use it freely. It won't cause injury to your jaw and you can enjoy a younger smile.