How Stable Are Your Dental Implants?
Using modern technology, the dental implant specialists at Smile in the City can help you get your crowns as early as three weeks!
So your dentist has determined that you’re a candidate to replace missing teeth with dental implants, whether due to decay or injury. You have healthy bone that is the proper height and thickness necessary to support the implant, and you’re ready to improve your smile! Now what?
If you’re a candidate for dental implants, you must undergo surgery for the implant to be placed in the jaw, and then wait for the area to heal to place the crown. Before placing the crown, your dental implant must be stable enough. Measuring dental implant stability is crucial to determining when to place the crown. As dental technology continues to advance and evolve, the Smile in the City team makes sure to use up-to-date, accurate techniques in measuring your implant’s stability.
How We Measure Dental Implant Stability
The New York dentists at Smile in the City use Osstell ISQ instruments, which allow us to measure dental stability by using resonance frequency analysis. The value used to measure implant stability is called the implant stability quotient, or ISQ. A higher ISQ means a more stable implant. By attaching the Osstell wireless SmartPeg device to the implant, we can determine an accurate reading of the ISQ through magnetic stimulation. The results are quick and efficient, and your final crown may be placed in as early as three weeks!
Sit Back and Relax
If you’re nervous about the dental implant procedure, you don’t have to worry any longer. As certified experts in sedation dentistry, New York specialists at Smile in the City can make sure you’re relaxed and at ease during your surgery. IV sedation uses a combination of sedatives and pain relievers administered intravenously. You’ll feel completely relaxed, and you dental implants will be placed before you know it – you probably won’t even remember the procedure at all!
