What Exactly Does the Dental Implant Procedure Involve?
First, you will need to discuss your options with your cosmetic dentist. Ocean County, New Jersey dentist, Dr. Ronen Rotem, will help you decide if you are a good candidate for dental implants. He will review your complete dental history, take x-rays, complete a thorough oral examination, and discuss the cost of dental implants with you. If together with Dr. Rotem you decide that you are a candidate for dental implant surgery, the procedure is as follows: • Dr. Rotem will surgically place the dental implants into the bone. This is done right in his New Jersey dentist office using a local anesthetic. After the dental implant surgery is completed, there is a healing period of approximately four months. During this time, the implants fuse to the bone by a process known as ‘Osseo integration’. • Next, there is a minor surgical exposure of the top of the dental implant, whereby your New Jersey cosmetic dentist, Dr. Rotem, will attach the post to the implant. The function of the post is to b
