Dental Implants are a wonderful alternative to missing teeth. Whether you are missing one or all of your teeth, implants give you options that weren't available when your parents were young. Dental implants are the best alternative to natural teeth. Eating, smiling and speaking are as normal as with natural teeth. Implants are excellent for supporting crowns, bridges and dentures. They also help to preserve gum tissue and jawbone.

The PermaSmile Implant is a custom endosteal implant—a cast titanium device that is made to fit only one patient and placed over the bone instead of in the bone. Custom dental implants have few limitations and can be used even with the most damaged or deteriorated bone. In most cases, McBride Dental can create a PermaSmile Implant to fit the damaged bone.

PermaSmile Implants are made using a three-dimensional computed tomography (CT) scan of the patient’s jaw. A model of the patient’s jawbone is made using the digital data from the CT scan. The dental implant is then fabricated to exactly fit the model and coated with synthetic bone, assuring that the titanium casting will adapt perfectly. Synthetic bone is an exact duplicate of the mineral in natural bones. This coating helps assure the bonding of bone to the dental implant within six weeks.

PermaSmile Implant castings are subjected to 1 over million-degree heat in conditions similar to outer space. This plasma cleaning process guarantees that our patients receive the cleanest possible dental implants. The implants are coated with the patient's blood and serum, which bonds to the super clean surface. A plasma-cleaned dental implant that has been coated with the patient's blood proteins is indistinguishable from the patient’s own bone. The biocompatible implant is placed using special bone grafting procedures, which assure that the implant will be bonded and enclosed in bone. The healing regimen also assures that the implant will heal encapsulated in bone.

Because the bone grafting procedure is part of the placement of dental implants, a badly damaged jawbone can also be rebuilt at the same time. The patient can and does have teeth placed immediately when this system is used. Dr McBride’s patients are rarely without teeth; the dental implants are used to provide an immediate foundation for a denture or bridge.

Custom cast dental implants have been developed by Diplomates of the American Board of Implant Dentistry and others, based on proven procedures originated more than 50 years ago. This new, advanced technique is used by only a few clinicians with special training far above and beyond that taught by dental schools or specialty programs. The American Board of Oral Implantology / Implant Dentistry is the only organization which tests knowledge of this dental implant system. www.aboi.org

The human histology of this type of implant was reviewed at the University of Alabama. "This implant is the best result I have ever seen with any implant," said Dr. Jack Lemons, head of the Department of Dental Implant Materials. The custom dental implant in its original form was called a superiosteal implant; it was the first system approved by the American Dental Association. The FDA has approved custom dental implant systems since 1954. The original system was cast from chrome cobalt, not titanium.

We highly recommend that anyone who is contemplating custom dental implants seek out a Board Certified Implantologist, one who will not only be trained but also tested in the use of these custom devices.

Dr. McBride is highly trained in implant surgery and restoration and is a member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. AAID, the leading implant association since 1951, is the sponsoring organization of the American Board of Oral Implantology/Implant Dentistry, which has conferred the Diplomate status to Dr. McBride after successful rigorous written and oral examination.
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McBride Dental also offers conscious sedation for our patient’s comfort and ease of mind. For more information, visit: www.sedationcare.com

To find out more about the PermaSmile Implant or the process, contact our office at 760-471-1003.