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Article: Dental implants.

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March 22, 1989
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Dental Implants

Ordinary dentures, generally made of plastic, are custom-fitted to match and adhere to the upper or lower jaw or made to clamp on to remaining teeth with metal supports or bridges.

But today there are dental implants, which add a method of attaching the denture with metal anchors directly and permanently to the jaw bone with no need to ever be removed by the wearer.

Dental scientists have discovered materials that will bond with bone and withstand the pressure created by biting and chewing. The bonding process is called "endosseous [within the bone] integration." Refined surgical techniques and follow-up have reduced the ...

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