Implant Prosthesis
(Artificial Teeth Supported by Implants)
We have done our best to provide you with a well-fitted, functional, and esthetic implant prosthesis. We feel confident that adjustment to these artificial teeth will be fast and that you will have many years of satisfaction from them.
1. Your First Few Weeks: For several days, please chew more carefully on these restorations than on your natural teeth. We will adjust the bite (occlusion) on future appointments until the teeth are well balanced. After you have adjusted to the prosthesis, it should function in a similar manner to natural teeth.
2. Cleaning the Implants and Prosthesis: The continuing success of the implant and prosthesis is up to you. Please do the following:
a. Visit us for examination, scaling, and polishing at least once every ___ months.
b. Clean the implant(s) and prosthesis daily, especially before bedtime using:
___ Floss
___ Bridge Cleaner
___ Toothbrush (Mechanical or Electric)
___ Water Pik
___ Peridex
Please ask us about anything that is unclear relative to proper cleaning.
3. The Future: Your examination and professional cleaning appointments are very important to the long-term success of your prosthesis. If your personal and professional cleanings and your examination appointments are accomplished routinely, your restorations should serve many years.
Please contact us if any of the conditions below occur:
Feeling of looseness
Peculiar taste
Clicking or metallic snap while eating
Breakage of a piece of the prosthesis
Redness in the gum tissue around the implant
Feeling of the bite being different
Pain
We look forward to helping you enjoy your new implant supported prosthesis.