Dr. Nathalie Rodriguez - Oral Rehabilitation and Implantology
We are the only dental office in Punta Cana with a private digital dental laboratory so we can provide you with everything you need to get a perfect smile in one single visit.
How It Works
One-Piece Dental Implants technology has become the state-of-the-art tooth replacement solution. It was designed to replace the structural weakness issues that were part of the two-piece implant solution. Learn more today.
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The implant and the abutment are fused – they are manufactured as one piece.
The implant and the abutment are separate. The
abutment is either cemented or cold welded. If the
abutment is secured with a screw onto the implant, then
it can be considered to be three pieces.
Basic Design
Simple. No joint. Single piece.
Complex. Two parts joint by screw.
Implant placement
procedure
Single sitting surgical procedure and very often flapless
(no open surgical procedures are necessary). Implant
procedures are less time consuming than that required
for bridgework.
Very often more complex surgical procedures are
necessary, spread over 2 or 3 sittings in a period of 3-6
months (Implant placement, Healing Screw placement &
Abutment Placement).
Loading
Immediate Loading - the patient can be given the crown(s) / bridge(s) the very next day.
Delayed Loading – very often a waiting period of
minimum of 3 months is necessary before loading the
implants with prosthesis.
Prosthodontic
procedure
Conventional impressions of the implants can be made
just as is the case with conventional bridgework. Less
time consuming.
Conventional impressions of the implants can be made
just as is the case with conventional bridgework. Less
time consuming.
Size and Design
A wide range of sizes and designs are available suiting
various bone types and measurements. The designs
even help avoid bone augmentation and sinus lifts.
Limited sizes and designs are available thereby limiting
their application.
Cost
These work out a lot more cost effective in comparison with two/three piece implants.
Expensive – with respect to the costs of the implants as well as the time taken for multiple procedures.
From the patient’s
point of view
Less complex placement procedure, less number of
sittings and crown(s) & bridges can be cemented in a
day or two... more or less like that of a conventional
bridgework & costs are comparable with that of
conventional bridgework.
Crowns / bridges are cemented only after 3 months after
the healing phase. Much more expensive than the
conventional bridgework.
Screw Loosening
Absent.
Since there is no separate abutment- screw-implant
assembly.
Very common. Being two piece, the relation between the
root portion and the abutment portion can present
problems. Studies have proved that two piece implants
experience higher mechanical stress under oblique
loading.
Long term
Maintenance
Being a single piece, the strength provided by the
implant is excellent and there is no separate root
portion and abutment portion. Maintenance is very
simple. Maintenance is just the same as that of
conventional bridgework.
Maintenance of these implants are more complex... very
often screws (when used) are to be tightened at periodic
intervals as there will be micro-movement between the
implant and the abutment.
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