Implant Dentistry in
Chino Hills, California

Dental Implant Diagnosis and Planning

The most important aspect of an implant is proper diagnosis and planning. A purely visual examination doesn’t give a clear view of the functional action of your mouth in all three dimensions and can thus lead to an improperly calibrated biting force that can cause you to require further dental care in the future as well as general discomfort. To eliminate this risk and properly diagnose your specific implant requirements, Dr. Han follows a step-by-step comprehensive diagnosing method, which proceeds as follows:

1. Dr. Han will take dental molds (impressions) of your teeth as well as taking an earbow that relates your upper teeth to jaw joints (temporomandibular joints)
2. These measures are then used to record the precise relationship between your upper and lower teeth.
3. Your recorded jaw relationships are then transferred to an articulator, which duplicates the biting relationship and jaw movements.
4. Dr. Han determines the ideal location of the implant after evaluation of the articulator.
5. The restoration is then built to fit against the opposing teeth on the articulator.
6. The chewing surface of the restoration is then built to allow the opposing teeth to move freely without collision.
7. Dr. Han will then begin the placement of your dental implant.

It is important to remember that a dental implant doesn’t have the support of periodontal ligaments like natural teeth do. This means there is no way to distribute massive biting forces unless the implant is placed perfectly, which is why Dr. Han pays such close attention to the proper bite, chewing surfaces and jaw movements of your mouth.