Dr. Belcastro and State-of-the-art Dental Implants offer new hope to patients with missing teeth

TORONTO, CANADA, September 16, 2011

Dr. Belcastro says these implants can replace painful bone grafting when not enought surounding bone to attach traditional Implants.

Do you have missing teeth and want a fixed solution?

Beyond the role teeth serve as food mincers, physiologically speaking, they're also responsible for maintaining the jawbone's volume and density. When a tooth is extracted, the body's healing process causes the extraction site to remodel itself, typically resulting in 25 percent bone loss within the first year. The only way to prevent further loss is by replacing the extracted tooth with an implant, but until recently, the window of opportunity to place an implant with adequate bone supply was limited, and that certain patients lacked the bone volume necessary for implantation.

"When dealing with substantial bone loss, the choices are to augment or graph the bone to try to build it up, or take the not-so-popular approach and learn how to place these shallow implants that go beyond the scope of standard screw-base versions. I choose the latter," says Dr. Belcastro.

The Hollow-basket and Revamped Blade implants performed by Dr. Belcastro offer viable ways to not only replace missing teeth, but to make use of limited bone levels, and do so for as many as ten years after an extraction takes place. Unlike traditional screw-based implants which require a minimum volume of bone to take effect, both of these unique implantation systems can be effective with minimal amounts of bone.

Both address specific problems: Hollow-basket implants are a framework that sits on top of the bone and under the gums to provide precise fit and stability after insertion with minimal bone destruction, while the revamped Blade implant is made with flat, titanium metal that not only fuses to the jawbone once it's set in place - blade implants are only used in the posterior area of the mouth - it moves like a normal tooth and is resistant to acids and salt solutions. Dr. Belcastro also offers the Ramus Frame implant, a one-piece rail comprised of titanium - the implantation material most compatible with body tissue - that stays suspended just above your gum tissue to keep problem dentures worn for many years secured in place. It, too, is effective in patients with limited bone volume.

Each procedure requires that a 3-D CT scan be performed prior to surgery to ensure safety and proper positioning during implantation.
Dr. Domenic Belcastro is a graduate of the University of Toronto with an Honours degree in Biochemistry, his doctor of dental surgery degree (DDS), and has received a vast array of training in some of North America's most advanced learning centres. He has recently returned from France where he completed his Masters of Science under the tutelage of world-renowned Manual Chanavaz, MD, DDS and professor of oral and maxillofacial implant surgery at University of Lille School of Medicine. He established his Yonge and St. Clair practice, Dental Solutions Toronto, in 1986, where he offers the latest technology and advanced esthetic techniques for a wide range of dental problems.
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For further information, or to speak with Dr. Domenic Belcastro, please contact:
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