Dental Implants — The Solution for a Healthy and Beautiful Smile
It’s unfortunate if you lose a tooth due to an injury or decay, but you don’t have to live your life hiding the gap in your smile. In fact, there are a variety of dental treatments that can get you back to a healthy and beautiful smile.
Dental implants are a common solution for missing teeth or teeth that are damaged beyond repair. They are a permanent long lasting solution for both, offering the strongest support for replacement teeth. What’s more, they feel and look just like natural teeth.
Benefits of Dental Implants
With a dental implant, you will have the confidence to eat, talk, and smile again. Benefits also include:
- Improved speech
- Enjoying your favorite foods again
- Being able to clean them just like natural teeth, with daily brushing and flossing
- Knowing implants can last a lifetime with proper dental care
- Keeping other teeth in place (they can shift out of position if there’s a missing tooth)
Benefits of Dental Implants
A dental implant is a post that is inserted into the jawbone and bonds with the natural bone. An abutment, or connector, is then placed on the implant, which will hold the replacement tooth (crown) in place. The crown is custom made to match the rest of your teeth, with hardly any noticeable difference.
Before we recommend dental implants, you’ll undergo a thorough examination to determine if the treatment is right for you. At your next appointment, the implant will be placed in your jawbone. It can take anywhere between two and six months for your jawbone to heal.
Once the healing is complete, that’s when the abutment will be placed in the implant. Once the crown is made, we will then place it on the abutment. The entire dental implant process depends on each individual patient’s needs, but it typically can take between two and eight months.
We look forward to discussing how this important dental treatment can improve the function and look of your smile. Please call our office today for an appointment.
