At the Perio & Implant Center we provide dental implants for patients that are looking to replace one or several teeth and want to maintain their active and busy lifestyle. Tooth loss is incredibly common. It impacts around 70% of the U.S. adult population, leaving many people to look for both temporary and permanent solutions for replacing missing teeth.
Dentures have been a common solution for hundreds of years. Even George Washington wore dentures and thankfully they have improved over time. They are more comfortable than ever before, but the challenge is that dentures do not feel like natural teeth. No matter how comfortable they are, it is still a foreign object being put inside of your mouth and will often feel heavy and make it difficult to speak like normal. A partial set can be used to replace one or several teeth instead of all of them. Still, they are not permanently attached and could become loose. This is not conducive for people with an active and busy lifestyle that want to maintain it.
Dental implants have made it possible to replace a missing tooth and have it feel completely natural after the fact. This is a major improvement and the latest in dental technology. Here is how the procedure works:
- A metal post is implanted. The oral surgeon places the post underneath the gums and secures it to the jawbone. This step makes it possible for the new tooth to stand on its own without requiring support from the surrounding teeth. Once the metal post and jawbone have fused together, it will create a synthetic root system that is as strong as a natural one.
- The new tooth is created. A mold is made of a patient’s mouth so that the lab can create a new-synthetic tooth in the right size, color, and shape. This ensures that the new tooth will blend in with the surrounding ones. The goal is for the new tooth or teeth to look completely natural.
- Tooth is attached. After the healing process is complete, the new tooth will be secured to the metal post and positioned perfectly so that it is straight and beautiful.
The entire process takes longer than many other types of procedures because dental implants are a permanent solution to replacing missing teeth, not a temporary one. By building in a root system, the Perio & Implant Center provides patients with new teeth that are as durable and secure as the ones they were born with. This allows patients to enjoy life fully and without constraint. Since the new tooth is strong, patients can eat all of their favorite foods without fear of it becoming loose or falling out. Additionally, it is easy to speak clearly and naturally since there are no foreign objects to get used to. This is important for people that have a busy lifestyle and no time to retrain their speech to accommodate a pair of dentures.
To learn more about this procedure, call and schedule an appointment today.
