Category: dental implants

Dental implants are the closest thing a person can have to natural teeth. When our teeth are missing, dental implants make for excellent replacement teeth that will restore oral function, support the entire oral health system, and improve a person’s appearance. From canines to molars, dental implants make for long lasting prosthetics. As long as… Continue reading Which teeth can be replaced by dental implants?

In the past, patients who had suffered tooth loss were limited to restoring their smile with structurally incomplete devices that included only a crown and no root. Thanks to dental implants, patients now are able to replace the entire tooth, both root and crown. When you work with an oral surgeon to get dental implants,… Continue reading Why Dental Implants are the Ideal Tooth Replacement Solution

When you need to replace a missing tooth, it’s important to consider how the remaining teeth in the smile may be affected by the treatment option. If you want to take steps to preserve your biological teeth, you should consider dental implants as a potential tooth replacement. Dental implants have minimal impact on the adjacent… Continue reading Preserve Natural Teeth With Dental Implants

For children, tooth loss is natural. In fact, losing teeth during childhood is celebrated as a rite of passage in the Western world. Deciduous (baby) teeth are replaced over time with permanent (adult) teeth. The process of new teeth replacing older, smaller teeth is a period called “tooth transition” that can last for a couple… Continue reading Why can’t children get dental implants?

Dental implants have changed the way we treat tooth loss. These revolutionary prosthetics provide a viable solution for the loss of a tooth’s root, which has been overlooked by conventional prosthetics until the discovery of osseointegration (the process of bone fusing to titanium implants). Not only do dental implants address the loss of total tooth… Continue reading How Dental Implants Have Revolutionized Tooth Loss

Although many people take them for granted, the roots of your teeth play an important role in your oral and overall health. Therefore, patients who seek traditional tooth replacements, such as fixed dental bridges or conventional dentures, may not be getting the optimal health benefits from restoring their smile. Alternatively, structurally complete dental implants do… Continue reading Dental Implants: Enjoy the Health Benefits of a Complete Smile

Dental implants offer patients a structurally complete tooth replacement option that includes both a root-like structure and a prosthetic crown. As such, this treatment option has a number of advantages over conventional appliances. Here are the top five benefits of getting dental implants from an oral surgeon: Dental Implants Stabilize the Jawbone A biological tooth’s… Continue reading The Top 5 Benefits of Dental Implants

Are you missing a tooth at the back of your mouth? Sometimes when we lose our pre-molars and molars, we might not think too much about replacing them as their absence isn’t as noticeable as front teeth. While you may not miss your tooth too much from an aesthetic standpoint, missing just one tooth can… Continue reading If I lose a back tooth, will I really miss it?

Patients who experience tooth loss may also lose the ability to chew their favorite foods thoroughly. Nutrition can also be affected, as it is difficult to properly chew many raw fruits and vegetables without a structurally complete tooth or prosthetic. Not only do you need to replace missing teeth to preserve your dietary preferences, but… Continue reading Enjoy Your Favorite Foods With Dental Implants

Dental implants represent a remarkable advance in tooth replacement technology because they are the first devices to offer a structurally complete prosthetic consisting of both a root-like structure and an artificial crown. This is possible because dental implants are made of titanium, which is a biocompatible metal. That means that human bone is capable of… Continue reading Why is titanium used for dental implants?