Rediscover Your Smile with Dental Implants
Dental implants are like giving your smile a second chance! Consisting of primarily just two parts, the post and the crown, each has an important role to play in restoring your smile and giving you back all the functionality with your radiant new smile.
At Dentistry on 43, we use these amazing implants to replace missing teeth with restorations that look and feel just like the real thing, matching the color and shape of your surrounding teeth or creating your new smile from the ground up! You’ll be able to eat, speak, and laugh with confidence, knowing your smile is healthy and complete. Plus, implants help keep your jawbone strong and healthy, preventing the bone loss that can occur after tooth loss.
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Why Choose Dental Implants?
Dental implants have some pretty awesome advantages over other tooth replacement options:
- Rock-Solid Stability: Because they’re anchored in your jawbone, dental implants offer unmatched stability. Say goodbye to worries about slipping or movement!
- Enjoy Your Favorite Foods: With dental implants, you can bite into that juicy apple or crunchy corn on the cob without a second thought.
- Keep Your Jawbone Healthy: Implants help preserve your jawbone, preventing the bone loss that often happens after tooth loss.
- Natural-Looking and Feeling: No one will ever know you have an implant! They look and feel just like your natural teeth.
Your Implant Journey: What to Expect
We know that getting dental implants might seem like a big step with many unknowns, so we’re here to guide you every step of the way. Here’s what you can expect:
- Consultation and Planning: First, we’ll get to know you and your smile goals. We’ll take some X-rays and create a 3D model of your mouth to determine not only if implants are right for you, but also get a firm understanding of what foundation we have to build on. If you need any prep work done beforehand (like addressing gum disease or getting a bone graft), we’ll take care of that too!
- Placing the Implant: This is the “construction” phase! We’ll gently place the implant post into your jawbone. You’ll be nice and comfortable during the procedure, and we’ll make sure you have all the information you need to prepare.
- Healing and Osseointegration: Now it’s time for your jawbone and the implant to become “one”! Over the next few months, they’ll fuse together in a process called osseointegration. This creates a super strong base for your new tooth.
- Attaching Your New Tooth: Once everything is healed and our new anchor is ready, we’ll attach your custom-made crown to the implant. And voilà – you’ll have a complete, beautiful smile!
Types of Dental Implants: We’ve Got You Covered
Whether you’re missing one tooth, several teeth, or even all of your teeth, there’s an implant solution that’s right for you:
- Single-Tooth Implant: This is perfect if you have one missing tooth. It’s a simple and effective way to restore your smile and replace a dental bridge you may have used until now.
- Implant-Supported Bridge: If you’re missing a few teeth in a row, an implant-supported bridge can fill the gap beautifully, where the implants act as stable anchors on either side and give the bridge a strong and steady foundation to sit on.
- Implant-Supported Dentures: Missing all your teeth? No problem! Implant-supported dentures provide a stable and comfortable solution. A great example of this is All-on-4 Dental Implants if you’d like to learn more.