If you've experienced tooth loss, you might feel self-conscious about speaking, chewing, and smiling. Fortunately, dental implants can restore both the aesthetics and function of your smile, helping you regain confidence.
Good news: dental implants offer an excellent alternative to traditional bridges and dentures for missing teeth. With a success rate of up to 98%, dental implants are a highly effective solution. Restore your smile at Church Street Dental.
Dental implants replace extracted tooth roots, providing a solid foundation for single or multiple teeth. They help prevent jawbone loss, tooth shifting, and preserve your facial shape, all while rejuvenating your smile.
What are Dental Implants?
A dental implant is a prosthetic device used to replace missing teeth. It consists of a small titanium screw inserted into the jawbone. Implants can support a single tooth (cap or crown), a partial denture, or a full denture, mimicking the appearance of natural teeth.
Once the implant integrates with the bone, an abutment is attached to connect the implant to the artificial tooth or teeth. A single tooth implant consists of three components: the dental implant, the abutment, and the artificial tooth.
What are the Benefits?
Dental implants do more than just replace missing teeth; they offer several benefits. They help maintain and strengthen jawbone structure, enhance tooth alignment, and improve overall oral health. Implants minimize bone loss, prevent neighboring teeth from shifting, and encourage optimal oral hygiene.
Anchored securely to the jawbone, implants allow for powerful chewing, similar to natural teeth. Additionally, they are a hygienic, long-lasting solution that can enhance your appearance and boost your self-confidence.
The different types of dental implants include:
- Single-Tooth Dental Implant
- Fixed Implant Bridge
- Overdenture
- Hybrid Denture
- Full Arch Fixed Implant Bridges
While each dental implant restoration has its own nuances, the main process for all dental implants consists of the following steps:
- Damaged tooth removal
- Jawbone preparation (grafting) and sinus elevation, when needed
- Dental implant placement
- Bone growth and healing
- Abutment placement and artificial tooth placement
- Follow-up visits
