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What Are Dental Implants?
After you have lost a tooth, the gums, teeth, and jaw bone around that tooth start to deteriorate and lose their density. That’s where dental implants come in. Dental implants are essentially titanium posts that provide a solution for replacing your teeth, with a strong foundation to prevent further loss. They preserve the gum, bone, and tooth density that you have now.
Dental implants fuse to your jawbone, forming an even stronger bond than your former teeth had with their roots in your jaw before. While bridges and dentures are solutions to your lost teeth, they don’t solve the underlying problem of gum, tooth and bone loss. Dental implants are the complete and total solution to tooth loss, and the gum and bone loss that come with it.
For the initial dental implant you will be referred to a surgeon who will handle placing the implant.
Our dentistry has capabilities for restorative dental implants. Restorative dental implants is a method that creates an artificial tooth to replace a missing one. This process involves attaching the artificial tooth to the implant root which has fused with the bone.
Why Dental Implants?
Dental implants are seen in the dental industry as the best comprehensive solution to one or several missing teeth.
Dental implants are better than the older, alternative treatments for tooth loss—such as bridges and dentures—for a variety of reasons. Dentures and bridges don’t do anything to solve the problem of bone, tooth, and gum loss. Fixed bridges require the grinding down of adjacent teeth so that the bridges themselves can fit. This leads to the deterioration of the surrounding teeth, which may eventually fall out. A single lost tooth can start a domino effect unless a strong foundation is installed alongside the cosmetic replacement teeth.
Removable dentures are a temporary fix to tooth and bone loss. Dentures slip, require messy creams, and prevent you from eating the foods you love. They truly feel like “false teeth”.
Your dental implants will look and act just like your old teeth—so much so that it will be hard to tell the difference between an implant and an actual tooth! They don’t slip, they look great, and they are the healthy solution to tooth replacement.
Consider Blythewood Dentistry for Your Dental Implants
The dental implant process requires a dentist that you trust. It necessitates skill, precision, and experience. Dr. Finkel at Blythewood Dentistry has over 20 years of experience that has led to a very high success rate in restorative dental implant placements. Dr. Finkel provides a high level of care in his patients’ health and well-being. All of these traits combined make for a dentist that instills confidence in his patients.
To take the next step in taking care of your oral health and getting your teeth back again, contact Blythewood Dentistry today.
