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Revive your Smile with Dental Implants

Missing teeth can make a person look old, interfere with a healthy diet, and damage self-esteem. In addition, studies show that patients without teeth do not live as long as those with natural or prosthetic teeth. Dental implants, biocompatible material, are the closest prosthetic to nature and provide a hassle-free way to restore your full smile.

A dental implant is an artifical tooth root that a dentist places into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth or bridge. Dental implants are intimately connected with the gum tissues and underlying bone in the mouth. Dental implants are an ideal option for people in good health who have lost a tooth due to periodontal disease, trauma, decay, and etc. Dental implants are natural-looking and feeling, you may forget you ever lost a tooth. Depending on your specific condition and the type of implant chosen, your periodontist will create a treatment plan tailored to meet your needs.

A dental implant provides several advantages over other tooth replacement options. In addition to looking and functioning like a natural tooth, a dental implant replaces a single tooth without sacrificing the health of neighboring teeth. The other common treatment for the loss of a single tooth is a 3-unit bridge, which requires that adjacent teeth be ground down to support the cemented bridge.

A dental implant integrates with your jawbone to better preserve the bone and keeping it healthy and intact. With a bridge, some of the bone that previously surrounded the tooth begins to disappear. An implant is usually more esthetic and easier to keep clean than a bridge.