Dental Implants

The Truth About Dental Implants

Dental implants are as close as you can come to new, natural teeth. Once in place, dental implants protect your jaw and surrounding teeth in ways that dentures and dental bridges cannot. Dental implants are a long-lasting replacement solution and they are almost indistinguishable from your natural teeth. With proper care and maintenance, dental implants are a long-term solution for missing teeth.

Our dental implant procedure entails:

• Many patients have found that the procedure was easier than removing teeth as well as other procedures they had in the past. See our testimonials for more information.
• Placement of a titanium post that acts as the root of the missing tooth.
• A minimal amount of manipulation of the soft tissue.
• Shorter recovery time than traditional methods.

Benefits of Dental Implants

There are many benefits of getting dental implants from the team at Sand Dollar Dental. They include:

• Dental implants integrate with your jawbone, offering the same look and function of your teeth. This supports a more natural appearance.
• With proper care, they can last longer than other dental replacement options and they function like your natural teeth. As a result, they offer a strong foundation for additional work such as dental bridges or replacement teeth.
• They improve your speech and eating ability. Because dental implants act and feel like your real teeth, you’ll develop better speech without slurring or impeding qualities usually associated with missing teeth or ill-fitting dental appliances like dentures.

Who Can Benefit from Dental Implants?

If you are missing one or multiple teeth, you’re the perfect candidate for dental implants. Many patients choose dental implants because they are designed to provide a strong, stable foundation for replacement teeth. When you have dental implants, most people won’t be able to distinguish them from real teeth. Smile, talk, and eat with confidence and comfort again. If you elect to get implants, you will need to commit to frequent maintenance and care. If bridges and dentures aren’t cutting it for you due to their discomfort, unreliability, and overall daily annoyance, dental implants are a great solution. Additionally, some people cannot have dentures due to many different reasons. Dental implants are stronger, more reliable, and more comfortable in your mouth compared to other replacement solutions.

Single Tooth Replacement in Navarre

Benefits of an all-ceramic crown on implant:

When both the tooth and root are damaged, the best permanent replacement is a dental implant in conjunction with a ceramic crown. This solution is designed to look and function like a natural tooth.

In this case, a so-called one-piece implant is used. This means that all components are installed as a single unit, resulting in immediate full-functioning teeth, shorter treatment time and minimal discomfort.

• Immediately functioning teeth
• Excellent esthetic result
• Lifelong, stable solution

Treatment:

This procedure normally includes four visits to the dentist. You should expect to be able to work the day after having the implant installed.

Tooth Replacement Options

1: Before the procedure The dentist makes a first examination and takes one or more x-rays of the area to prepare for the procedure.

2: Installing the implant The implant is installed. At this time, using a guided surgery technique that enables us to precisely and efficiently restore that tooth

3: Attaching the new crown The final step is the placement of the permanent ceramic tooth. The new tooth is installed for life. No additional treatment is needed.

4: End result You should expect the new tooth to fit and function just like a natural tooth. Do your usual dental hygiene to keep the tooth and gum around it clean

ALTERNATIVES TO AN ALL-CERAMIC CROWN ON IMPLANT

Tooth-supported fixed bridge A traditional bridge involves grinding down adjacent teeth to support the bridge. It is a stable solution with good esthetics and function that is fairly easy to install. However, this alternative has two main disadvantages: continuous bone resorption in the edentulous area, and sacrificing healthy teeth on behalf of the bridge.

Removable partial denture

This is not a permanent alternative to a lost tooth. It is unstable and loosely attached, which affects both function and comfort. A removable partial denture is made of plastic – a material that can’t create the same esthetic result as a ceramic crown. The benefits are few but do exist: adjacent teeth aren’t affected. It is easily and quickly installed and relatively cheap.

Resin-bonded bridge

This alternative has some clear advantages: it is quickly installed, functions well and, since it is made of ceramic, it gives a high esthetic result. Moreover, natural healthy teeth aren’t affected. But it is not very permanent. The resin-bonded bridge will eventually come off – probably after just a couple of years – and will then have to be reinstalled.