Dental Implants Act Like Natural Teeth

When you lose a tooth, we have a replacement option that not only looks like a natural tooth, but acts like one too! These even have the potential to last for decades to come, and provide replacement that improves your self-confidence and your bite function. At your Dallas, TX, dental practice, our team can address tooth loss with dental implants, so you can smile without hesitation again.

The Risks Associated With Tooth Loss

When we lose our natural teeth, this can lead to major complications for your smile. For example, the gap in your smile could allow surrounding teeth to drift from position, causing misalignment that changes the appearance of your smile and increases the risk of tooth decay and gum disease. You could also have issues eating your favorite foods and even speaking clearly. In addition, you could feel embarrassed about your appearance. Finally, the body will stop sending regular doses of nutrients to the jawbone following tooth loss, which causes the areas around the missing root to break down. This loss of mass and density could mean further tooth loss and an older appearance with time. We want to help improve the health, function, and beauty of your smile with the placement of dental implants.

Placing Your Dental Implants

Unlike other prosthetic options, with dental implants we will insert a biocompatible titanium post into the jaw, where it acts like a new tooth root. The body accepts it as one, so the implant bonds with the jaw and acts like a root. This stimulates the growth of jawbone structure to prevent your smile from losing mass and density, providing a base for new teeth that can last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime. We will take detailed digital x-rays to choose the best position, angle, and depth to insert the post. If you have multiple missing teeth, then we could use multiple posts to support a bridge or even a set of dentures.

Attaching Your Ceramic Crown

Now, let’s talk more about the part people see. For an individual missing tooth, our team can insert a post, attach an abutment to it, and then connect a custom-made crown. The crown is made to look natural, blend with the smile, and support the daily bite forces and pressures your natural teeth do. If you have severe tooth loss, then we can craft a custom bridge or denture to connect to multiple posts, so you can smile with confidence again.

Talk To Your Dallas, TX Dentist About Implant Dentistry

We want to help you obtain a full and beautiful smile with our lifelike replacement options. If you would like to find out more about implant dentistry, then reach out to our Dallas, TX, dental office today at (214) 343-1818.