When you have lost a tooth, we could offer a bridge. For several missing teeth, our team could talk about full or partial dentures. But did you know we have another option, one that looks and functions like natural teeth, and one that lasts longer than bridges and dentures? In today’s blog, your Riverside Dental Group team talks about placing dental implants.
The Dental Implant Difference
With a traditional bridge, crowns attached to natural teeth hold your new prosthetic in place. With removable dentures, suction, adhesives, or clasps will secure your new teeth. These are effective, and tend to last about ten years before they need replacement. But with dental implants, we will actually surgically insert a biocompatible titanium post into the jaw. These implants will act as new roots, and bond with the jawbone to keep your smile from losing mass and density. As a result, you can obtain new teeth that last for decades, possibly even a lifetime.
Planning Your Placement Process
To begin, our team will examine your smile carefully and choose the best angle, position, and depth to insert the post or posts. Our team will then guide the process with advanced imaging technology. When the post is in place and the area heals, we can move forward with completing your new tooth.
Dental Implant Dentures
For an individual missing tooth, we could attach a custom-made crown to it, which is shaded to blend with your smile and offer a more lifelike appearance. This means your new tooth looks and functions like a natural one. But what if you have lost most or all of your teeth? In these situations, we could extract the last few teeth and insert multiple posts per arch. Once in place, these can then support a full set of fixed dentures, which never slip and don’t need to be removed for cleaning and soaking. Instead, they offer a full smile that acts like natural teeth!
If you have any questions about how our team will take on tooth loss with implant dentistry, or if you want to schedule your first visit, then contact our team today.
Securing New Teeth With Help From Riverside Dental Group
We want to help our patients smile with confidence by addressing the gaps in their smiles. To find out more about our custom and lifelike dental prosthetics, call:
Riverside Dental Group at Magnolia in Riverside, CA at (951) 689-5031.
Dental Associates of Moreno Valley in Moreno Valley, CA at (951) 697-6800.
Riverside Dental Group at Woodcrest (951) 776-9001.
Oasis Family Dental in Temecula, CA at (951) 695-2290.
Dental Associates of Riverside in Riverside, CA at (951) 369-1001.
Dental Associates of Corona in Corona, CA at (951) 273-9580.
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