If you have suffered from tooth loss, we can help. In fact, we could employ dental implants to replace missing teeth and ensure your new ones can last for decades to come. In today’s blog, Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA, talks about what makes dental implants so durable!
The Causes of Missing Teeth
How do we lose our natural teeth? We could suffer from tooth loss when a smile endures injury, or due to a severe cavity or infection. The most common factor is typically gum disease, as the periodontitis stage can lead to loose and missing teeth. When you lose teeth, the body responds to the missing root by suspending the flow of essential nutrients to the surrounding structure, so the area weakens to cause further tooth loss and an older appearance. Other complications include misalignment, TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding), or even issues with meal selection or your ability to speak clearly. But whether you have one missing tooth or several, we could offer a complete smile with implant dentistry.
Securing Dental Implants
Dental implants are actually inserted surgically into your jaw, where they act like new roots. This means the body resumes the flow of nutrients to prevent a wakening, so your jaw stays intact, your natural teeth remain in place, and your new teeth have the ability to last far longer than traditional bridges or dental implants. We will guide these into place with digital imaging technology, ensuring they fit at the right angle, position, and depth. Once these are in place, we will move forward with restoring them, ensuring they look natural and can handle daily bite forces.
The Process of Completing New Teeth
For an individual dental implant, we will attach an abutment that extends above the gum line and then affix a custom crown, one that looks natural and can handle daily bite forces. If you have a gap of two to three missing teeth in a row, we could affix a custom bridge to the posts. For people with more severe tooth loss, several posts could even be used to support a fixed set of dentures. We want your smile to look natural, so you feel confident, and we want you to have new teeth that function like natural ones and have the chance to last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime, with proper care and attention.
If you have any questions about how we secure new teeth with implant dentistry, then reach out to our team today to learn more.
Dental Impressions Secures Your New Teeth
Our team wants to help you enjoy new teeth that can really last for years to come. To schedule an appointment and obtain a complete smile again, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
