What are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are a highly effective restorative dental treatment designed to replace missing teeth, offering a strong and permanent foundation for replacement teeth. An implant consists of a small titanium post surgically inserted into the jawbone, acting as an artificial tooth root. Implants create a stable and durable base for various dental restorations, such as crowns, bridges, or dentures.
Dental implants provide a wide range of benefits including:
- Stable Solution for Missing Teeth: Implants provide a secure and long-term replacement for missing teeth by anchoring directly into the jawbone.
- Enhanced Appearance: Implants are designed to look and feel like natural teeth, improving facial aesthetics.
- Better Stability for Dentures: Implants can stabilize removable dentures, improving comfort and function during speaking and eating.
- Preservation of Jawbone Structure: Implants help maintain jawbone density and prevent bone loss by mimicking natural tooth roots.
Dental implants are a preferred choice for restoring both the function and appearance of your smile. With proper care and regular dental check-ups, implants provide a lasting solution for missing teeth.
Fully Restored Smiles Are Possible
Create a smile that lasts for years with help from Edkin
Whether you are ready for dental implants or still researching the best tooth-replacement option for you, Edkin Family Dentistry is here to help. Dental implants provide a permanent and durable base for fixed replacement teeth, making them a lasting and effective solution for missing or failing teeth. At Edkin, we will guide you through every step of the process to restore your smile with dental implants.
During your first visit, you can expect the following:
- Consultation and 3D Scan: A thorough initial consultation, including a 3D scan to assess your oral structure and determine the best treatment options.
- Detailed Personalized Treatment Plan: A customized plan tailored to your unique dental needs and desired outcomes.
- Clear Price Quotes and Flexible Financing Options: Transparent pricing for all procedures and various financing options to accommodate your budget.
The professionals at Edkin Family Dentistry understand that a comfortable, natural-looking tooth replacement can improve both your confidence and overall health. Dental implants are a simple, long-lasting solution that will allow you to smile, speak, and eat normally again. Whether you need to fix a single tooth, several teeth, or your entire upper or lower set of teeth, implants may be the best option for you.
Frequently Asked Questions
Dental implants are medical devices surgically inserted into the jawbone to replace missing teeth. They serve as artificial roots that support replacement teeth such as crowns or bridges, while also serving to stabilize partial or complete dentures. Dental implants are able to enhance both function and aesthetics.
Yes, and here's how! Dentures can become loose and float on your gums, causing a number of challenges. From friction-induced pain and inflammation, to challenges while eating, talking, and interacting with others, you may find that your dentures are less secure than your natural teeth. For those experiencing these types of challenges with their dentures, especially lower dentures, dental implants can help secure your dentures allowing you to eat and speak with confidence and comfort.
The process of bone loss (a deterioration of the jawbone tissue which supports the roots of your natural teeth) begins the moment you lose a natural tooth. Without the support of your teeth and facial bones, your face can begin to look prematurely aged and the structure of your face will change. Dental implants help fill the void left by your natural tooth, maintaining the existing bone structure and preventing bone loss, allowing you to maintain a more youthful appearance.
With implants, the sooner the better! Because bone loss begins immediately following the loss of your natural tooth, delays in restorative treatments may require additional interventions and procedures. We work with you to determine if dental implants are right for you and will develop an individualized treatment plan based on your needs. In certain cases, a bone graft procedure may be necessary prior to the surgical installation of your implant to ensure that the surrounding jawbone tissue is dense and strong enough to support the implant.
Dental implants represent an investment in the long-term health of your jawbone and facial structure, as well as the lasting comfort and confidence in your eating, smiling, and overall quality of life. While the cost of implants can be more than dentures alone, the benefits can be truly life changing. We work with you to provide clear pricing and offer flexible financing and payment options.