Most people are very proud of their smiles but in the event they lose a tooth from decay or an accident it can prove to be confidence shattering. A missing tooth makes a person look older than they are and it is embarrassing to have to hold your hand in front of your mouth when smiling. In the past the only solutions for a missing tooth or teeth was a bridge or dentures, today however dental implants in Colorado Springs CO can change all that. With a dental implant you are given a third chance, the replacement tooth is equally real looking as the tooth that has been replaced.
A bridge needs to be anchored to adjacent teeth and a denture is often a very uncomfortable solution, dental implants on the other hand rely on fusion between the titanium implant and the actual jaw bone. Implants are the perfect solution for those with healthy jaw bone and good oral health. The implant, which acts as the root of the new tooth fuses with and becomes one with the bone, they last a lifetime and once implanted, within a matter of days the patient forgets it’s there.
There are a number of benefits to dental implants in Colorado Springs CO; the success rate is amazingly high. In the past when implants were not available when a person had a tooth extracted the gum slowly shrank, it is this phenomenon that causes the person to appear older than they are. With a dental implant this is not the case, the implant fits into the bone of the jaw; there is no shrinkage. Unlike a bridge or a denture there is no reliance on other teeth on either side of the implant site; once the procedure is completed you would never guess that the tooth is not natural.
Multiple implants are just as easily done as single implants, every tooth can be replaced if this is what the patient wishes. The criteria for the implant are the condition of the jaw bone, there must be enough healthy bone to accept the implant. In the event there is not enough bone to support the implant the solution is quite simple, the dentist can perform a bone transplant from bone harvested from somewhere else in the mouth or from a cadaver.
Dental implants are practical solutions for patients of any age; the procedure itself takes a few months as the titanium screw; the implant that is embedded into the jaw bone, has to become one with the jaw. During the process, the dentist will fit the patient with a temporary tooth or teeth.
Dental Implants Toronto are the ideal solution for replacing a lost tooth or teeth. You are invited to make an appointment with Marc R. Van Ness at Lehman Drive Dental to discuss how you can repair your broken smile.
