If you have lost your natural teeth, then you could benefit from implant dentistry. With these durable and natural-looking tooth replacements, we can restore the function, health, and beauty of your smile. In today’s blog, your Virginia Beach, VA, dentist talks about how we address your missing teeth with dental implants.
The Dangers of Ignoring Your Missing Teeth
Once you lose a tooth, we hope to see you for treatment right away. By placing dental implants, we can help you avoid the complications related to tooth loss. For example, the gap in your smile could upset bite balance and increase the risk of issues like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). You could also develop complications eating and even speaking clearly, and could feel embarrassed when in social situations. But he most severe complication is the loss of mass and density in the jaw. When you lose teeth, the body suspends the flow of certain nutrients to the area around the missing root. Without these, the jaw loses mass and density, causing further tooth loss and an aged appearance.
Preparing Your Smile for New Teeth
We start by carefully examining your smile with digital x-rays, so we can identify the cause and extent of your tooth loss. We may need to treat underlying oral health issues at first. Our team wants to also assess the strength of your jaw to make sure it can handle the placement of dental implants. If not, we can strengthen it with jawbone grafting or sinus lifts. After we plan the procedure in detail, you will return to the office for placement. Our team will guide the process with advanced digital imaging, so we can avoid nerve tissues, sinus cavities, or blood vessels, and choose the best angle and position to support new teeth.
Placing and Restoring Your New Smile
Our team will guide the posts into the jaw. The posts are biocompatible and act as new roots, bonding with the jaw. This prevents further loss of mass and density and allows your new teeth to last for decades to come, even a lifetime in some cases. We will then add an abutment to the posts that extends above the gum line, so we can connect a crown for an individual missing tooth, or a portion of a prosthetic for more serious cases of tooth loss. If you have any questions about how we replace missing teeth with dental implants, then contact our team today to learn more.
Talk To Your Virginia Beach, VA, Dentist About Implant Dentistry
If you have unsightly gaps in your smile, don’t live with poor oral health and a reduced quality of life. Call Absolute Dental Care in Virginia Beach, VA at (757) 428-7440 to schedule a visit soon!
