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Smiling makes sense again.
A dental implant is a prosthetic replacement for a missing tooth. Dental implants can be used to replace your missing teeth with new, durable teeth that look and feel like your own. With the latest technology and materials, individual teeth, or even entire rows of teeth, can be replaced to restore your appearance and self-confidence. Implants blend seamlessly with your natural teeth and allow you to experience the confidence that comes from having your smile complete again. Dental implants are durable and long lasting, and they allow you to eat all the foods that are required in a healthy, balanced diet.
Types of Implant Treatments
Bone Grafting
beautiful smile needs a solid foundation of healthy bone. Your bone volume may be lost over time as a result of prolonged gum disease, or the natural deterioration of bone that occurs when a tooth is removed. This low bone density can present several problems: Your facial structure changes appearance, such as a receding chin. Dentures do not fit as well or feel as comfortable resting on your gums. Inability to successfully place dental implants due to low bone density. The sinus membrane sags into empty space left by your bone tissue Benefit of Bone Grafting Fortunately, your bone structure can be fortified with bone grafting, a procedure performed by Dr Pinkhasov at Right Family Dental which transplants bone to your weakened jaw structure. Grafting materials can be integrated with your existing bone, and over time, will forge a stronger base for your dental implants or dentures. Donor tissue for your graft may be collected from another site on your body, such as the chin area, or from a bone bank. Bone grafts are safe and effective Restores the correct shape of your face Enables the placement of dental implants Restores comfort to denture wearers Improves self-esteem and beauty Returns the ability to eat the foods you love Maintains the health of surrounding teeth
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Implants
Missing teeth can be embarrassing, causing people to hide their smile and lose their self-esteem. The space that missing teeth create can easily become infected with bacteria, causing other teeth to shift out of place, and making it difficult for people to speak or eat correctly. The team at Right Family Dental are sensitive to the hardship a missing tooth can create. We provide dental implants so that our patients can regain their self-confidence, improve their health, and approach life boldly. Dental implants are small titanium posts that serve the same purpose as the roots of natural teeth: They anchor replacement teeth to your jawbone. Like natural tooth roots, they lie beneath the gum line and are therefore not visible in the mouth. Because titanium has the unique ability to fuse to living bone, your dental implants actually become a part of your jawbone and help to preserve its volume and density — an important consideration for your health and appearance How does the treatment work? The first step in the procedure is to implant a metal post under the gum line. This aspect of the procedure is what sets an implant apart from other forms of dentistry. The metal post is secured to the jawbone in order to create a durable, synthetic root system that rivals the strength of natural roots; with one exception that the metal cannot face infection. Over the course of a couple of months, the metal post and jawbone will fuse together. This creates a level of durability that cannot be replicated in other types of procedures. Afterward, we will secure the new synthetic tooth to the metal post at the surface of the gums. The new tooth is attached so securely, that patients can eat their favorite foods, maintain an active lifestyle, play sports, and more, without fear of their tooth becoming loose or falling out. Patients can enjoy the benefits that come from never having to worry about their teeth again. The team at Right Family Dental provide dental implants in a way that is comfortable and functional. We take the time to make sure that every aspect of the procedure is completed correctly – the first time.
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Implant Supported Fixed Bridges
Implant-supported bridges are very similar to traditional bridges. However, instead of being supported by dental crowns placed over adjacent teeth, implant-supported bridges attach to small titanium posts embedded in the jaw. The number of posts placed will depend on the size of the bridge. Missing teeth are replaced with a full dental bridge using only four or six implants in each jaw. You may have heard of this procedure as an “all-on-4” or “all-on-6” dental implant-based reconstruction. These dental implants can safely support a whole arch of permanent, natural looking artificial teeth.
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Implant Supported Overdentures
Many individuals who have no teeth in one or both jaws find removable dentures an economical way to restore their smiles. Yet dentures are not always so easy to wear. Sometimes they slip when you try to eat or speak. It happens more often with a lower denture, which can easily become dislodged by the tongue — a more powerful muscle than you might think. A loose denture can make you feel self-conscious, and prevent you from eating a nutritious diet. Removable dentures will also cause bone loss in the jaw over time by pressing down on the bony ridges that formerly supported the teeth. Fortunately, there's a simple way to prevent all of these problems: supporting your removable dentures with dental implants. You may have heard about dental implants acting as lifelike replacements for individual missing teeth, and that's certainly of great benefit to those who still have many of their natural teeth. But when you have no teeth left in one or both jaws, putting in a dental implant for every tooth is not economically feasible, nor is it necessarily desirable. An excellent solution is simply to place as few as two dental implants in the lower jaw to support a removable denture so that it does not come loose when worn. An implant-supported removable denture can — and should — still be taken out for cleaning and maintenance. When a denture is secured by implants, it does not press down on your bone tissue in a destructive way, and it will remain in position as you eat, speak and smile. This has a very positive impact on quality of life. It usually takes only two implants to support a lower denture, though every individual is unique and we will have to examine you to determine what would work best in your case. Retaining an upper denture requires a greater number of implants, usually a minimum of four, because of anatomical differences between the upper and lower jaws. If you already wear a denture, we may be able to modify it to become an implant-supported denture. Or we will have a new one made for you.
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