When you have a gap in your smile due to tooth loss, we want to help fill this gap and preserve the strength and appearance of your smile. Our team can offer long-lasting and lifelike solutions with dental implants! In today’s blog, your Brighton, MA, dentists explain how we secure new teeth with implant dentistry.
The Causes of Tooth Loss (and The Dangers)
Why do we suffer from tooth loss? We could have missing teeth due to an untreated cavity or infection, which could reach a state that the tooth requires extraction or falls out. An injury to the face or jaw could be responsible, too. The most common cause is actually gum disease, or more accurately, the advanced stage known as periodontitis. When we lose teeth, this limits meal options, causes embarrassment, and can even limit speech. The body also suspends the flow of nuttiness to the jawbone around the missing roots, so these areas weaken and erode, which is linked to further tooth loss and an aged appearance. But our team can help prevent these complications and preserve your smile with dental implants!
Planning the Process
First, we want to conduct a detailed examination with advanced digital imaging, so we can understand the cause of your tooth loss and assess the severity. We also look at the jawbone to ensure there is enough structure to support a new dental implant. If not, you may need grafting or a sinus lift to prepare your smile. With our digital images, we also plan the exact position, depth, and angle to insert these new roots, so they can bond with the jaw and support a new tooth. We could even use several to secure a set of dentures.
Securing Dental Implants
First, our on-staff periodontist Dr. Kondrat will plan and then oversee the placement of your dental implant post, a biocompatible titanium post we insert into the jawbone. This bonds with the bone structure and acts like a new root, so your new tooth can stay in place for decades, or possibly a lifetime. When the placement is done and the area heals, Dr. Villani will secure a crown for an individual one, or possibly a bridge or denture if you have multiple missing teeth. The entire process from the first step to the last is done in-office!
If you have any questions about implant dentistry, then contact our team today. We’re ready to take on your tooth loss!
Talk to Brighton Family Dental About Replacing Missing Teeth
Our team wants to help you smile with confidence with dental implant placement. Learn more about treating tooth loss by giving us a call at Brighton Family Dental Group in Brighton, MA, today at (617) 562-5210.
