While traditional bridges and removable dentures can provide effective tooth replacement, dental implants actually offer more lifelike and biocompatible tooth replacement! They can last far longer, and provide better security too. In today’s blog, your Cerritos, CA, dentist talks about what makes dental implants biocompatible.
The Need to Seek Tooth Replacement
First, when should you see our team to discuss treatment with dental implants? We may recommend implant dentistry for minor cases of tooth loss, even a single lost tooth. But the same option can address severe tooth loss too, providing a fixed and long-lasting alternative to traditional dentures. When you have missing teeth, this can weaken your jaw and lead to an older appearance as the body stops sending key nutrients to the portions of the smile around the missing roots. But since dental implants are biocompatible, the flow of nutrients can resume to strengthen your smile and ensure your new teeth can truly last!
How Implants Act Like New Roots
Each dental implant is a small post that looks like a tiny screw. Made from titanium, which the body accepts as natural root structure, the post can actually bond with the jaw like a natural root, and is accepted by the body as such. This allows the flow of nutrients to resume, fortifying and protecting the jawbone. Since the jaw doesn’t lose mass and density, your new implants can stay in place for decades to come, possibly a lifetime, with proper care and attention. In comparison, a traditional bridge lasts about 10 to 15 years tops, and removable dentures need to be replaced every 5 to 10 years.
Securing Your New Tooth
How do we place them and complete your new tooth? Our team will use digital imaging to choose the best angle, position, and depth to insert your post. We then guide them into place with a digital surgical guide. Once secured, as the area heals this will ensure the strength and longevity of your new tooth root. We then complete it with an abutment and a custom-made crown. We could also use several implants to secure a bridge or even a fixed set of dentures, ones that never need removal and don’t slip!
If you have any questions about how our team will treat tooth loss with dental implants, or if you want to learn more about what makes them such a lifelike solution to tooth loss, then contact our office today to learn more. A full and beautiful smile is in reach, and we are ready to help you!
TALK TO OUR TEAM ABOUT IMPLANT DENTISTRY
To schedule a consultation for tooth replacement, then make an appointment with Cerritos Dental Surgery in California call 562-584-4082 today.
