If you have lost natural teeth, even all of them, you could enjoy a full smile again. With dental implants, we have lifelike and long-lasting options that look and function like natural teeth. In today’s blog, the team at Cerritos Dental Surgery talks about obtaining a full smile again with dental implants.
The Risks of Losing Your Natural Teeth
How do we lose our natural teeth? Tooth loss could occur due to an injury to the face or jaw, or even as a result of an untreated cavity or infection. But for many, severe tooth loss is the result of periodontal disease. Without treatment to manage it, this could reach a stage known as periodontitis. This advanced stage severs the tissues connecting your teeth and gums. When we begin tooth replacement, we will examine your smile to understand the cause of the disease. We then offer care to manage issues like periodontal disease, protecting your remaining natural teeth and keeping your new dental implants in place for years to come!
Our Dental Implants
Each dental implant is a small biocompatible titanium post that acts like a new root. We will surgically insert this into the jaw at specific angles, positions, and depths to ensure they can stimulate jawbone growth. This means your new post acts like a root, keeping your jawbone from eroding and allowing your new tooth the chance to last for years to come, possibly decades. For an individual one, we will complete the new tooth by acting an abutment to the post that extends above the gum line, providing structure to attach a new dental crown. Custom-made, the crown will look natural and blend with your smile seamlessly. But we can also take on total tooth loss with All-on-Four, and in only one sitting!
All-On-Four
For people missing most or all of their teeth, we could provide help with All-On-Four. In a single appointment, we will insert as few as four dental implants per arch. If you have remaining natural teeth, we can gently extract them. We then guide the new roots into place. In the same sitting, we then connect a full set of new teeth. Your new smile will look natural and restore your ability to eat your favorite foods and enjoy your favorite dishes again. These are fixed in place, no need to remove them for cleaning or soaking, and they never slip when you eat or drink.
If you have any questions about implant dentistry, then contact our team today to learn more!
TALK TO OUR TEAM ABOUT IMPLANT DENTISTRY
To schedule a consultation for treating tooth loss with a long-lasting and durable option, make an appointment with Cerritos Dental Surgery in California call 562-584-4082 today.
