When you lose your natural teeth, we don’t just replace the part of the teeth you see, we take on your root structure too! With dental implants, we can replace both to secure an option that can last for decades. In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dentist talks about replacing both your teeth and roots with implant dentistry.
The Impact of Losing Teeth
How does losing a tooth impact your smile? There are the obvious impacts, such as the changes to your appearance, the inability to eat many kinds of foods, and even issues with clear speech. But did you know your facial structure and jawbone strength can erode too? The body will stop sending doses of certain key nutrients to the jaw around missing roots, which means they lose mass and density and erode, which leads to further tooth loss and a prematurely older appearance. To stop this and keep your youthful facial features intact, we can offer dental implant placement.
Placing New Tooth Roots
Dental implants keep your jaw and facial structure intact because they replace both the roots and the crown of a tooth. The implant portion is a biocompatible titanium post that acts as a new root, bonding with the jawbone. This causes the flow of nutrients to resume, which keeps your smile strong and allows your new teeth to stay in place for decades to come, potentially even a lifetime with proper care and attention. Our team can use dental implants to address a single missing tooth, or to place several to support a bridge or even a complete set of dentures, so we can take on minor, complicated, and even total cases of tooth loss.
Completing Your New Tooth
Following the placement process, we can connect an abutment to the post that will extend above the gum line. For an individual missing tooth, we then attach an abutment and a lifelike crown to complete it, so you have an attractive new tooth and a durable chewing surface. We can also connect custom bridges or even a full set of new teeth to ensure your smile is full and beautiful. If you have minor or severe cases of tooth loss, or if you have waited years since you lost natural teeth, contact our team so we can conduct an exam and see which option is best for you. If you have any questions about dental implant placement, then let us know so we can start you on your journey to a full smile.
Dental Impressions Helps Secure Replacement Teeth
Our team wants to help address your tooth loss with one or more of our dental implants. To schedule your appointment and learn more about implant dentistry, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
