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Dental implants now reign as the most desirable way to replace missing teeth. Not only are implants highly successful, but their customization and durability make them ideal for restoring your smile. Whether you want to replace a single tooth or several, dental implants could be what you need to make your smile whole again.
At Chino Aesthetic Dental, Dr. Joshi carefully evaluates every patient’s situation to see if dental implants are right for them. She works closely with you to find the best solution for keeping your smile healthy and intact.
What Are Dental Implants?
A dental implant is a titanium-based cylinder that serves to replace the root of a missing tooth. Your body naturally responds to this medical-grade material, fusing it to your jawbone. To complete the process, we attach a crown to the implant. This crown looks and feels just like one of your natural teeth and replaces the one you have lost.
In addition to crowns, implants can serve as anchors for special dentures. These implant-supported dentures are far superior to traditional dentures, allowing greater stability and preserving jaw health.
For both crowns and dentures, implants are a long-lasting option to keep your smile complete for years to come.
Benefits of Dental Implants
While several options for tooth replacement do exist, dental implants come with some of the greatest benefits. These include:
Natural Look and Feel
Implants are situated in your mouth the same way as your natural teeth. This placement gives them a completely natural look indistinguishable from your real teeth.
Prevent Bone Resorption
When you lose a tooth, the jaw bone in that gap can change and weaken. But if you fill that space with an implant, you provide that bone with stability, reducing resorption significantly.
Denture Retention
Using implants to support dentures creates a completely new experience for patients. They no longer need to worry about dentures falling out or shifting at inconvenient moments.
Preserve Surrounding Teeth
Replacing a single tooth with a dental bridge is effective, but it requires altering the surrounding teeth to hold the bridge. Dental implants do not require this, and instead they simply fill in the gap of a missing tooth. There are no negative effects on the surrounding teeth, but there are plenty of benefits.
Are Dental Implants Right for Me?
Dental implants are an excellent tooth replacement option for a wide range of patients. If you want to have a durable, long-lasting tooth replacement, then dental implants are the way to go. With a natural look and feel, they fit perfectly among the rest of your teeth to give you a smile that you can’t wait to share with friends and family.
However, to get dental implants, you do need to have a certain level of bone mass. Since your jawbone holds the root of the implant, you need enough of it to keep the implant stable. If you have gone some time with a missing tooth, there is a chance that your bone has reduced significantly. This is why it is always a good idea to replace a missing tooth as soon as possible.
If you do not have enough bone mass, you still can have a chance for getting implants. However, first you will need a simple bone grafting procedure to restore missing bone mass. Procedures with the word “bone” in them can sound intimidating, but this procedure is actually a straightforward and effective way to build up lost mass. Once you have enough jawbone mass, it is time for your dental implants!
What Is the Process Like?
While dental implants require several visits to the dentist, the entire process is still quite straightforward. Once it is determined you have enough bone mass to support dental implants, you can start with the implant itself. This is inserted into the gums, and then you wait for your jawbone to naturally fuse to the insert. This ensures your crown will have a fully stable base to attach to.
Next you need the abutment, which serves as a way to attach the crown (the tooth part) to the implant. Depending on your situation, this can be done at the same time as the implant or as the crown.
Once the implant is secure, you have a final visit to attach your fully customized crown. During your initial visit, we take impressions of your teeth to create a crown that matches the unique shape of your natural teeth. Every single crown is fully customized to match the shape and color of your natural teeth so it won’t stand out at all. Even you might have a hard time telling which of your teeth are artificial and which are natural!
Schedule Your Appointment
If you are missing teeth, the sooner you replace them, the better your overall oral health will be. Schedule your appointment at Chino Aesthetic Dental today to get started on rebuilding your smile with dental implants. Dr. Joshi and her experienced team look forward to restoring your smile and boosting your confidence!
Looking for dental implants in Chino, Chino Hills, Upland, Pomona, Claremont, Corona, Norco, Ontario, Diamond Bar, Rancho Cucamonga, Riverside or the Inland Empire? For more information please call our office to schedule your consultation.
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We accept most insurance plans AND payment from most PPO and indemnity plans. Please call our office to make an appointment and we will answer any questions you may have.