When you find yourself with one or more missing teeth, then you need to seek treatment with a dental prosthetic. With dental implants, we can offer replacement for an individual missing tooth, or even secure a set of dentures. In today’s blog, your Londonderry, NH, dentist talks about how we place and restore your natural-looking dental implants.
When to Seek Dental Implants
If you have a missing tooth, or several, then you should consider tooth replacement. Otherwise, the gap could cause surrounding teeth to actually move, drifting from position to create a misalignment and a greater risk of tooth decay and gum disease. For others, missing teeth could limit meal options and even make clear speech difficult, not to mention the embarrassment caused by the gaps in your smile. But the most severe complication is the gradual loss of mass and density in the jaw, which occurs as the body stops sending key nutrients to the areas of the jaw without tooth roots. The breakdown not only means further tooth loss, but a prematurely aged appearance too! Fortunately, we can protect your smile with the placement of dental implants.
Planning Your Placement
We first take a close look at your smile and jaw with advanced imaging technology, including digital x-rays. We want to understand the factors behind your tooth loss so we can treat or manage these underlying factors. We also need to choose the best areas to insert the dental implants, selecting the right angle, position, and depth to support new roots. Made from biocompatible titanium, these posts will be accepted as new roots, which prevents your jaw from losing mass and density.
Placing and Restoring Your New Tooth
For an individual missing tooth, our team will insert the biocompatible titanium posts into the jaw and once the placement area heals, we will connect an abutment to them so we can attach a crown, completing your new tooth. For dentures, we could insert multiple posts into the arch and often in the same visit, connect a denture, so you leave with a full smile. Our team can then discuss better oral hygiene habits to keep your new teeth secure for years to come. They will look and act like natural teeth, so you can smile with confidence.
If you have any questions about how we plan and place dental implants to offer lifelike and long-lasting tooth replacement, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to make sure you enjoy your best smile and optimal oral health, and that starts with an initial consultation!
Schedule Your Family’s Next Visit Today!
Our team wants to provide replacement teeth that look and function like natural ones. Give us a call at My Dentist in Londonderry, NH at (603)965-3407 today!
