On the surface, missing teeth might seem like no more than a cosmetic issue eating at your smile and self-esteem, but tooth loss can actually lead to serious dental consequences such as increased cavities, gum disease, or even jawbone degeneration. Dental implants comes to the rescue.
Introduction
If you have spaces in your smile from missing teeth, the team members at Fairfax Dental Care in Fairfax, Virginia provides comprehensive tooth replacement options with state-of-the-art implant dentistry to people throughout Greater Washington, D.C.
Call us today or schedule a consultation through our website to discover what prosthetic teeth can do to rejuvenate your looks, enhance bite function and long-term oral health.
Questions & Answers
There are many merit of tooth implants, Personalized Synthetical Tooth Anchors which is made from biocompatible titanium alloy, this adopted technician for cosmetic dentistry and repair technology candidate. They’re not only durable, reliable and long lasting – they look like your existing teeth too! Which is why they are ideal for filling gaps, improving the aesthetics of your face shape and aiding you in regaining full mouth usage.
These are then surgically implanted into your jaw to behave like roots of teeth. Post artificial root (Our tooth) becomes fused with bone by osseointegration through gums. When the implant is well integrated and neighbouring gums have healed, it's covered with a custom-made dental prosthesis.
For an individual missing tooth, it is usually restored with a porcelain crown; for multiple gaps, a fixed bridge is typically used; and when toothes are missing entirely or edentulism present, it can be restored with implant-supported denture or overdenture to offer stable full-arch restoration.
We have several reliable implant systems with 99%+ success rates and lifetime guarantees — so you maintain healthy jawbone and get natural results that last.
Implants can be placed only if there is sufficient bone structure and healthy gums. If your jaw is strong (and voluminous) enough to hold a titanium post fast and tight — without accompanying variables like uncontrolled diabetes or severe osteoporosis — you generally don't need to jump through ancillary hoops such as bone grafts, ridge augmentation, or sinus lifts.
To verify the quality, quantity, and overall health of your bone structure as well as to ensure you’re a candidate for implants, we’ll perform a cone beam computed tomography (CBCT) scan that gives us a detailed display of 3D visuals including your teeth, soft tissues, nerve pathways and skeletal framework.
This imagery helps to identify key features of your anatomy so that our team at Fairfax Dental can select the perfect implant size, design and angulation for accurate placement with minimal invasiveness, maximizing its life span and minimizing complications.
Tooth implant procedure is a routine outpatient treatment taking place directly in our office under local anesthetic, with sedation options available if necessary for your comfort. If there are any unhealthy or damaged teeth that need to be extracted beforehand, we will carefully remove the offending tooth and prepare the site for implantation. The dentist then implants the artificial root into the jaw bone and sutures up the gum flap to protect the area while it heals.
Dr Soyfer or Dr Mansouri will discuss specifics around your treatment plan however the time frames vary between patients and are dependant on your bodies healing speed and bone quality but as a general rule you can expect that over a few months, full osseointegration takes place.
Once the implant has become integrated and stabilized it is time to return to have your custom abutment and prosthesis placed, (a porcelain crown, multi-unit bridge or hybrid denture for example).
Want to learn more about how these permanent teeth solutions can restore your quality of life with the single-tooth treatments that are right for you, or if you’d benefit more from full-mouth rehabilitation? Give our office a call today or click the online scheduler to book your exam.
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