Having missing teeth does more than just affect your appearance. When you lose teeth either to breakage or extraction, it is important that you replace the missing teeth with some type of appliance. Dental implants are by far the best choice for replacing missing teeth for several reasons.

Prevents Bone and Tissue Loss

When you have a missing tooth, it can cause you to have bone loss in the jaw as well as tissue loss in the gums. Both of these problems can cause sinking of the facial features over time, further affecting your appearance. Bone loss and tissue loss can also result in loose teeth around the gap left by the missing tooth. This can result in even more dental work and the potential for more missing teeth. [Read more…]

The sad fact is that many teenagers do not have good oral hygiene. Many teens will only brush their teeth when they realize their breath isn’t fresh, they have a date, or mom or dad reminds them. This often leads to cavities. While your dentist will do everything they can to save a tooth, sometimes the best remedy for health is an extraction. Leaving gaps in your teen’s smile does more than harm their appearance.

Gaps in Teeth Affect Eating Habits

Gaps in teeth can affect the effectiveness of the bite, causing problems with chewing food adequately for good digestion. Too many gaps in teeth can sometimes cause teens to avoid some foods altogether. Since it is already hard enough to get teens to eat a healthy diet, making it more difficult for them to bite into or chew fresh fruits and vegetables is not a good idea. This is just one reason why you should replace missing teeth.

Your Teen is Still Growing

One of the biggest reasons not to let teeth go unreplaced is that your teen is still growing. When a tooth is extracted while growth is still occurring, it causes the other teeth around it to migrate to try to fill the gap. This results in a bad bite, and it can greatly hinder future dental work. It is important to replace missing teeth as soon as possible so your teen doesn’t have problems with chewing.

Missing Teeth Contribute to Depression

Many teens suffer from depression and low self-esteem. Anything you can do to boost your child’s confidence is an important undertaking. Having missing teeth can make your teen unnecessarily self-conscious. It can also make them a target for bullying. Appearance is extremely important to your teen, so it should also be important to you.

Options

You have many options for replacing missing teeth for your teen. Implants and implant supported bridges can restore your teen’s healthy smile and help them live a better life. Contact us today for more information.

In their healthiest form, natural teeth are impressively strong and durable. Not only do they chew and shred all of your favorite hard and crunchy foods, but they also support your jawbone structure and endure a lifetime of use and wear.

However, if you’re like most adults, you will lose at least one tooth in your lifetime and need to replace it. You might worry that a dental implant cannot offer the same strength and durability as your natural tooth, but today’s impressive technology actually does make it possible to replace real teeth with implants of equal strength.

Dental Implants Are Titanium Posts

Dental implants are actually titanium posts that are carefully inserted into the bone where your tooth used to be. Titanium is a durable, versatile and safe material that fuses with the jaw bone over the course of a few months. This forms an alternative tooth root that – with proper care – will stay perfectly in place for the rest of your life.

A Healthy Jawbone Strengthens Your Implants

Since your dental implants must fuse with your jawbone, the strength of your jawbone can influence the integrity of your implants. This is why it’s so important to use advanced  osseodensification as a way to strengthen your jawbone without any invasive bone grafting. This procedure slowly displaces existing bone tissues to make them more compact around your implant. The end result is a stronger, healthier jawbone that can easily support implants. [Read more…]

Losing a tooth to decay, infection, or injury can be painful and embarrassing, but you aren’t forced to live with a gap in your smile forever. Dental technologies have advanced significantly in the past decade, making permanent dental implants the gold standard of care for modern tooth replacement.

An implant is a prosthetic tooth root anchored directly into your jaw with a durable titanium screw. A crown attaches to the implant to replace your natural tooth structure. When replacing your missing tooth, there are many reasons to consider a single-tooth implant over other replacement methods.

Restore the Look, Feel, and Function Of Your Natural Tooth

Unlike bridges or dentures, a dental implant actually replaces the entire structure of your missing tooth. A titanium screw replaces the missing tooth root and fuses with the jawbone to become a permanent part of the mouth. Once the crown is affixed to the implant, you can chew, talk, laugh, and smile like normal. Your single-tooth implant will look so natural that nobody will suspect it’s not real. [Read more…]

Long gone are the days when a missing tooth could only be replaced by a wooden alternative. Missing teeth can now be efficiently replaced by implants that look, feel, and function nearly identically to the teeth they replaced. It’s important to understand that implants still need to be cleaned and protected even though they aren’t real.

After the time, money, and energy spent to restore your mouth with dental implants, you want to take every step necessary to maintain strong oral health in the future. Establishing good nutrition is one of the best ways to do this.

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If you lost a tooth and want to replace it in the most natural and permanent way possible, you don’t need to look any further than dental implants. As a gold standard of care for modern tooth replacement, an implant serves as a prosthetic tooth root anchored directly into the jaw and connected to a crown to replace your natural tooth. There are many reasons that a single tooth dental implant is the best option to save your smile.

A Single Dental Implant Replaces the Appearance and Function of the Original Tooth

Dental implants replace missing teeth with durable alternatives that look exactly like natural teeth. The first step involves installing the implant itself, which is a small titanium screw, into the jawbone. This titanium screw replaces the missing tooth root and fuses with the jawbone to become a permanent part of the mouth. After it has healed, a crown is attached to the end of the implant to replace the appearance and function of the tooth itself. You will be able to chew, talk, laugh, and smile like normal, and nobody will have any indication that one of your teeth is not real. [Read more…]

Thanks to significant dental advancements over the past few years, replacing missing teeth in your mouth has never been easier. Far from being limited to one option, you can work with your dentist to select the oral solution that is perfectly customized to your needs. For many patients, a single implant is the best solution to replace a lost tooth, restore an attractive smile, and protect the form and function of the mouth. Here’s everything you should know about using a single-tooth implant for yourself.

How Do Implants Work?

Dental implants are actually titanium posts that are carefully inserted into the bone where your tooth used to be. Titanium is a durable, versatile and safe material that fuses with the jaw bone over the course of a few months. This forms the “root” of the tooth, and after the gum has fully healed from the implants, impressions can be made to design a crown that is fixed into the implant and identical to a natural tooth. [Read more…]

We’ve all heard the myths about George Washington’s wooden teeth, and while our first President never actually used wooden dentures, he did suffer from dental problems that led him to use dentures composed of ivory, gold, lead, and other unlikely materials.

Fortunately, dental techniques have evolved significantly since the 18th century, and today dental implants offer an infinitely better solution to tooth loss than anything George Washington used! Dental implants offer a wide range of benefits, including the following three.

Osseodensification Can Be Used to Strengthen Bone

In order to receive dental implants, a space needs to be created within your jawbone to place the implant itself. Osseodensification is a new and innovative procedure that condenses your jawbone to make room for each implant. This process pushes bone outward from where the new implant needs to be placed. Not only does osseodensification make room for implants, it also strengthens the bone at the location of each implant to make your mouth healthier and ensure implant longevity. [Read more…]

Life is so much harder and uncomfortable when you are missing teeth, but we are fortunate to live in a time when technology has the ability to fix oral problems with more efficiency and ease than ever before. Dental implants are the very best tooth replacement options, and now is the time for you to obtain your own implants and regain the natural look, feel, and function of your mouth.

As you prepare for your implant therapy, it is important to select an implant specialist who uses cutting edge implant therapy techniques to ensure optimal outcomes. At Dental Implant Solutionz in Largo, Florida, Dr. Tadros utilizes advanced osseodensification placement to preserve healthy jaw structures. Here’s everything you should know about this process.

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Living with missing teeth is difficult, but thanks to recent advances in dental technology, it’s possible to obtain beautiful, natural-looking implants that replace your missing teeth permanently. Which type is right for you?  

Single or Full Implants

A dental implant consists of three elements: a titanium implant that bonds with the jawbone to replace the tooth’s roots, an abutment at the top of the implant, and a crown that replaces the visible portion of the tooth. If you have only lost one or two teeth, single implants can be used to replace those teeth. Implants look so natural that nobody will even know it’s not your real tooth! If you have lost the majority of your teeth, a full set of implants or implant bridges can replace all of your teeth without the need for dentures. You will be able to speak, chew, smile, and enjoy full functionality of your mouth! [Read more…]