If you have lost a tooth, or even for those who have lost several, we can offer tooth replacement. You can enjoy a full smile again! In fact, with dental implants we can offer new teeth that look and function like natural ones. In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about planning tooth replacement with dental implants.
The Factors Behind Your Missing Tooth
What causes a person to lose one or more of their natural teeth? Tooth loss could occur when one develops a severe case of tooth decay or becomes infected and treatment is not administered. Missing teeth could be linked to an injury to your face or jaw. If you have periodontitis, the advanced stage of gum disease, this is actually the most common cause of missing teeth. Without treatment, tooth loss is linked to complications with meals, speech, and your self-confidence levels. But your jawbone can also weaken with time, leaving you vulnerable to further tooth loss and even an older appearance. But with implant dentistry, we can plan replacement that keeps your jaw and smile intact for decades to come!
Planning Replacement with Dental Implants
How do we plan the process? To begin, we want to understand the factors behind your missing teeth. Our team will conduct a thorough examination of your smile with digital x-rays and CT imaging, so we can assess the factors behind your tooth loss and make sure your jawbone is strong enough to support one or more dental implants. If not, we could discuss procedures like jawbone grafting or a sinus lift to strengthen the lower and upper jaw, so your smile can secure new teeth for years to come.
Securing Your New Teeth
Once we have planned the process in detail with digital technology, we will use imaging systems to help guide the dental implant post into their proper position in your smile, ensuring they sit at the perfect angle, position, and depth to support new teeth. Our team will then connect a crown to an individual one, or we could use several to support a bridge or even a full set of teeth. In fact, with options like All-On-Four, we can secure a complete smile with dental implants in only one visit, so you leave with a full smile!
If you have any questions about how we plan and secure your new teeth, or if you have missing teeth you want to see replaced, then contact our team today to learn more.
Schedule An Implant Appointment with Brooklyn Periodontics
We want to provide a full smile again, and in one visit if possible! For more information on treating your missing teeth, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
