When people see us for tooth loss solutions, we often provide dental implants. These can look and function like natural teeth, lasting for many years to come. But how do we place them? In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and dental implant expert talks about how we place dental implants and provide results that could potentially last a lifetime.
Planning Your Tooth Replacement
To begin, we want to take a close look at your smile. With our dental examination, we will assess the cause and severity of your tooth loss. We may need to manage issues like periodontitis with periodontic care, which helps protect your remaining natural teeth and your new ones from being lost. Our team will assess your jawbone’s strength to make sure your smile can support new teeth. If not, we can strengthen your lower and upper jaw with grafting or a sinus lift, so your smile can support tooth replacement!
Securing Your New Roots
With digital imaging technology, we can select the best area for placement, choosing the right angle, position, and depth to insert the dental implants. These biocompatible titanium posts are inserted into the jaw surgically and bond with it like natural roots. This means the flow of nutrients resumes to the areas where teeth were lost, keeping the jaw intact so you don’t lose additional natural teeth and your new ones avoid failure. With proper care and attention, your new teeth could last decades to come, possibly a lifetime.
Completing Your Dental Implants
We’ve talked about how we place the roots. But what about the parts people see when you smile? What about the portions that allow you to eat your favorite foods again and speak clearly? For an individual one, we could connect a custom crown to the implant post, which is made from lifelike and durable material and shaded to blend with your smile. If you have lost most or all of your teeth, we could offer a full row of new teeth supported with just four posts. Even better, this process, known as All-On-Four, can be completed in only one visit.
If you have lost one or more of your natural teeth, don’t live with tooth loss and watch your smile gradually erode with time. Instead, talk to our team about a replacement option that strengthens your jaw and allows you to feel confident in your appearance and enjoy your favorite dishes again! If you have any questions about dental implant placement, then reach out today.
Schedule Your Tooth Replacement with Brooklyn Periodontics
To offer new teeth that look and last like natural ones, we can help with implant dentistry. For more information on implant dentistry, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
