If you have lost natural teeth. This not only impacts how and what you eat, but this could also alter your appearance. Over time, this could even lead to an older appearance! But we can help with dental implants. In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and dental implant expert talks about preventing an older appearance with implant dentistry!
The Link Between Tooth Loss and an Older Appearance
How does losing your teeth lead to an older appearance? When we lose natural teeth, the body will no longer send doses of calcium and phosphorus to the surrounding jawbone, so this area weakens and erodes. The result is often further tooth loss and even a prematurely older appearance! Missing teeth could also alter how you eat, impact clear speech, and leave you vulnerable to complications like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). But with implant dentistry, we can offer a tooth replacement option that stimulates jawbone growth and keeps your youthful facial features intact!
How Dental Implants Help
The dental implant is a post made from titanium. This metal is biocompatible, meaning the body accepts it as natural bone structure. When we insert this into your jaw surgically, it bonds with the jaw and allows your new tooth to stay in place for decades to come, potentially a lifetime. This also prevents the loss of mass and dentistry in your jaw, so your youthful facial features remain intact. Our team will examine your smile to see if these are right for you. If your jaw has weakened due to tooth loss, then we could offer options like grafting and sinus lift procedures to strengthen the lower and upper jaw, so you can support new teeth and keep your smile intact!
Placing and Restoring Your New Teeth
Once your smile is ready for placement, we will ensure your comfort with local anesthesia and sedation. Our team then uses digital imaging systems so we can choose the best angle, position, and depth to insert your new roots. We then guide these in place with digital technology. Once inserted, this will bond with the jaw. For some, in the same visit we could attach a crown or a full set of new teeth, so you leave our office with a complete smile!
If you have any questions about dental implants, then contact our team today to learn more. You can still use your remaining 2025 dental benefits before they expire at the end of the year!
Brooklyn Periodontics Provides a Full Smile
Our team is ready to help treat your missing teeth with one or more of our custom dental implants. For more information on treating the gaps in your smile, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
