Dental implants provide a way to replace missing teeth that look natural and have the potential to last for decades to come! Which is why we want to use them to address your missing teeth. In today’s blog, Brooklyn Periodontics and Implantology talks about how we plan and conduct dental implant placement! We can help you enjoy a full smile again, with results that have the potential to last for many years to come.
The Loss of Your Natural Teeth
What causes someone to lose a tooth, or several of them? You could lose your teeth due to factors like injury, cavities, or infection. In most cases, severe tooth loss is due to periodontal disease. When you suffer from tooth loss, this could cause the jawbone to weaken, which leads to further lost teeth and an aged appearance. Missing teeth is also linked to concerns with eating, speech, and your ability to feel confident in social situations. For better oral health and overall quality of life, you need to replace your missing teeth with dental implants.
Planning Solutions with Implant Dentistry
We will first examine your smile with digital imaging systems, such as digital x-rays, to assess the cause and severity of your tooth loss. We may need to conduct periodontic treatment to manage gum disease and prevent implant failure down the road, and to keep any remaining natural teeth in place. Our team also wants to see if your jawbone is strong enough to support new teeth. Otherwise, we may need to conduct support services like jawbone grafting or a sinus lift.
Digital imaging allows us to choose the best angle, position, and depth to insert the new roots, which helps ensure the success and longevity of your new roots!
Sedation
When we have planned the process in detail and you arrive for the implant placement procedure, we will take time to ensure your experience is a comfortable one. Our team can administer dental sedation to help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, with little to no memory of the process at all. We can choose from a range of options, such as nitrous oxide, oral conscious sedation, and IV sedation. You can enjoy a positive experience even if you have dental anxiety or special needs that complicate your ability to undergo care.
Placing Your New Roots
Our team will plan and guide the placement process with advanced digital imaging. The dental implant portion is a small post that is screw-like in appearance. Made from titanium, this can bond with your jaw like a natural root due to its biocompatible nature. Our team will make sure they sit at the right angle to support new teeth and remain in place for years to come. In fact, with proper care and attention, your new roots can stay in place for decades to come, or possibly for a lifetime. You can enjoy dental implants that support a new smile that can look and function like a natural one!
Attaching Crowns and Dentures
If you have an individual missing tooth, then we will insert a single dental implant and attach an abutment to the post, which will extend above the gum line. This provides structure to attach the crown that completes your new tooth. The crown will be custom-made from lifelike and durable materials, such as ceramic, so it can blend with your smile and allow you to eat your favorite foods again.
If you have more severe tooth loss, then we could use one to two dental implants to support a bridge. For total tooth loss, we could insert as little as four posts per arch, a process known as All-On-Four. With this option, we can attach a complete row of new and lifelike teeth in the same visit, so you leave our office with a full and beautiful smile!
If you have any questions about how we treat tooth loss with dental implants, or if you have gaps in your smile you want to see filled, then reach out to our team today. Even if years have elapsed and you have lost your natural teeth completely, we can help with implant dentistry, restoring health, function, and beauty to your smile, with results that can last for decades to come with proper care and attention, too!
Brooklyn Periodontics Is Ready to Secure Your New Smile
We want to help address missing teeth and offer results that can last for decades to come. For more details about implant dentistry, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
