Do you have missing teeth? If you have lost natural teeth, then dental implants could offer a secure and lifelike solution, one that could potentially last a lifetime. But how do we place them? In today’s blog, Brooklyn Periodontics and Implantology talks about securing dental implants for our Brooklyn, NY, patients. Whether you have a single missing tooth, or have lost every tooth in your smile, we can help with a durable and lifelike solution, one that can potentially last for decades to come!
Your initial Exam
Do you have missing teeth? Don’t live with the negative changes to your smile’s health, appearance, and function, talk to our team! With an initial dental exam, we will closely examine your jawbone and gums to assess the cause of your tooth loss, and make sure your smile can support new dental implants. If not, we can plan treatments like grafting or a sinus lift. These support services can strengthen the upper and lower jaw to ensure your smile can secure new teeth. By addressing your missing teeth, we can help you avoid issues like misalignment, a prematurely aged appearance, and complications like TMJ disorder and bruxism.
Planning Placement
With the digital imaging systems we employ, we can choose the best angle, position, and depth to insert your new implant posts. These act like new roots and look like tiny screws. Made from biocompatible titanium, they will bond with the jawbone. This means unlike traditional bridges and removable dentures, your new teeth have the potential to last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime. Every smile is unique, so we always take a personalized approach to securing your new dental implants!
Keeping You Comfortable
Our team always takes steps to ensure your dental implant placement is a comfortable process! For example, we will numb the area directly with a local anesthetic. We then offer sedation such as nitrous oxide, oral conscious sedation, or even IV sedation, to help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation, even if you have anxiety or special needs that would typically complicate your ability to undergo even minor procedures. We want your time with us to be positive, so you enjoy your journey to a full and beautiful smile!
Inserting Your Dental Implants
Once we have planned the procedure in detail, we will guide the implants into the jaw surgically with advanced imaging technology. Once these posts are in place, they will bond with the jawbone and act like new roots. This not only keeps them secure, but also prevents the jawbone from losing mass and density as it normally would following tooth loss. Which means you can maintain your youthful facial features and avoid further tooth loss if you still have natural teeth in place. Our team can handle a single missing tooth or even take on more severe cases, including total tooth loss!
Restoring Your New Tooth/Teeth
How do we complete your new tooth (or teeth)? For an initial tooth, we will connect an abutment to the post that extends above the gum line. We then attach a crown to it, one custom-made to ensure a lifelike appearance and a durable chewing surface. If you have more severe cases of tooth loss, we could use several implant posts to support a bridge. We could even use All-On-Four to support a complete set of new teeth in only one visit. With this option, we just insert four posts per arch, and attach a full set of new teeth to them in the same sitting, so you leave our office with a complete smile, one that looks natural and restores function and beauty to your bite again.
If you have any questions about how we handle minor or severe tooth loss with one or more of our dental implants, or if you want to start the placement process now and obtain a full smile in 2026, then please reach out to our office today to find out more!
Brooklyn Periodontics Provides A Complete Smile Again
We want to help take on missing teeth with an option that can last for many years to come. By addressing tooth loss, we can protect your smile from major complications and your face from developing an aged appearance. You can enjoy your favorite dishes again and speak with confidence, feeling good in social situations once more. For more details about our approach to implant dentistry, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
