When one or more of your natural teeth go missing, then your jawbone could weaken and you could develop an aged appearance and even lose additional teeth. But we can help! Brooklyn Periodontics and Implantology can treat missing teeth with dental implants, preserving your smile in the process.
The Factors Behind Missing Teeth
We can lose teeth due to an injury to the face or jaw, or even as a result of a severe cavity or infection. Teeth could be extracted due to poor health, or in most cases, you could lose one or more to periodontal disease. As part of the treatment, we will examine your smile to assess the cause and extent of your tooth loss. For people with periodontitis, we could offer periodontic treatment to manage the disease and prevent the risk of implant failure in the years to come. We want your new smile, and your remaining natural teeth if there are any, to remain in place for decades to come!
Treatment with Dental Implants
Dental implants are not like traditional bridges and removable dentures. These are actually fixed in place and you never remove them! We will plan and guide the placement of the dental implant portions to the jaw, where they act as new roots and bond with the jaw. This means you have a solid base to support your new tooth or teeth, and this also prevents the loss of mass and density that usually follows tooth loss, so you avoid an aged appearance. Our team can take on individual missing teeth and complete a new tooth with a cone, or we could even address large gaps with a bridge or even a complete set of new teeth. With All-On-Four, we can even secure a full smile in as little as one visit!
Long-Term Benefits
When you replace missing teeth with dental implants, you have a new option that can handle daily bite forces and pressures, so you can eat your favorite foods again. These will also be natural in appearance and blend with any remaining teeth for a more lifelike appearance. Since the roots stimulate jawbone growth you don’t lose the structure as you would usually do after tooth loss, so you maintain your youthful facial features and avoid a prematurely aged appearance. With periodontic care, we can manage the underlying causes of your tooth loss too, helping ensure your new smile can truly last.
If you have any questions about implant dentistry, then contact our team today.
Brooklyn Periodontics Replaces Missing Teeth
Our team wants to help replace your lost teeth with an option that can last for years to come. For more details about implant dentistry, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
