When you have missing teeth, this could impact how you eat and smile, and also cause your jawbone to weaken. These complications could also impact how you receive dental implants. But your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert can offer support services to strengthen your smile and make it implant ready!
Tooth Loss and Weakened Smiles
When we lose our teeth, often to factors like periodontal disease, this gap could cause the body to stop sending doses of calcium and phosphorus to the jawbone around the lost root. Without these nutrients, the bone structure weakens and causes further tooth loss. There could also not be enough structure left to support one or more dental implants. Likewise, the presence of advanced gum disease could weaken and erode underlying jawbone structure too. But our team can use support services to strengthen these areas and ensure they can support your new teeth!
The Jawbone Grafting Procedure
For the lower jaw, we could conduct a ridge augmentation. Also known as jawbone grafting, this involves adding new structures to the lower jaw in the form of bone taken from other parts of your body or synthetic source. This strengthens the area so we can place dental implants and preserve the jawbone. For the upper arch, we could provide a sinus lift, in which we essentially raise the sinus floor to uncover new structures that can support one or more dental implants, including a full set of implant dentures.
Preserving Your Socket
When you lose a tooth, we want to preserve the socket so it can support a dental implant. With socket preservation, we can conduct a special grafting procedure designed specifically to keep the socket portion intact and able to secure a dental implant post. This prevents the area from losing mass and density, so the body doesn’t resorb it.
Once these procedures are complete and the areas heal, we will use the digital images we have taken to plan the placement of new teeth. We choose the right angle, position, and depth to insert these biocompatible titanium posts, which act as new roots. They bond with the jaw, so your new smile can last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime. We can offer individual tooth replacement, or use several to secure a prosthetic, such as a bridge or even a set of dentures! If you have any questions about how we preserve your smile and replace missing teeth, then contact our team today to learn more.
Strengthening Your Smile with Your Brooklyn, NY, Periodontist
Our team wants to ensure your smile is ready to receive one or more dental implants. To schedule an appointment and start your care, contact your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist by calling (718) 444-3800.
