If you lose most of your natural teeth, or all of them, you need replacement to be able to eat your favorite foods and smile with confidence. Instead of removable dentures, what if there was an option that could offer a full smile that lasts for decades to come? In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about our dental implant dentures.
The Causes and Complications of Edentulism
What causes a person to lose most or all of their teeth? Edentulism could be the result of a major injury to the tooth, but in most cases, this is due to periodontitis, the advanced stage of gum disease. When you lose most or all of your teeth, this severely limits your meal options and may force you to subsist on only soft food items. In addition, you could have trouble speaking clearly. As your jawbone loses mass and density due to the missing roots no longer stimulating jawbone growth, this could mean an older appearance. However, we can fill the gaps and secure a new smile to help keep your teeth and facial structure intact for years to come!
Planning Tooth Replacement
Our team will start with a detailed examination of your smile with advanced digital systems. We want to understand the cause and extent of your tooth loss. At the same time, we want to choose the best angles, positions, and depths to insert your dental implant posts. Instead of traditional removable dentures, we can offer a fixed alternative that can stay in place for years to come, and may only take one visit to complete.
Dental Implant Dentures
With this option, we will insert as few as four dental implant posts into the jaw at specific angles. These require less structure to stay in place and will help stimulate jawbone growth to keep your jaw intact. In the same visit, we will attach abutment to the posts and then connect a set of dentures or custom teeth in place. These are made from durable and lifelike materials, and will be able to handle daily bite forces and pressures. You can smile with confidence and enjoy your favorite foods again!
If you have any questions about our dental implant dentures, or if you have major tooth loss that needs attention, then contact our team today to learn more.
Schedule An Appointment to Address Your Missing Teeth
Even if you lose your entire smile, we can help secure a new one with dental implants, often in only one visit. To learn more about how our team will treat missing teeth and offer a full smile again, contact your Brooklyn, NY, periodontists today at (718) 444-3800.
