When you lose teeth and time has elapsed before you see us, this could mean your jawbone weakens and erodes. But we can still help! With options like grafting and sinus lift procedures, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and dental implant expert can strengthen your smile!
Tooth Loss and Weakened Jawbone Structure
How does losing a tooth, or more than one tooth, weaken your jaw? Once a tooth is lost, whether due to decay, infection, injury, or disease, the body will no longer send doses of calcium and phosphorus to the surrounding bone structure. Without these nutrients, the area will weaken and erode. This means additional teeth could be lost and the jawbone could weaken further, which leads to an older appearance. Your jaw may be unable to support dental implants too! But we can strengthen the area so we can secure dental implants and help your smile and your youthful facial structure remain intact for years to come!
Grafting and Sinus Lift Procedures
For the lower portion of your bite, we could apply new structures to shore up the weekend areas. We could use donor tissues, or a synthetic material. We could also take one from parts of your own body, such as the rear of the jaw or from the hip or knee. These are then attached to the weakened areas and bond with the bone structure, creating a new base that can support dental implants.
For the upper portion of the jaw, our team will provide another way to strengthen it. Instead of adding new tissues, we will actually raise the sinus floor to uncover new structures that can support your new teeth. The sinus lift procedure ensures your upper jaw can handle the placement of one or more dental implants.
Placing Dental Implants
Once the grafting and sinus lift area heals, we will then guide the posts into the jaw with detailed imaging technology, so they can sit at the right angles, positions, and depth to support new teeth. We then attach a crown to the individual ones, or we could use several posts to support a bridge or possibly even a full set of new teeth. With the All-On-Four procedure, our team can secure a full set of new teeth to these posts in the same visit, so you leave with a full smile after one appointment.
If you have any questions about our support services, then contact our team today to learn more and start your tooth replacement journey!
Brooklyn Periodontics Offers Implant Dentistry
Our team wants to help address missing teeth and provide a full smile. For more details about replacing your missing teeth, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
