How A Dental Implant Can Renew Your Smile
Your new dental implant starts with a threaded titanium post. This metal is an important part of the process, as the human body recognizes it like it were your own natural material. Instead of attacking it like a foreign object, your immune system grows tightly into the threads, providing a sturdy foundation for your prosthetic.
Dental Implants Work In Any Area Of Your Mouth
With implant dentistry, more things are possible than ever before. This method differs from other solutions such as bridges and partial dentures by connecting directly to the bone in your jaw. Since dental implants do not rely upon your other teeth, they can be useful in many ways. Talk to our team about your specific instance of tooth loss and discover the benefits of a biocompatible solution.
Missing Multiple Teeth? Dental Implants Can Help
Another benefit of dental implants is that the technology can be useful to replace more extensive forms of tooth loss. If you are missing multiple teeth, talk to our team about your options. Implant-retained bridges provide a strong restoration for areas where a traditional bridge will not hold. When you need a new set of dentures, ask us about a full-mouth solution that keeps your denture firmly attached to your jaw!
Learn More About Dental Implants With Dr. Maxey!
Lost one or more of your natural teeth? When you need a prosthodontic repair for your tooth loss, take some time to meet with our team to learn about your options.
Speak with Dr. Maxey, DDS at your helpful consultation to learn more about implant dentistry. To learn more or to schedule your appointment, give us a call at our Grand Prairie, TX office today at 972-264-5795!
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Tooth loss is difficult to accept no matter the reason it occurs or the age you are when it happens. However, today there is a wonderful solution to tooth loss that restores function and aesthetics, and that is with a dental implant.
A dental implant procedure allows your dentist to place a small device made from titanium in gum tissue where tooth loss has occurred. Titanium has been researched and found to be a metal most receptive to the body limiting rejection. In addition, bone fuses naturally to this metal incorporating it as a permanent part of the dental anatomy providing a strength and support very much like the roots perform for a biological tooth. Read More…
As one of the most viable ways to replace missing teeth, dental implants are life-like and long lasting. Unlike bridges or dentures, dental implants replace both a tooth’s roots and a tooth’s biting surface. Consisting of two components, a titanium rod that is implanted into the jawbone where a tooth once was and a manmade crown that fills in the empty tooth socket, implants can last for decades with proper care. Implants permanently replace teeth and are made from materials that closely mimic the natural structure of teeth so that patients can enjoy optimal oral function without compromising the support of surrounding teeth.
Before receiving implants, our dentist will determine a patient’s candidacy for this procedure. The success of the dental implant relies on a number of factors including the patient’s ability to maintain good oral hygiene and enough bone mass to support the titanium rod. Patients undergoing the implantation procedure should also be healthy enough for oral surgery and post-operative recovery. Read More…
You have a single tooth or multiple teeth missing, and you are frustrated. You don’t have the attractive smile you long for, and you also are having trouble with eating your favorite foods, such as pork chops or crisp Granny Smith apples. However, with a dental implant, you not only get a tooth-restoration option that looks like a real tooth: You get a replacement tooth that acts like one, too.
Dental implants contain three essential parts. The first is a titanium screw-like device, which is called the actual implant. Your dentist will place this titanium screw in your jawbone in the area that once held your natural tooth’s root. Over time, the implant fuses with the bone and acts like the root in that it rests securely in the bone, thus providing stability for your new tooth. Read More…
