How can missing teeth be replaced comfortably, as well as match the appearance of natural teeth?
Above all other types of restoration, the dental implant is the safest, most advanced tooth replacement available in modern dentistry. It also offers the greatest predictability, the highest success (greater than a 95 percent over 30 years of clinical research) and unprecedented longevity. In fact, durability is the hallmark of the dental implant. Take good care of it, and an implant has the potential to last longer than a lifetime.
To fully appreciate the value of an implant, we should quickly address a basic dental concept known as "occlusal force". Your teeth rely on horizontal, vertical and diagonal tension, or various occlusal forces, to counterbalance one another and prevent unwanted shifting of the teeth.
Together, your bones, gums, muscles, joints and teeth represent a complex, interconnected physical system. When excessive decay, sudden trauma, crowding or extraction results in a lost tooth, one element of that system alters the entire system, creating adverse domino effect. If left untreated, your teeth will shift, affecting your bite. Without correction, a misaligned bite can lead to TMJ and tooth degeneration. A single missing tooth can significantly alter your lifestyle, often impairing function, preventing you from chewing correctly, reducing bite pressure and ultimately affecting your diet.
A dental implant placed in just the right location at the precise angle with the exact size and shape fills the space left by a missing tooth, preventing any of the aforementioned consequences from ever occurring. Beyond the benefits already mentioned, dental implants feature a host of unique advantages:
- Are indistinguishable from your natural teeth
- Never develop decay and never require root canals
- Are biocompatible for a low environmental footprint
- Prevent bone loss, maintaining your facial contours
- Preserve of your existing jawbone and gum tissue
- Require no removal of adjacent teeth structure
- Maximize the function of your mouth
- Help you maintain ideal hygiene
Implants are especially useful for denture wearers. They can be used as denture anchors to restore full bite pressure without having to rely on messy, unreliable adhesives. Implants also dramatically improve chewing and speaking abilities. Denture wearers can enjoy their preferred lifestyle with total confidence, never having to worry about their dentures coming loose or falling out.
An implant consists of two parts: a small titanium post secured to your jawbone where your tooth is missing and a highly durable porcelain crown that mimics the color of your other teeth and enhances the beauty of your smile. A well-placed, properly restored implant requires the perfect balance of complex reconstructive surgical skill, neuromuscular training and cosmetic expertise to achieve a position that maximizes superior beauty and optimum bite function.
To ensure that your mouth is completely stable, Dr. Abedi and his professional colleagues, Drs. Ardalan and Shahlaie, team up to provide both surgical and restorative phases in the same office at the same time. This teamwork ensure complete control over the procedure from start to finish, establishing a secure implant foundation that functions better than a natural tooth root and placing a beautiful crown color-matched to the shade of your smile.
Depending on the specific oral health of each individual patient, implants normally take 4-6 months to fully integrate with the jawbone. Once that foundation is secure, the doctors place an elegant crown over the location whose color-matched appearance exceeds the form and function of your original tooth. Desert Dental Solutions can also perform "same-day" implants at virtually any location within your mouth. Patients arrive at our Phoenix dental office with a gap between their teeth and leave with a complete smile.
If you need to replace a missing tooth in a way that is functional, beautiful and durable, consider a complimentary consultation with Dr. Stephan Abedi and his outstanding Scottsdale dental team. To contact Desert Dental Solutions, call (480) 614-8000.
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