What Makes Dental Implants Such a Premiere Choice for Dental Restoration?
Our dentist in Milton wants you to know why dental implants reign supreme.
Unfortunately, there are many complications that can result from losing several or even one natural tooth.
Without a full smile, everyday functions such as chewing and speaking become more difficult to do. Additionally, neighbouring teeth often begin shifting toward gaps where teeth once were, leading to an improper bite. Finally, the patient will experience a gradual loss of bone structure in the areas the teeth were lost - leading to a sunken-in facial appearance and an overall loss of confidence.
But the good news is, dental implants can prevent and resolve the many problems associated with having missing teeth - in fact, they can do so more effectively than any other restorative procedure available.
More about dental implants
Dental implants are essentially screw-shaped artificial tooth roots. Typically composed of titanium material, our dental implants in Milton are painlessly and surgically implanted into the jaw bone in order to permanently support a replacement tooth called an abutment. After a healing period of about 3-6 months following surgery, the implant will be fully merged with the jaw bone, and will then be ready to support the artificial tooth.
In many cases, a patient won’t have enough bone mass present to provide adequate support for the dental implant. In these cases, our Milton dentist will need to perform a bone grafting procedure before the implant can be surgically placed. Bone grafts are often achieved today using a synthetic and biocompatible material that eliminates the need to harvest some of the patient’s own existing bone from another site.
But what exactly makes dental implants such a superior restoration?
Simply put: dental implants are the closest that a dental restoration can get to a natural tooth - and with a success rate of up to 98%, patients can feel confident that they’ve made the right choice with this restorative procedure.
Dental implants are the most natural-tooth-resembling restoration due to the fact that they consist of an artificial root that is permanently fused into the jaw bone, and an artificial tooth that looks and feels just like a natural one. Together, the titanium root and abutment create a dental restoration that is not only permanent and capable of lasting a lifetime with proper care - but that looks, feels and functions extremely similarly to a healthy tooth.
In fact, most patients report that it’s virtually impossible to tell apart the sensations of a dental implant and a natural tooth - save for the fact that a dental implant has no nerves and cannot experience hot or cold temperatures.
Schedule your free dental implants consultation in Milton today
If you’re ready to start living your life to the fullest again with a full, functional smile - our dentist would be pleased to help! Contact our team at Southview Dental today to book your free dental implants consultation.
