Dental Implants
Are You Tired of Hiding Your Smile from Others?
Perhaps you've lost a tooth or it was never there to begin with, or perhaps the decay on your tooth was too deep to restore. Replacing a tooth can be accomplished with a dental implant. Today, dental implants are the standard care for patients seeking to replace one or more missing teeth. Let the implants specialists at Clear Lake City Dentistry, Dr. Dan Hoang and Dr. Eric Choudhury, help you rediscover the comfort and confidence to eat, speak, laugh and enjoy a quality life. Everyone deserve a healthy and beautiful smile.
What Are Dental Implants?
Dental implant is a threaded, titanium post that is surgically placed in the jaw bone to substitute the root structure of the tooth and to provide stable support for artificial teeth. Some patients who have lost bone in their jaw may require bone grafting prior implant placement. Implants are used to replace a single tooth, multiple missing teeth or to support bridge and dentures.
Are you a Good Candidate for Dental Implants?
You are a good candidate for dental implants if you:
- Are in good health
- Have healthy gums
- Have enough bone to anchor the implants in the jaw
- Are committed to take care of the implanted teeth with regular brushing, flossing, and keep up with professional cleanings.
Benefits of Dental Implants
No Worries
They can restore your active and healthy lifestyle. Give business presentations, and eat what you like without worrying about your teeth slipping or falling out because dental implant is fixed in place.
Improved Appearance
Dental implants look and feel like your natural teeth. They are anchored into our jaw and can last a lifetime.
Improved Speed
With poor-fitting dentures, replacement teeth can slip within the mouth causing you to mumble or slur words. Dental implants allow you to speak without the worry that dentures might slips.
Improved Comfort
Because dental implants are fixed and function like natural teeth, they can eliminate the discomfort caused by removable dentures
Improved Self-Esteem
Dental implants can give you back a terrific smile and help you feel better about yourself.
Durability
With good care, implants can last a lifetime.
Convenience
Removable dentures can be uncomfortable, inconvenient, and embarrassing. They can be troublesome to clean and often require the use of messy pastes and cream to keep them from slipping.
What To Expect?
It usually requires multiple visits to complete a dental implant placement.
First, after administering local anesthesia, the missing tooth site is prepared for placing dental implant, then the implant body is placed into the bone along with a special healing abutment. You will be left to heal for about two to three months depending on the site of the implant. After three months, a test will be done on the implant to ensure what's called osseo-integration or a fusing of the implant to the bone. At this stage, a small healing cap will be attached to the implant to connect the implant to surface of the gums and help the shape the gums and received final crown.