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Glendale Dental Group in Montrose
Implant dentistry is the most advanced therapy available to replace missing teeth. Dentistry implants generally look, feel and act like natural teeth.
Professional dental implants can provide a lifetime of excellent chewing and aesthetics. They are the best substitute for your own teeth. Patients who have received dental implants are able to eat and chew all the foods they desire and never had to worry about having their teeth come loose in public or other embarrassing situations related to having temporary dentures. Glendale Dental Group is Montrose offers quality dental implants in Glendale as well as dental implants in Pasadena and other Los Angeles locations.
What Are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are the best alternative to natural teeth. A dental implant is a substitute for the lost root of a tooth. Once the root of the tooth is replaced with an implant, then a new crown can be made over the implant to provide a new life-like tooth (see illustration). Dental implants can be used to replace single teeth, multiple teeth and to secure loose dentures. Teeth implants have been used successfully for more than 30 years. The good news is that the development stage of dental implantology ended more than two decades ago. This means that research studies have clearly established the safety and effectiveness of dental implants.
Dental Implants Can:
replace missing teeth
tighten loose dentures
reduce or eliminate sore spots caused by dentures
eliminate the need for denture adhesives
prevent bone loss that occurs after a tooth is lost
prevent the shaving down of healthy teeth for conventional crowns
replace dentures with permanent teeth
provide patients with the confidence of real teeth
allow patients to eat all the foods they enjoy
Who is a candidate for dental implants?
People in good general health
People approximately 15 years and older
People who would like increased chewing efficiency
People with loose dentures
People with missing teeth
Why choose dental implants?
If you’re considering dental implants, dentists at Glendale Dental Group can help. Dental implants are the most predictable, long-term solution for the replacement of missing teeth. Dental implants have been used for over 30 years and can provide patients with a lifetime of permanent teeth. Consider this, when a tooth is lost, the root that supports the tooth is also lost. This root was the foundation that supported the crown of the tooth. If this root is not replaced, a process of bone resorption starts to occur immediately. This is because once the root of the tooth is lost, the bone in the area no longer has any stimulation. Because of this the bone starts to atrophy (disappear). This process is unavoidable unless the root of the tooth is replaced. The only method for replacing a lost root is with a dental implant. Once a dental implant is placed in the area of the lost tooth, the bone is given new stimulation and will stop resorbing.
Another benefit of dental implants is that a dental implant can restore chewing efficiency to 100%. In a situation where a tooth is lost and the adjacent teeth are shaved down for a conventional bridge, the teeth that have been shaved down now have to take more forces because the false tooth has no supporting root. Over time, this can cause stress to the abutment teeth. In a study done on the average longevity of 3-tooth bridges, it was found that 1 out of 4 bridges was lost after 15 years. The failure rate increases with 4-tooth bridges. Now the problem becomes what happens when the bridge is lost. Usually, what occurs is the loss of one or both of the abutment teeth. This can lead to extensive dental work in the future.
When this same situation is treated with a dental implant, these problems can be completely avoided. When an implant is used to replace a missing tooth, the adjacent teeth can be left untouched. Also, because a new support is placed in the bone, the adjacent teeth do not have to do more work, and therefore, the longevity of those teeth is increased. Also, implants will never decay; therefore, there is no chance of losing the implant to tooth decay.
Dental implants have the same benefit for complete and partial denture wearers. Once a patient has lost his/her teeth, the process of bone resorption begins. Usually, for the first few years of denture wearing, the dentures will fit all right; however, after the bone continues to resorb for a period of time, the dentures will become difficult to wear. This occurs because the bone that once supported the roots of teeth starts to deteriorate. This process is unavoidable and will lead to loose fitting dentures.
Ideally, this type of situation should be treated with full mouth implants; however, by simply placing 2-4 implants, the bone can be re-stimulated and the resorption process can be stopped. The placement of implants will also allow the dentures to be rigidly fixed in the mouth and will dramatically improve chewing efficiency and comfort.
In summary, dental implants are the best replacement for the loss of teeth. Implants can restore chewing efficiency to 100%, stop the resorption of bone and provide a lifetime of confidence in your smile. Consider this, in a study done on patients who had received dental implants, 80% said that their overall psychological health improved after they received dental implants. This is possible because having dental implants allows patients to more fully enjoy life. With dental implants patients can enjoy all the foods they like and are not worried about their teeth in social situations. Also, by choosing dental implants now, you are decreasing the chances of having problems with your teeth in the future. Dental implants offer patients a lifetime of better chewing and more confidence because they function just like real teeth.
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