Implant Dentistry: Permanent Solutions for Missing Teeth

We don't really think about how vital our teeth our to maintaining a high quality of life until we lose one or more. Missing a tooth can make it difficult to enjoy all of your natural foods, harming your diet and nutrition. It can change the way you speak and look, impacting your confidence. Missing a tooth can also cause oral health problems as a result of jawbone deterioration, abnormal wear, and shifting teeth. 

Thankfully, modern dentistry provides advanced, life-long smile restoration treatments, such as dental implants, that can replace missing teeth to restore your smile, oral health, confidence, and quality of life for the rest of your life. 

The Benefits and Advantages of Smile Restoration with Dental Implants

Patients who choose to restore their smiles with dental implants enjoy several benefits:

• Ongoing Oral Health - Dental implants are implanted directly into the jawbone, effectively replacing the missing tooth's natural root. This helps to support the strength of the jawbone, preventing bone degeneration. This maintains your natural bone structure and facial features while safeguarding the health of neighboring teeth. 
• Natural Look - Dental implants are designed to discreetly support beautiful, tooth-colored dental restorations that are custom-designed to blend in with your smile and look just like your natural teeth (or an elevated and enhanced version of them). 
• Natural Function - Dental implants are the smile restoration treatment option that most closely resembles and replaces a natural tooth by creating a prosthetic root system to support a sturdy restoration. Dental implants feel and work just like natural teeth. 
• Strong and Secure Fit - Implanted directly in the jawbone, dental implants deliver a strong and secure fit that never moves around and requires no messy dental adhesive to keep in place. 
• Designed to Last a Lifetime - With good oral hygiene habits, dental implants are designed to last a lifetime. Apart from the addition of a water flosser to your oral hygiene routine, dental implants are long-lasting with almost no additional care or attention. 

Your Options for Permanent Tooth Replacement With Origin Dental Implants

Dental implants are also a versatile treatment option that can provide superior treatment applications across highly diverse patient cases. 

Implant-Supported Dental Crown

Dental implants can be used to replace teeth on a one-for-one basis with each individual implant designed to support a single dental crown. This a good treatment option for patients who are only missing a few teeth that are in different locations inside the mouth. 

Implant-Supported Dental Bridge

When a patient is missing several teeth in a row, an implant-supported dental bridge is typically the most appropriate treatment option. This treatment uses one or two dental implants to support a dental bridge that replaces several consecutive teeth at a time. 

Implant-Supported Fixed Denture (Full or Partial)

Commonly called "All-on-X" treatment, a permanently fixed denture can be supported by a number of strategically placed dental implants. As a result, a patient who is missing all or most of their teeth can completely restore their smile while preserving the health of their jawbone with just four, six, or eight dental implants. 

Implant-Supported Removable Denture (Full or Partial)

Commonly called "snap-on" or "overdenture" treatment, this is a denture that is supported by dental implants and designed to be removable with slightly different attachment points. Like a fixed denture, removable dentures can be designed to replace all or most of a patient's missing teeth. 

Are You a Good Candidate for Dental Implants?

Dental implants are the most highly recommended treatment for replacing missing teeth, but they are not always the right treatment for every patient. For example, dental implants are typically not recommended for patients with existing periodontal disease or patients who use tobacco. Additionally, patients must be healthy enough to undergo oral surgery and complete a fairly lengthy healing process. 

The dental implant treatment process is slightly different for every patient, based on their current health, jawbone structure, and treatment goals. Our dentist can talk with you about the dental implant treatment process, explain the details of what treatment entails, and help you understand what your personalized treatment process would look like. 

Additionally, we can talk with you about all of your dental implant treatment options, in addition to discussing alternative treatments to help you weigh the pros and cons and decide which treatment plan is the best choice for you. 

Missing One or More Teeth? Restore Your Smile with Our San Diego Implant Solutions

If you're missing one or more teeth, you don't have to suffer the impact on your quality of life. At Origin Dental, our dentist has extensive experience working with patients to design comprehensive smile restoration solutions, including tooth-replacement treatment supported by dental implants. 

To learn more about dental implants and the treatment process or to find out if they are the right solution for you, we welcome you to contact our San Diego dental office to request a consultation today.