Dental Implants An Overview
Are you missing a tooth or a full row of teeth?
Dental implants can provide a long lasting replacement for missing teeth.
Dental implants have become the highest standard in replacing missing teeth. They provide structural integrity and long-term bite stability. A three-part system, the dental implant is modeled after the ingenuity of a natural tooth. Tooth implants can be used to secure a dental crown, bridge, or denture. Dental implants support your adjacent teeth as well.
They provide added oral health benefits over traditional, removable dental restorations. Our Owings Mills MD dentist office offers affordable dental implants to replace missing teeth. Owings Mills Dental Care will help you enjoy the oral health benefits of an implant-secured dental restoration.
What Is A Dental Implant?
Dental implant posts are tiny titanium screw-like structures. The post is surgically implanted into the jaw bone. Titanium is a biocompatible material that gradually fuses with your jaw, stabilizing the alignment of your bite and teeth. Patients may receive a single dental implant to replace a single missing tooth. You can also have several implants placed to permanently secure a denture or dental bridge.
Once the dental implant heals, an abutment is attached to the top of the implant. The abutment is used as an anchor and fastens the final restoration into place.
A dental restoration will be custom designed to look like the patient’s natural smile. Using highly customizable materials, the dental restoration is color, shape, and size-matched to blend seamlessly with adjacent teeth. In addition, if you have multiple teeth missing, dental implants are the solution. The type of restoration used will be determined by the number of missing teeth that need to be replaced.
Is A Dental Implant Right for Me?
Only your dentist can determine if you are the right candidate for an implant. Teeth implants help patients with missing teeth fill the gaps in their smiles. If you have good overall health, and your oral health is not at risk for common diseases such as gingivitis, then you can be considered a good candidate.
Are Dental Implants Safe?
The process has a 95% success rate! You do not have to worry about getting cancer, or losing too much bone mass. Teeth implants stimulate the growth of the jawbone around them. Our team takes special care to only partner with the best specialists to provide successful treatments and excellent long-term results.