When you suffer from advanced tooth loss, then your smile could experience major shifts in appearance, and you could have trouble eating and speaking. To preserve your facial structure and restore function and beauty to your smile, you may need dentures. Fortunately, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons can use dental implants to secure dentures that never slip!
Choosing Your Best Replacement Option
To start, we need to perform a detailed examination of your smile, making measurements and gathering detailed images with advanced digital technology. We then assess the cause of your tooth loss and the overall severity, so we can choose the best treatment option for your smile. Addressing tooth loss is essential, as the jawbone will continue to lose mass and density with time, causing an aged appearance, further tooth loss, and other complications. Fortunately, dental implants are accepted as new roots, stimulating the growth of bone tissue and preventing negative changes to your facial structure!
Implant Dentures
While effective, removable dentures don’t address the loss of mass and density in the jaw, and tend to need replacement every few years. However, when we insert between six and eight dental implants per arch, we can support a fixed prosthetic that never slips, promotes bone growth, and preserves facial structure, and allows you to eat your favorite foods again and smile with confidence. If you have lost enough jawbone mass and density to impact stability, then we may need to complete a jawbone grafting or sinus lift to fortify the bone structure and support your new roots.
All-On-Four
We also have the All-On-Four option, which only needs four dental implants per arch. We can then help people who have lost jawbone mass and density without requiring grafting or sinus lifts beforehand. In fact, we may be able to place the new roots and attach a prosthetic in one visit in some cases, so you leave with a full smile. Our experienced and skilled oral surgeons know how to plan and place these new roots without impacting nerve tissue and facial structure, and ensure you remain comfortable throughout the experience. If you have any questions about tackling your tooth loss, or about using dental implants to ensure a strong and stable smile again, then contact our team today. We want to help you enjoy a full smile that promotes better oral health and a stunning appearance!
Ready for a New Smile?
We’re ready to offer dentures that look great, offer security and stability, and last for years to come. To learn more about our implant prosthetics and other options to preserve or replace natural teeth, then schedule a consultation by calling Santa Rosa Oral Surgery in Santa Rosa, CA, today at 707-545-4625.