When you lose even a single tooth, action is necessary to protect the overall health, function, and stability of your smile. To correct the issue, we could provide individual tooth replacement with dental implants. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons discuss our dental implants and crowns.
What Happens After Losing a Tooth
When you lose a single tooth, this leaves behind an embarrassing gap in your smile. But beyond that, the surrounding teeth could begin to drift due to the exposed space in your arch, leading to misalignment and with it, an increased risk of tooth decay and gum disease. Not to mention further changes to your overall smile beauty! The strain on your jaw joints due to this sudden bite imbalance could also lead to painful complications like TMJ disorder and bruxism. These factors, along with the loss of mass and density in the jaw around the missing tooth, could lead to further tooth loss and other complications. But placing dental implants can help prevent these issues from occurring!
Securing Your New Root
Dental implants involve the placement of a biocompatible titanium post into the jaw. We choose an angle and position to ensure these bonds with the jaw and support new teeth. In the process, this strengthens the jawbone to prevent the loss of additional teeth, or other complications from occurring. Once we place your new root, the area will need to heal for osseointegration to take place. When your new root is secure, we will move forward with addressing the visible portion of your new tooth!
Attaching a Custom Crown
A custom dental crown will act as the visible portion of your new tooth. We will connect an abutment to the post that extends above the gum line. We then attach the crown to it. The crown is created from materials like porcelain, which can withstand daily bite forces and pressures, and also be shaded to blend with your smile for a more lifelike appearance, matching the rest of your smile with ease. In addition to the use of implants and restorations to address individual missing teeth, we can also use multiple posts to support a bridge or even a full or partial set of dentures. In some cases, our fixed dentures can be inserted and prosthetics attached in one visit!
If you have any questions about how we address minor tooth loss with a dental implant and crown, then contact our team today.
Do You Have Questions About Replacing Lost Teeth?
We would like to help you enjoy a complete smile again with lifelike and durable results. To learn more about the benefits of addressing your minor tooth loss, then schedule a consultation by calling Santa Rosa Oral Surgery in Santa Rosa, CA, today at 707-545-4625.