When you lose even one tooth, whether due to a serious injury or periodontal disease, this could cause problems for your daily life, and lead to embarrassment regarding your appearance. But your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons can provide a secure and durable replacement option with a dental implant and crown!
The Impact of Just One Lost Tooth
Losing even a single tooth is cause for concern. The gap could cause you to feel embarrassed, but could also provide room for surrounding teeth to shift, creating alignment issues that further impact the health and appearance of your smile. The body will also suspend the flow of certain nutrients to the area around the missing tooth, so the jawbone weakens to cause further tooth loss. You could also be vulnerable to issues that occur due to imbalance in the bite, such as TMJ disorder or bruxism (teeth grinding). But our team can offer a dental implant and crown to replace the tooth and safeguard the stability of your smile.
Preparing Your Smile for Placement
To begin, our team will use digital x-rays to look closely at the area to plan the placement, so we can choose the right angle, position, and depth to insert this new root. We also take time to ensure the process is comfortable for our patients, administering a local anesthetic and discussing sedation options to help you enter a deep state of calm and relaxation.
Securing Your Dental Implant
Once you are comfortable, our team will use digital surgical guides to oversee the process of inserting your dental implant. The biocompatible titanium post will then act as a new root and be accepted as such by the body. This allows the flow of nutrients to resume, protecting the jawbone and preventing further tooth loss. Your new root can stay in place for decades to come, or possibly a lifetime in some cases! Once the area heals, we will add an abutment to the post that extends above the gum line. We then attach a custom-made dental crown, which acts as the visible portion of your new tooth. We use strong and lifelike materials like ceramic, so your new tooth can provide a durable chewing surface and blend with your smile too.
If you have any questions about how we replace your missing teeth and offer a lifelike appearance in the process, then contact our team today to learn more. We can help fill the gap in your smile with a dental implant and crown.
Ask Our Team About Our Implants and Crowns
Even if you have only a single missing tooth, we can offer a durable and lifelike replacement with implant dentistry. To schedule an appointment with your Santa Rosa, CA, dentists, call our office today at 707-545-4625.