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… Read more »
Category: Dental Implants
Preserving Natural Teeth With Implant Bridges
In our last blog, we talked about how we address an individual missing tooth with a dental implant. What if you have lost two or more teeth? To provide a prosthetic that lasts longer than those secured with crowns, we could fix a bridge in placed with advanced implant dentistry. In today’s blog, your Santa… Read more »
Replacing Individual Teeth With Implants And Crowns
When you lose a single tooth, this doesn’t just mean a gap in your smile. Even just one missing tooth could lead to issues with the function and beauty of your smile. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons discuss how we use implant technology to replace a single lost tooth with an… Read more »
How Secure Are Implant Dentures and Bridges?
If you wear dentures, partial dentures, bridges or other dental restorations, you know there is nothing good that comes from feeling something is loose in your smile. Wondering whether you can eat without awkwardness, pronounce words clearly, and go about your day with confidence is not a pleasant feeling. Many people value the security that… Read more »
Why Dental Implants Are Often the Preferred Solution
If you lose one or more of your natural teeth, then replacing them is an important step in preserving the future health and integrity of your smile. For many people, the best solution is to replace their lost teeth with an appropriate number of dental implant posts, which are designed to mimic healthy, natural teeth… Read more »
Why the Roots of Your Teeth Matter
Since the crowns of your teeth are the most visible parts of them, it can seem like they’re the most important parts to replace when it comes to addressing tooth loss. In most conventional forms of tooth replacement, a custom-designed dental bridge or denture can be designed to accomplish this with optimal, highly lifelike results…. Read more »
Can Implants Really Prevent Your Denture from Moving?
For many people who wear conventional dentures, one of the common drawbacks is waiting for the restoration to eventually lose its grip and become loose. While modern dentures can be designed to closely match the contour of your dental ridge for a comfortable, secure fit, this fit can change over time, causing the restoration to… Read more »
Should Your Replacement Tooth Include a Dental Implant?
The healthy, natural form and function of your teeth are optimal for their long-term health and integrity. Unfortunately, several different conditions may impact the overall function of your teeth, and the loss of one of them can be a significant one. When it comes to dealing with tooth loss, the best way to restore your… Read more »
How Dental Implants Become Part of Your Smile
There are many reasons why patients who experience tooth loss choose dental implants to restore their smiles. Most of these reason stem from the simple, but significant, difference between implants and traditional restorations – the ability to replace your lost teeth roots. Dental implant restorations include prosthetic dental crowns, bridges, and dentures that are supported… Read more »
How Bridges and Dentures Perform with Dental Implants
Many people who’ve experienced tooth loss rely on a custom designed dental bridge or denture to maintain their healthy smiles and bite function. This is important for many different reasons, including the positive impact it has on helping them regain their confidence in their smiles’ appearance. However, even highly lifelike conventional bridges and dentures have… Read more »