If you are considering or have been recommended for a dental implant, you may be wondering when is the best time to schedule it, and how long will the whole process take. While there are many factors that go into dental implant decisions, the experienced dental implant team at Santa Rosa, CA provides videos with dental implant information online, as well as providing unhurried consultations to answer dental implant questions. While we customize the timeline for each patient, we can provide general information on the implant placement timeline. (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 comes with an implant supported denture or bridge. Implants placed by a Santa Rosa oral surgeon can give you the confidence of security in your smile. (more…)
Do You Need A Grafting Or A Sinus Lift Following Tooth Loss?
When you lose teeth, this doesn’t just leave a gap in your smile. Unless addressed, you could lose mass and density in your jawbone and eventually, develop an aged appearance. In order to rebuild the lost structure and preserve your smile’s structure and beauty, you may need a bone grafting or sinus lift. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons discusses these unique treatment options.
Extracting Teeth Before Implant Placement
Sometimes, remaining teeth need to be removed before we move forward with tooth replacement, while for others serious concerns such as infection could mean a tooth requires removal. In today’s blog, your Santa Rosa, CA, oral surgeons will explain how we approach tooth extraction and dental implant placement.
Ensuring Your Comfort During Implant Placement
When you suffer from tooth loss, replacing your missing teeth could be crucial for avoiding complications that alter the function of your bite and the appearance of your facial structure. We help restore smiles with implant dentistry, which requires oral surgery. To ensure our Santa Rosa, CA, patients remain calm and comfortable throughout the process, we may suggest dental sedation.
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 roots. Dental implants can be used to support a custom-designed dental crown, bridge, or denture (depending on how many teeth you’ve lost). They’re often the preferred solution for tooth replacement because they’re the only solution for replacing your lost teeth roots. (more…)
How to Prevent Tooth Loss, or Stop It from Getting Worse
The good news about tooth loss is that, despite it being common, most of the causes behind it are highly preventable. They’re also highly treatable, which means you have time to address them before they become severe enough to lead to tooth loss. However, not everyone recognizes when their risks of losing one or more teeth have risen, or what to do to protect their smiles and prevent the loss of their teeth. Today, we take a look at how you can boost your chances of avoiding tooth loss, and how to preserve your smile more effectively if you do experience it. (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. However, the roots of your healthy, natural teeth matter a great deal to your overall oral health. When you experience tooth loss, you may benefit from replacing your lost teeth roots with the help of dental implant posts. (more…)
How Do You Know If You Qualify For a Dental Implant?
Experiencing the loss of a tooth can be rough, both cosmetically and functionally. When a tooth is missing from your smile, it can not only affect its appearance but your bite, jaw support, and overall functionality. In the event this occurs, a great solution includes the placement of a dental implant, as it not only provides a means to fill the gap between teeth, but it then becomes a part of your smile as well. At Santa Rosa Oral Surgery in California, ensuring your comfort and support when receiving an implant is our priority, and are ready to give you a happier, healthier smile with our custom restoration options.
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 grow loose and move around uncomfortably over your dental ridge. Fortunately, this problem can be solved for many people by choosing to support their denture on a series of dental implant posts, which can successfully address the underlying causes of loose and moving dental restorations. (more…)