Your Dental Implant Plans: How Can I Weigh My Options?

You’ve got some ideas about what your dental implant plans might look like. We say “plans” because there are different ways to select this form of tooth replacement. This is something that is usually nice (having options) but when it comes to figuring out how to arrive at just the right decision in terms of prosthetic care, well, having options can end up feeling a bit more like a burden. So, what do you do? How can you weigh out these different treatments that are all beneficial in one way or another? Don’t fret: Our Santa Rosa, CA team has the answers.

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Holiday Plans: Remember Your Implants Along The Way! 

Of course, when the holiday festivities get going and you find yourself attending parties, sitting down for meals, grazing the beautiful holiday spreads, and more, you’ll feel beyond excited about the fact that you have dental implants in place. Previous holidays that may have been not quite so fantastic (due to missing teeth) are a distant memory and now, you can just enjoy yourself. With that said, our Santa Rosa, CA team encourages you to hold onto that focus for just a bit longer, rather than allowing your implants to be a fleeting thought. Instead, add in a bit of time to consider how to best care for your smile throughout this merry season and you’ll be good to go!

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Green Living: Feeling Good About Implants! 

When you’re going along in your life, striving to maintain a green lifestyle, and then suddenly tooth loss becomes part of your narrative, it might throw you for a bit of a loop. How will considering dental implants play into your general philosophy about sustainability, you wonder? Is this going to be something you feel good about or that will prove worrisome? Fortunately, our Rohnert Park, CA practice is happy to point out some ways implants may work within your goal to keep waste to a minimum, while also keeping our environment safe.

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What To Do When Tooth Loss Is New For You! 

We see many patients at our practice who are dealing with tooth loss. As a result, some of those patients have dealt with it before, while others are brand new to this oral health concern! If you belong to the latter group of those who have never gone through the process of addressing missing teeth before, then we realize you may feel out of sorts. You have some pressing needs, a whole bushel of questions, and it’s all topped off with a dash of uncomfortable uncertainty and disappointment. While you may not initially feel very sure about your smile, our Santa Rosa, CA team is here with specific actions to take, so you can flush those not-so-good feelings, as you usher in positivity and the certainty that your complete smile is on its way!

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Yes, Dental Implants Can Help Protect Your Oral Health 

The more you learn about dental implants, the more you realize they are so full of benefits, you cannot believe it! Yes, they will give you back your smile. They’ll allow you to regain complete function. You will generally forget that you have tooth replacements and instead, may feel as though you simply have a natural smile back. How much better can it get, you ask our Rohnert Park, CA team? Well. To be honest, we are happy to report that implants can also help keep your oral health safe. Curious about how they do this? We’re pleased to share the specifics! Ready for implants? Just call us today.

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Don’t Lose Teeth On Halloween: Shocking Risk Factors! 

Happy Halloween! Are you ready for a day and evening full of fun, while you ensure you’re not taking any serious risks that could lead to tooth loss? If you’re quite knowledgeable about smile protection and the like, then you just might be nodding your head! If you’re like many of our Rohnert Park, CA patients who have heard of tooth loss and dental implants but don’t know a lot about avoiding them, then allow us to quickly offer some insightful tips!

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When Your Spouse Is Considering Dental Implants

Most of the time, you hear us talking with you about how to move forward when you’re considering dental implants for your own smile. However, you may find yourself in a different situation: Your spouse is thinking about choosing implants for his or her tooth loss! Suddenly, you wonder, what’s your role in this experience, what does the journey mean for you, and more? Good news: Whether this is the first you’ve really started to learn of implants or you’re already quite familiar with them, our Rohnert Park, CA team can help you figure out how to approach this exciting moment!

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Making The Change To Implants: Common Sources Of Inspiration 

There’s something to be said about realizing that though you’ve been going through your daily life with prosthetics that rely on traditional support, you’ve come to the decision to make a change. You’d prefer dental implants and restorations to replace your missing teeth, instead! What type of moment, shift, or reasoning compels our Santa Rosa, CA patients to make this choice, you might wonder? Well, much like what you may currently find yourself experiencing, inspiration can come from many sources! The thing to remember? When it guides you toward the amazing benefits provided by implants, it’s all leading toward the same very good choice. Now, for some examples.

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How To Make Room For Dental Implants

When you talk about considering a change for yourself, a phrase that may come up includes the act of “making room.” When it comes to just about any major shift, including selecting dental implants, this mindset applies. Do you have room in your life for implants at the moment and, if you’d really like to move forward with them, how do you make that room? Get a bit philosophical with our Rohnert Park, CA team today, as we walk you through this concept to ensure you feel prepared to make that necessary space for the complete smile you’re ready to enjoy again!

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Dental Implants: The Easy Way Vs. The Hard Way 

Who loves doing things the easy way? If you’re raising your hand (or are at least thinking that this certainly sounds good), then you probably prefer the easy way over the hard way, like most people! However, when the topic is considering and choosing to select dental implants for your smile, you may not realize that there’s certainly a more streamlined, simple, relaxing approach over a more complex, exhausting, and consequence-inducing one. Worried that you’ll take a wrong turn, should such a fork in the road present itself? Our Rohnert Park, CA team is several steps ahead of you, so you don’t have to worry about a thing!

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