You know that you are happy with the idea of dental implants to replace teeth because of the exceptional list of benefits they offer your smile. You can place them and then, essentially, almost forget about them! As long as you keep your smile safe, healthy, and clean, all will likely go well and you’ll have the implants forever. As for choosing to restore your implants with dentures, well, you might not feel quite so certain. What is it that’s causing you to smile upon crowns for single implants but to doubt dentures? We’d like to shed light on some details you may be overlooking.
Your Oral Surgeon Suggests: Consider Life Without Treatment
When you find that you’re going back and forth in regard to following through with oral surgery, you may need a bit of a nudge in the right direction. Of course, when we suggest surgery for you, we are team treatment, if you will. The last thing we want is to find that you chose to avoid the care you require, leaving you with unpleasant side effects. Instead, we want you to enjoy exceptional oral health and to thrive! As a result, your oral surgeon suggests thinking about what your life might be like without treatments to gain a clearer perspective.
Your Oral Surgeon Explains: Things You Just Didn’t Know!
It’s very easy to get a bit down on yourself when you end up requiring oral surgery. You may wonder how your jaw became damaged and why you didn’t know how to protect it. You may wonder how your teeth became damaged and why you didn’t know how to stop tooth loss before it happened. At our practice, of course, your oral surgeon suggests looking on the bright side of things. Focus on the fact that we can help you with all of these concerns! Of course, for the time being, consider some reminders: There are simply some things you likely didn’t know until now!
Your Oral Surgeon Discusses: Ridge Preservation
Are you having problems with some of your teeth, the degree of which suggests dental extractions and tooth replacements are your best solution? If so, you may have heard us mention ridge preservation as a means of keeping your jaw prepared and safe throughout your smile journey. For a better understanding of what it is and its purpose, your oral surgeon would like to offer an introduction.
Dental Implants: How Do You Get It Right?
When you think about what it takes to have dental implants placed within your smile, you may start to wonder how on earth with get it right. Everything must be just so, placed in the right location at the correct angle. Is it just a matter of thoughtful placement or is there a lot that goes into it? We’re happy to explain.
Aging And Dental Implants: What’s True?
Do you worry that you are definitely going to end up dealing with tooth loss and a need for dental implants as you age? Are you relieved that implants exist but you wonder if the future is a time inevitably filled with oral health problems that will lead to tooth loss? Perhaps you have other concerns about age as it relates to tooth replacement. Let’s get a head start on covering this issue, so you feel ahead of the game when you see us for your next visit.
3 Things You Didn’t Realize Place Implants At Risk
You feel like an A+ student when it comes to protecting your dental implants. You brush your smile and floss, just like we’ve instructed and shown you. There’s never a dental checkup or cleaning that goes by without you showing up right on the dot. You even schedule visits if you think something isn’t quite right. So, what could you possible be doing to place your implants in harm’s way, you might wonder to yourself? Just to be on the safe side, we have collected some examples to keep you on your toes!
An Introduction: The Implant System We Use
At our practice, we provide patients with dental implants using The Straumann Dental Implant System. Why does this matter, you might wonder to yourself? Aren’t all implants essentially the same thing? While they are all placed with the similar goal of completing your smile, they are not all identical! Take a moment to learn more about why we offer this superior system, replete with unique features that will help you feel even more confident about choosing implants.
Your Implant Journey: Let Your Phone Help You
Have you already begun your journey with us that includes receiving dental implants? If so, congratulations! If you’re just starting out, we have a very helpful suggestion for you to make things as easy as possible: Let your phone help you. Your cell phone, that is! When you include a bit of technology into the mix (particularly if you have your phone on hand at just about every moment), then you can more easily keep track of the details.
Why Bother If It Isn’t An Implant?
As you’re becoming more interested in and familiar with dental implants, you may be struck by a sudden thought: Why doesn’t anyone who needs tooth replacement choose implants? They seem like the best choice all around. Is there something you don’t quite realize about these prosthetics yet? Perhaps some hidden catch? The truth is, it’s all about personal health, preferences, budget, and more. Get to know a couple less obvious reasons why some of your friends may choose implants while others do not.