Unlike dentures, dental implants offer permanent restorative treatment. The posts will be firmly affixed within your jaw, so that you can chew confidently, without fear of your crown shifting or falling out. The post itself also helps to preserve your jaw’s health, by emulating the function of your natural tooth root, which nourishes your jaw during the act of chewing. Because titanium is highly biocompatible, after treatment and time to heal, your implant should feel and function as a natural tooth would.
No one wants his or her restorative treatment to be quickly identifiable. Dental implants take advantage of the customizability of dental porcelain, to ensure the resulting restoration is natural-looking and beautiful. Your crown will be carefully crafted to match the surrounding teeth in shape and shade. Most people will not be able to recognize that you ever lost a tooth, or had any dental work done. With proper care a dental implant can last decades.
To learn how to keep your teeth and gums healthy for life, subscribe to this blog, and visit Dr. Kania for a consultation. As a board-certified periodontist, Dr. Ann M. Kania is specially qualified to diagnose and treat issues concerning periodontal tissue and the supportive structures of a patient’s smile, as well as place dental implants to restore teeth lost to dental disease or trauma. Dr. Kania also offers the Pinhole® Surgical Technique (PST) for minimally-invasive, scalpel-free gum grafting. To seek Dr. Kania’s expertise, contact her office today at (760) 642-0711.
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