Restoring Your Smile With Dental Implants

When you have lost teeth due to gum disease, we want to not only manage the disease, but also address the gaps in your smile. With implant dentistry, our team can address the missing teeth with a long-lasting and durable solution. In today’s blog, your Encinitas/San Diego, CA, periodontist talks about implant dentistry.

Tooth Loss and Gum Disease

When periodontal disease reaches the periodontitis stage, this means the tissue connecting your teeth and gums can be detoured, which leads to loose and lost teeth. In fact, this is the most common cause of adult tooth loss. When you lose your teeth, this leads to issues eating your favorite foods, trouble speaking clearly, and could even cause your jawbone tissue to break down, causing an aged appearance and increasing the rate at which you lose adult teeth. But with dental implants, our team can address the gap in your smile with long-lasting and lifelike results.

Placing Your New Tooth Roots

To begin, our team will first recommend a treatment plan to bring your periodontal disease into a manageable state, one that doesn’t threaten implant stability. With advanced digital technology, our team will then choose the best areas to insert the posts, and guide them into place. The implant posts are made from biocompatible titanium, and will act as new tooth roots. The body accepts them as such, which means they can stay in place for decades to come, possibly even a lifetime. We then use them to support one or more new teeth, so you can enjoy a complete smile again.

Securing Crowns or Dentures

Once the posts are in place and the area heals, we will attach abutment to the, which enables us to connect a crown. A dental crown is used to restore an individual dental implant, so you have a solution to an individual missing tooth. For those with multiple missing teeth, several posts can be used to secure a bridge or even a full set of dentures, so you address more severe cases of tooth loss while enjoying the benefits of dental implants. We will monitor your smile with visits every three to four months to manage the disease and make sure your new teeth continue to stay strong and in place.

If you have any questions about how we address missing teeth with our lifelike and durable dental implants, or about addressing gum disease to keep your smile healthy and whole, then contact our team today to learn more.

Schedule a Consultation With Dr. Kania!

We want to help you enjoy a full smile again, with long-lasting results. To learn more about dental implants or to schedule your appointment, give us a call at our office in Encinitas, CA today at 760-642-0711