When you lose teeth, there is likely only so long you can go about hiding your smile.
Your smile is meant to shine, not be hidden due to missing teeth. Missing teeth not only present cosmetic problems but, depending on their location, could impact your ability to speak and chew. Replacing missing teeth with natural-looking dental implants will allow you to bring your smile back into the limelight! Visit Dr. Cooper and our team at Cooper Dental Group to learn more about how dental implants in Ormond Beach, FL can restore your smile.
What Are Dental Implants?
When you lose a tooth, you lose not only the crown above the gumline but also the supporting root below the gumline. The tooth’s root plays a vital role in the health of your jawbone and also provides the strength needed for proper chewing. When you lose a tooth, you risk long-term oral health complications, including shifting teeth and jawbone degradation.
A dental implant is a step above other tooth replacement options because it replaces the entire tooth, both above and below the gumline. This preserves jawbone health through a process called osseointegration. This process occurs once your implant has been surgically implanted into the jawbone. The jawbone and implant will fuse together, creating a strong anchor while allowing jawbone preservation.
Once this process has been completed, an abutment will be added to the implant, and your restoration (a dental crown) will be affixed to the abutment.
We offer diverse implant options to replace missing teeth to help facilitate your care:
- Single tooth implant – Each missing tooth is replaced with its own implant and dental crown restoration.
- Multiple tooth implants – We can create an implant bridge to replace several teeth in a row.
- Full mouth implants – We offer implants to replace all of your teeth using custom-fitted implant-supported dentures as your restoration.
- Mini dental implants – These implants are smaller than traditional implants and are more conducive for patients with narrow ridges or who don’t meet the requirements for conventional implant surgery.
The Benefits Of Dental Implants
Dental implants have a natural look while providing the function and feel of a natural tooth. There is no more beautiful way to restore your smile. Once you get a dental implant and have a complete smile, you won’t be able to help but show off your smile at every opportunity. And, unlike with traditional dentures, you can chew all of your favorite foods without worrying about slippage. Implants will also preserve your bite, tooth alignment, and jawbone, giving you much to smile about for years to come.
Immediate Implant Placement
Our dentists at Cooper Dental Group of Ormond Beach, FL, understand how desirable same-day immediate implants may be. With this particular treatment, we use a specialized technique to place the artificial root directly into the jawbone during a single appointment. This reduces the time spent in recovery and encourages faster healing for better results. We work with patients to help them determine if they are proper candidates for this treatment and educate them on its benefits.
Immediate implants require certain preparations before the placement procedure. This includes 3D cone beam images of both the mouth and the jawbone to help in planning the placement of the implants after the extraction of the natural tooth. After you have been properly anesthetized for your procedure, the tooth is extracted and an implant is placed immediately after. This includes any bone grafting tissue placed into the socket to further support the implant following its placement. A healing cap or an abutment is placed before sutures are used to close the soft tissues. We then make a follow-up appointment to take impressions of the mouth and to fabricate a permanent abutment to place over the implant itself. A crown or denture is then used over the abutment to finish the process.
Immediate dental implants are ideal for any of our patients who need to have tooth extractions performed due to issues such as severe tooth decay, advanced bone loss, extensive damage to the natural tooth, or for functional teeth that cannot be maintained with other restorative solutions.
Find Out If You Are A Candidate For Immediate Dental Implants
Immediate dental implants are a great way to replace missing teeth quickly and with minimal discomfort. With proper care, you will enjoy your new smile for many years! Our dentists at Cooper Dental Group of Ormond Beach, FL, look forward to helping you achieve the smile of your dreams! Contact us today to learn more about immediate dental implant placement and see if its right for you.
