Dental Implants Can Recreate Your Smile

So it's been years since you've seen the dentist and you've noticed some changes in your teeth, some have been subtle and some have been rather noticeable; but you still wait to see a professional. Yet still, you've noticed that your teeth don't line up quite the same way. Your gums look a little swollen and a little red, maybe even receding. It is much harder to remove stains from your teeth with just toothpaste and flossing so you've resorted to using harsher bleaching product without a dentist's supervision and now your mouth is more sensitive than ever. And to top it all off, you think you're grinding your teeth or at the very least clinching your teeth often because now several teeth feel a little loose. And you keep waking up with a dull headache, especially when your teeth touch.

Your family grows tired of you complaining, so you finally visit a dentist. You are told what you perceive to be life altering and downright devastating news that several of your tooth roots have become infected past the intervention of root canals and fillings. The tendons are damaged from teeth clinching so in order to restore natural-like tooth form and function to those areas, you will need the surgical placement of dental implants. But, you need not fear the permanence of titanium rods in your jawbone there are actually two types of procedures. First, the endosteal method actually requires significant bone structure for the blades, cylinders or screws. It is the most common substitute to bridges or dentures but there is one more way. Second, the subperiosteal method is used with metal posts placed within the gums but on top of the jaw bone. This method is for patients who cannot find the right denture fit or don't have substantial jawbone to support the structure. As any prosthodontist would tell their patients, dental implants aren't the end of the world they are the beginning of your future.

Dental implants can stand alone as foundations to sturdy tooth prosthesis. They can hold one or more teeth without attachment or dependency on neighboring teeth. And they can even provide the supporting structure for bridgework and partial or full dentures. As you can see now, there are many options after receiving the diagnosis that you can benefit from dental implant use. The long term use of these devices can and have for so many, restored the beauty of a solid smile while enabling strong teeth function into their future.