Dental Implant Technology

Are you one of the many adults currently considering a Dental Implant procedure? Statistics show that 69% of adults ages 35 to 44 have lost at least one permanent tooth to an accident, damage or decay. In addition, by age 74, 26% of adults have lost all of their permanent teeth. Our smile is often the first thing that people notice about us. If you are looking to improve your smile with permanent, natural looking teeth, Dental Implants may be right for you.

Until recently, patients with damaged, decaying or missing teeth had no alternative but to employ a fixed bridge or removable dentures to restore their ability to speak clearly, eat the foods they love and smile with confidence. Fixed bridges and removable dentures, however, often cause a number of problems, making them far from the ideal treatment for replacing teeth. Removable dentures may slip or cause embarrassing clicking sounds while eating or speaking.

Today there is a better option for those looking to replace teeth permanently. Dental implant treatments are long-term replacement procedures that permanently place dental prosthetics. Rather than resting on the gum line like removable dentures, or utilizing adjacent teeth as anchors like fixed bridges, dental implants are surgically placed directly into the jaw bone, providing support for the dental prosthetic without relying on surrounding teeth.

Composed of titanium alloy, which effectively "fuses" with the jawbone, dental implants never shift or irritate and never decay like teeth anchoring fixed bridges. Dental implants look and act like natural permanent teeth, improving both a patient’s smile as well as their overall oral and dental health.

There are two main types of dental implants available to patients, traditional dental implants and mini dental implants. Both utilize titanium alloy implant technology, however mini dental implants are about half the size of traditional implants, which allows for less invasive treatments and enhanced ability for implant placement.

Learning more about both types of dental implants will allow you to decide which treatment will help you to improve your smile for a natural look and feel.