When you receive one or more dental implants, this can address a missing tooth, or possibly several. But how do we ensure your new teeth look natural? In today’s blog, your Astoria, NY, dentist talks about how we design and craft dental restorations that look natural and provide a durable chewing surface.
Planning and Placing Dental Implants
First, let’s talk about supporting these lifelike custom restorations. A dental implant isn’t removable and is fixed in place with the potential to last decades. This is because the body will accept the biocompatible titanium post, which is surgically inserted into the jawbone, as a new root. This offers greater stability, and helps you smile with confidence and eat your favorite foods again. This process will be guided by advanced technology and involves working with an oral surgeon. Once the posts are inserted into your jaw, they will bond with the bone structure through a process known as osseointegration, one that helps prevent the loss of mass and density in the jaw that typically follows tooth loss.
Adding Abutments
Once the placement area has healed, we will next attach abutments to the posts. These will extend above the gum line, and will allow us to attach the completed implant restoration, completing your new tooth.
The Restoration
The restoration itself is crafted based on the detailed digital images we gathered of your smile, so the completed crown will not only fit comfortably and offer bite balance, but will look great as well. The material we use, such as ceramic, can endure daily bite forces and pressure, but they can also be color-matched to blend with the rest of your smile seamlessly. We want you to never hesitate when you smile or laugh, and to feel good about the appearance of your smile. We also want the implants, which stimulate the growth of jawbone issue, to help prevent further tooth loss and offer decades of quality tooth replacement.
If you have any questions about how we address missing teeth with implant dentistry, or about how our crowns can also be used to address cavities and infections, repair damage, and improve overall bite balance and function, then contact our team today to learn more.
Do You Have One or More Missing Teeth?
We’re ready to help you smile with confidence and ease once again. To learn more about our approach to prosthetic dental care, then schedule a consultation by calling Jeffrey Leibowitz, DDS, in Astoria, NY, today at 718-728-8320. Losing your teeth can cause much more than just embarrassment. These gaps could cause misalignment, poor bite balance, painful jaw joint disorders, and complications that lead to further tooth loss and a prematurely aged appearance. But don’t worry, we’re here to help you, even if time has elapsed since you lost your teeth.
