Benefits of Dental Implants
Allentown, PA
 Tooth loss is a serious issue that needs to be addressed as quickly as possible. One of the most popular treatments today is dental implants. Dental implants are a unique approach to tooth replacement that provides you with an incredible alternative to traditional bridges and dentures. At Lehigh Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery, we can provide dental implants to meet some different tooth replacement needs. While treatment is more complex than with traditional methods, the benefits are nothing short of amazing.
What are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are a treatment for replacing missing teeth that provide you with an incredible alternative to traditional bridges and dentures. This treatment uses small titanium posts, which are surgically placed into your jawbone, to provide support for your dental restorations. It is a unique treatment that can be used to replace a single tooth or multiple teeth, and treatment provides several significant benefits.
Get Back Your Gorgeous Smile
The dental restorations, or the portion of the implants that replace the visible surfaces of your missing teeth, are made from ceramic. This material can be made to perfectly imitate your natural teeth. Ceramic can be stained and finished to match the exact color of your real teeth, and it reflects light just like natural tooth enamel. Once secured into place, your dental restorations perfectly restore your beautiful smile and help you to regain your confidence.
Speak Confidently
Losing teeth can affect your speech, causing a lisp and making it difficult for others to understand you. While dentures can restore your speech, you have to spend some time getting used to talking with a foreign object in your mouth. Dental implants feel exactly like your real teeth. They can restore your normal speech without the need to relearn how to speak.
Eat Your Favorite Foods without Fear
Dental implants are strong and stable, and your dental restorations are held securely in place with small screws. Once you have fully healed, you will be able to enjoy all of your favorite foods again without having to worry about your teeth slipping around in your mouth or falling out. Additionally, because you can bite and chew properly once again, your body can more effectively digest what you eat. This can help to improve your overall nutrition.
Unmatched Comfort
A big complaint about dentures is that they are uncomfortable. The base rests directly on your gums, tissue that was never meant to support the pressures that dentures place on it. Dentures can also come loose and rub against the gums, which can lead to painful sores. Implants are designed to avoid all of these issues. Your restorations are supported by the titanium posts implanted in your jawbone rather than directly on your gums. The restorations are also secured into place on the posts. This means that they will not slip out of place or cause sores on your gums.
Care is Simple
Dentures require additional nightly care that can be tedious for many. This care, however, is essential for ensuring that your mouth remains healthy and that you avoid serious complications. Dental implants also need to be cared for, but they can be brushed and flossed, as well as professionally cleaned and examined, just like your real teeth.
The Health of Your Jawbone is Protected
While traditional treatments for tooth loss help to restore many of the functions of your missing teeth, they are unable to stop the bone loss that occurs naturally after losing teeth. This results in the bone still losing mass and growing weak, even though the teeth have been replaced. Dental implants and bone grafts are the only treatment that stop and prevent bone loss in your jaw. This is because the implant posts, which sit in your jawbone, restore the stimulation to your jawbone, letting your body know that essential nutrients are still required.
While more involved than bridges or dentures, the benefits of dental implants are incredible. Call Lehigh Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery today at (610) 435-6161 to schedule your consultation and find out if dental implants are the right solution for you. |
