Dental implants

Dental implants are the most modern and cosmetic way to replace lost teeth with a permanent attachment to the bone.  In the past, missing teeth were either replaced with crowns or dentures. But both crowns and dentures are limited in their ability to attach to the jaw, and in the case of dentures require constant and frequent cleaning and repair. Dental implants eliminate these problems and offer a more sanitary and permanent solution to missing or absent teeth.

The dental implant is done by a Los Angeles dental implants doctor in a single visit or over a period of months. For a single tooth, after an extraction a non-reactive metal post called an abutment is placed into the jaw through the gum line. This post or abutment can be made from a variety of metals such as stainless steel, titanium or gold. The crown, typically a porcelain veneer is also available in a variety of qualities and pricings and is placed on top of the post.

Fortunately, dental implants have the strength, and look of regular teeth. They will never fall out, or shift in your mouth. For a patient that has been wearing dentures, implants offer an opportunity to have a fixed solution to a full set or partial replacement of multiple teeth and are easily done by a Los Angeles dental implants doctor.

Implants also offer a real and economic solution to keep the natural look of the patient’s jaw since dentures and missing teeth will reduce bone mass often resulting in a shrinking jaw line. For the patient receiving an implant, both their smile and confidence is restored.