What is a dental implant? It’s part of a successful dental procedure for replacing a missing tooth or multiple teeth. Each dental implant is a new tooth root that you’ll have for life.
An implant can replace a single tooth with a custom-made crown, or we can use several implants to hold a bridge.
Missing many teeth? Our patients love implant-supported dentures because they don’t slip off of the gums when patients are talking or chewing. They feel stable and natural in the mouth.
Your dental implants will give you a lot of value for their cost—like a great investment—because they’re designed to stay with you for life, supporting tooth restorations for decades.
How Do You Get a Dental Implant?
Each dental implant is a state-of-the-art new tooth root that rests in the jaw bone, just like a natural tooth root. They’re often made of titanium, which is biocompatible and fits in easily with the rest of your mouth.
Here’s the general process of getting a tooth root and replacing a tooth:
- Consultation: Tell your dentist any needs you have, and ask any questions. We’ll give you the time you need so you don’t feel rushed.
- Exam: The team performs a professional dental checkup, looking for any issues with your teeth, gums, or jaw bones. This includes dental X-rays. We want to ensure your implant has a safe, healthy environment.
- Implant Surgery: Dr. Robison places the implant into the jaw at a precisely-planned location.
- Natural Integration: Over the next few months, your jaw bone will naturally grow and fuse with the implant, making it a lifelong part of your jaw.
- Tooth Restoration: Replacing any temporary tooth we had placed, we attach your custom-made replacement crown to the implant post.
Dental implant surgery has a success rate of around 95%, which is the highest of all dental surgeries.
What About Implant-Supported Dentures?
An exciting use of implants is in implant-supported dentures. These are dentures that are attached to several implants, which gives you these advantages:
- Stability: Dentures won’t slip off your gums, like traditional dentures. They stay in place when you’re chewing, talking to people, and smiling.
- Comfort: Some patients really dislike traditional dentures sitting on their gums. Implant dentures rest naturally on implants and don’t chafe the gums.
- Nutrition: You’ll be able to chew any type of food with confidence. Get a variety of hard, sticky, crunchy foods to nourish your body.
- Aesthetics: We craft customized dentures that look just right in your smile. They require fewer materials, because they rest just above your gums, making them look natural.
- Jawbone Health: Jawbones tend to deteriorate with age, but dental implants stimulate them to keep growing. The pressure of chewing, transferred into the bone through the implants, encourages the bones to stay strong.
- Confidence: Whether you’re talking with friends or family, eating dinner, giving a presentation, or meeting new people, you’ll be confident that your dentures are staying in place and looking natural and attractive.
Getting dentures can be a positive thing. Your new row of teeth will look great and function as well as natural teeth. At Robison Family Dental, we’ll take care of the whole process, from the dental implant consultation all the way to placing the dentures.
Dental Implants and Dentures in West Jordan, Utah
Dental implants are valuable long-term investments, and you should be able to make an informed decision about getting them. That’s what the implant consultation is about.
When you come to Robison Family Dental for your consultation, we’ll find out if you’re a great candidate for dental implants. If you’re not, we’ll explain your alternatives.
You’ll also be able to ask questions, get a price breakdown, get help with insurance, and more. It’s a process that will benefit you, so contact Robison Family Dental today to get an implant consultation appointment.
