Dental Implants
If you want to replace missing teeth, you never had more options than you do today. You probably already know about dental bridges and full or partial dentures. But did you know that you have another choice?
Groveport Smiles, we offer dental implants that are considered to be the healthiest tooth replacement available. Dr. Sacheen Garrison wants you to receive the highest quality dental care possible, so she continually introduces new solutions like dental implants into her practice.
What Is a Dental Implant?
We use dental implants at our Groveport, OH dental office to replace a single tooth, many missing teeth, or as support for dentures. Dental implants surgically positioned in the jaw bone where they act as the root of a natural tooth would.
The titanium used in dental implants is biocompatible, meaning that your body accepts it readily. After we place an implant in your jaw, it heals and fuses with bone and tissue around it. Since the bone holds the dental implant securely in place, you can bite, chew, and speak with comfort again.
Dr. Garrison also uses dental implants to support bridges and dentures to hold them securely in place and prevent unnecessary movement.
How Long Does Getting a Dental Implant Take?
Patience is a virtue when it comes to getting a dental implant. When Dr. Garrison places the implant post in your jaw, we need to give it plenty of time to heal fully. As the implant heals, it forms a bond with the bone and tissue around it. This step in the healing process is what makes dental implants stable and secure.
The healing process can take anywhere from four to eight months and possibly longer. But the result is a replacement tooth that is the most like a natural tooth. Once the dental implant post heals fully, it becomes part of your jaw and acts just as a natural tooth root would.
When Dr. Garrison restores the implant with a dental crown, bridge, or denture, you will have a tooth that functions just like a natural tooth.
What Are the Benefits of Dental Implants?
As soon as you lose a tooth, the bone in your jaw starts to deteriorate. This occurs because there’s no tooth root present to help stimulate the regeneration of healthy bone in your jaw.
Bone loss eventually leads to gum recession, loose teeth, and even the loss of additional teeth. And because you’re losing bone mass that helps fill out your face, you may start to develop a sunken or aged appearance.
A dental implant prevents bone loss because it acts as a natural tooth root would by stimulating regeneration of jaw bone.
How Long Do Dental Implants Last?
Dental implants are relatively worry-free, but you have to maintain excellent gum health. If you don’t, and gum disease starts attacking the bone that supports the implant, it may fail.
If you’re committed to excellent oral hygiene and conscientious about keeping and making routine dental appointments, your implant can last a lifetime.
Call Us to Learn More about Dental Implants
If you would like to replace a missing tooth and you’re considering dental implants in Groveport, OH, please call Groveport Smiles to arrange a dental appointment with Dr. Garrison.
