Implant Dentistry
If you’re living with older partial or full dentures, you may feel nervous about talking, laughing, or smiling. What if your dentures slip or fall out? This anxiety can take its toll on people, even causing them to go to the extreme of staying away from social situations.
If you wish there was some way to restore the function of your teeth and the appearance of your smile, Dr. Griffin recommends dental implants. These are an ideal option for anyone who is in good health and has lost one or more teeth due to periodontal disease, trauma, or other problems.
Dental implants can:
- Improve the appearance of your smile. Our dental implants look natural and life-like.
- Restore the function of your natural teeth. When Dr. Griffin applies them, most patients are surprised by how remarkably similar implants feel and look to their natural teeth.
- Be maintained easily. Simply brush and floss as if they were natural teeth.
- Preserve the integrity of your facial structure. Missing teeth and dentures cause you to lose bone structure in your jaws, causing your face to shrink and age. Implants maintain bone structure.
- Maintain your dental health. Dental implants reverse bite imbalance, drifting teeth, and other damage that missing teeth cause.
- Restore your confidence. Implants are permanent. You can have a healthy, natural smile, without fear of loose or falling dentures. That makes implant patients feel more confident.
Dental implants have one of the highest surgical success rates in dentistry. Dr. Griffin places the implants titanium posts underneath the gum line into the jaw bone while you are under local anesthesia or IV sedation. Over a few weeks, bone tissue in the jaw bonds to the implant, forming a solid foundation. One implant can support a crown while multiple implants integrated into the jaw can hold bridges and dentures.
Dental implants can last a lifetime with proper home care and regular check-ups. They are so natural-looking and feeling that you may forget they are there. If you want to see what dental implants can do for you, schedule a consultation with Dr. Griffin.
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