Dental Implants

Dental implants offer a perfect solution that not just replaces missing teeth but also restoring the functionality and a pleasant appearance just like your natural teeth. Dental implants are stable and do not require the removal of healthy tissues. Consult our expert dentists for dental implants in Clinton Township, Washington Township, Shelby Township, Macomb, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Royal Oak, and Warren offices in Michigan today!

Top Reasons To Choose Dental Implants

The dental implant is today's state-of-the-art tooth replacement method. It consists of a very small titanium post (the actual dental implant ), which is attached to a lifelike dental crown. The crown is the only part of this tooth-replacement system that is visible in your mouth. The dental implant itself rests beneath your gum line in the bony socket that used to hold your missing tooth. Two, four or more dental implants can be used to support multiple crowns, or even an entire arch of upper or lower replacement teeth. Whether you are missing one tooth, several teeth or all your teeth, dental implants are preferred by doctors and patients alike. That's because dental implants are:

1. Most like natural teeth

Your natural teeth have roots that keep them securely anchored to your jawbone. In a similar way, dental implant teeth form a solid attachment with the bone in your jaw. This is possible because dental implants are made of titanium, a metal that has a unique ability to fuse to living bone. After a dental implant is inserted during a minor procedure done in the dental office, it will become solidly fused to your bone over a period of several months. Once that happens, your dental implant -supported replacement tooth (or teeth) will feel completely natural. It will also be visually indistinguishable from your natural teeth. Dental implant teeth allow you to eat, speak and smile with complete confidence because they will never slip or shift like removable dentures often do.

2. The longest-lasting tooth replacements

Because dental implants actually become part of your jawbone, they provide a permanent solution to tooth loss. Whereas other methods of tooth replacement, including removable dentures and bridgework, may need to be replaced or remade over time, properly cared-for dental implants should last a lifetime. That's what makes dental implant choice of tooth replacement the best long-term value.

3. Able to prevent bone loss

You may not know it, but bone loss inevitably follows tooth loss. Bone is a living tissue that needs constant stimulation to rebuild itself and stay healthy. In the case of your jawbone, that stimulation comes from the teeth. When even one tooth is lost, the bone beneath it begins to resorb, or melt away. This can give your face a prematurely aged appearance and even leave your jaw more vulnerable to fractures if left untreated long enough ( View Example ). Dental implants halt this process by fusing to the jawbone and stabilizing it. No other tooth replacement method can offer this advantage.

4. Safe for adjacent natural teeth

Dental implants have no effect on the health of adjacent natural teeth; other tooth-replacement systems, however, can weaken adjacent teeth. With bridgework, for example, the natural teeth on either side of a gap left by a missing tooth must provide support for the dental bridge. This can stress those adjacent teeth and leave them more susceptible to decay. Likewise, a partial denture relies on adjacent natural teeth for support and may cause those teeth to loosen over time. Dental implants are stand-alone tooth replacements that don't rely on support from adjacent natural teeth.

5. Easy to care for

Caring for dental implant teeth is no different than caring for your natural teeth. You must brush them and floss them daily. But you'll never have to apply special creams and adhesives or soak them in a glass overnight, as you would with dentures. They'll also never need a filling or a root canal, as the natural teeth supporting bridgework might. While dental implants can never decay, they can be compromised by gum disease. Good oral hygiene and regular visits to the dental office for professional cleanings and exams is the best way to prevent gum disease, and to ensure your dental implants last a lifetime, as they're designed to do.

Do you want to replace your missing teeth?
Call Michigan Periodontics & Implants in Sterling Height, MI at (586) 275-7667
to learn more about dental implants!

We serve across the Michigan area including Sterling Heights , Rochester Hills , Troy , Clinton Township , Shelby Township , Macomb, Washington Township, Birmingham, Bloomfield Hills, Royal Oak, and Warren MI .

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