Are Dental Implants Right for You?

Are Dental Implants Right for You?

When you face tooth loss, your oral health and facial structure change. Impaired speech, biting, and chewing, along with bone recession, tooth drifting, and premature facial aging, impact patients who lose even one tooth—dental implants counter these problems. Your dentist, Dr. Stephen Yi, at El Paso Viva Dental, can tell you if these artificial teeth could help your smile.

It's a fact

Conventional dental prosthetics—bridges and full/partial dentures—cannot reproduce natural oral function or clear speech. Slippage, wear and tear on adjoining teeth, and more characterize these tooth replacements. Conversely, dental implants replicate natural smile aesthetics and oral function so well that patients forget they have tooth replacements.

Why are dental implants successful? The answer lies in the attraction human bone has for the titanium in the dental implant screw. This is called osseointegration. Once Dr. Yi surgically places a dental implant into the jaw bone, bone cells actively bond to the device, creating a firm foundation for the metal alloy post and ceramic crown which finish the single-tooth implant.

The procedure

Most dental implant procedures involve the replacement of one tooth. However, multiple implants may support bridges or dentures, too.

The single implant treatment takes a few visits to El Paso Viva Dental. Dr. Yi will examine and image your prospective implant site to ensure your mouth is healthy and has enough bone in the jaw to support an implant. These factors are essential to dental implant success.

Then, he injects a local anesthetic to numb the area and opens the gums and jaw bone. He inserts the implant and closes the gums with sutures.

At home, your gums and bone will heal. As they do so, osseointegration creates that inseparable bond dental implants are known for. After many weeks, you'll return to the dental office to receive the post and porcelain crown.

Keeping implants healthy

Dental implant procedures feature a high success rate—about 98 percent, says the Institute for Dental Implant Awareness. Disciplined oral hygiene is critical, however, for long-term retention. Also, stopping all tobacco usage keeps implant sites free of infection. (The National Institutes of Health report that smokers experience implant failure rates of 16 percent)

Are you a candidate for implants?

Find out through a consultation with Dr. Stephen Yi. Call the El Paso Viva Dental today to arrange an appointment, and ask about the dental implant special. Phone (915) 751-1007.

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El Paso Viva Dental

El Paso, TX Dentist
El Paso Viva Dental
9584 Dyer St Suite B-1
El Paso, TX 79924
(915) 751-1007
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