Dental Implants Birmingham, AL
Replace Missing Teeth, With Dental Implants!
Dr. Maddux Explains Why The Treatment of Choice For Teeth Replacement is a Dental Implant
What Are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are titanium posts, which are surgically placed into the jaw- bone. They are designed to provide a foundation for replacement teeth that look, feel, and function like natural teeth. The bone bonds with the titanium, creating a strong foundation for artificial teeth. The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything and can smile with confidence, knowing that teeth appear natural and that facial contours will be preserved.
Dental care has improved enormously over the past few decades, however, many Americans have lost teeth due to gum disease, tooth decay, or injury to tooth. Only until recently, tooth replacement options were limited to dentures or dental bridges, neither of which offers a perfect solution. Fortunately, with today’s technology, it is possible to have dental implants immediately.
Dr. Brett Maddux is a trained periodontist specializing in dental implants in Birmingham, AL. Teeth-in-a-Day, or Immediate Load Dental Implants, are the newest innovation in dental implant technology. In most dental implant cases, patients are required to have multiple office visits and must wait months before having a permanent implant placed. With immediate load implants, patients can walk in and out of the doctors office with a full set of teeth!
The technology is so good it is even possible to replace entire arches of teeth, so there is no need to put up with unstable and uncomfortable dentures, and it is sometimes possible to place a dental implant at the same time the tooth extracted.
Hear From A Patient About What to Expect Before and After Dental Implants
Why Might I Need a Dental Implant?
Having a gap between your teeth can detract from an otherwise attractive smile, but even worse, can also create problems for your natural teeth. Your teeth surrounding the gap will gradually begin to shift out of position resulting in unwanted and unsightly spaces between other teeth.
Your opposing teeth rely on biting and chewing to stay in the correct position, and if they cannot bite against another tooth they will gradually shift towards the empty space (over eruption). This can affect your bite, and may be uncomfortable and costly to put right.
Losing teeth can also affect your facial profile. Your cheeks and lips rely on your teeth for support and for keeping correct dimensions between your upper and lower jaws. If you have lost multiple teeth, patients will often discover facial features collapsing inwards, which can give the appearance of premature aging.
Losing teeth can create additional problems like losing some of the bone in your jaw. To ensure old bone cells are continuously renewed, your jaw bone relies on the activity provided by biting and chewing to keep it strong and healthy. The force created during these actions are transmitted through the crown of the tooth, down into the roots and out into the surrounding bone.
After tooth extraction, the bones loses this activity, and without it the bone gradually reabsorbs, as it is no longer prompted to renew old bone cells when they die off. The tooth bone loss can affect the stability of your remaining teeth, and will results in your jawbone losing some of its height, impacting the overall dimensions of your face.
Dental Implants Help Prevent Bone Loss
How Long Do Dental Implants Last?
Dental Implants are now recognized as the leading solution for missing teeth because they can last from 15 to 25 years with proper care. The permanent implants are made from titanium and they fuse with your jaw bone. Over time you may have to replace the cap or crown attached to the abatement since it’s made from a different material, but you can be sure by getting your implants with Alabama Periodontics and Dr. Brett Maddux, they will last as long as your jaw bone is there which is usually for the rest of your life.
We Invest In High Quality Dental Implants
At Alabama Periodontics, we believe that every patient deserves the highest quality care, and this includes investing in superior products and components, including dental implants used to replace missing teeth. Dentists have several options when choosing which implants to purchase for their patients and not all implants are created the same. At our practice, we never compromise quality. We choose very specific brands and custom sizes that will produce the safest and longest lasting results.
The Best Solution to Tooth Loss in Birmingham, AL
While it is possible to use dental bridges or dentures to fill in the gaps of your mouth, these solutions do not address bone loss.
Having the implant post act as a replica tooth root, provides sufficient stimulation to the surrounding bone to keep it healthy. The post provides a strong and stable anchor for the replacement tooth which is why the dental implants procedure is often regarded as being the gold standard for replacing missing teeth.
They are extremely stable and function exactly like real teeth. Success rates are almost 100% and patients typically retain their dental implants for life. A properly planned and placed dental implant should look and feel entirely natural.
