Your Dentist Tells the Benefits of Dental Implants in Torrance

Why should you suffer the side effects of tooth loss? Dr. Sanaz Hamzehpour and Dr. Peter Refela of Blue Coast Dental Group recommend and place dental implants in their Torrance office. These dental prosthetics are outstanding replacements for teeth lost to oral trauma, extensive decay, infection and gum disease. Your dentist in Torrance surgically places implants right into the jaw bone for superior durability, versatility, and strength. No other replacement option does quite so much for oral health and overall well-being.

The Many Benefits of Dental Implants

The typical dental implant is a titanium metal screw inserted into the jaw bone during a brief in-office oral surgery. After several weeks of healing, Dr. Refela places a metal abutment, or post, onto the implant and then bonds a custom-made porcelain crown onto the post.

Because the implant is made from titanium, it bonds with the jaw through a natural process called osseointegration. In fact, the implant actually strengthens the bone and preserves its natural size and density. This characteristic is unique to dental implants. Other tooth replacement options such as fixed bridgework or traditional dentures simply set on top of the gums and do not exercise the bone.

Also, because dental implants reside in the jaw, they need no support from neighboring teeth as bridgework or partial dentures do. As such, they do not require the enamel reduction common with bridges and partials. Another great benefit of implants is that your dentist can anchor fixed or removable dentures with strategically placed implants.

Both patients and dentists praise dental implants because these artificial teeth halt the tooth drifting that often occurs after tooth loss. Also, patients enjoy wonderful personal appearance as implants are truly indistinguishable from natural teeth.

Further, Implant-supported dentures and bridgework prevent the facial changes that occur when missing teeth are not replaced. Patients speak and eat normally, with none of the speech slurring and appliance wobbling and slippage common to traditional dentures.

Getting and Keeping Dental Implants

People who have good overall and oral health may receive dental implants. Additionally, their jaws must be of sufficient size and density. Your dentist performs a complete oral exam, X-rays and other imaging to determine if implants are the right tooth replacement option.

While dental implants cost more initially than other prosthetics, implants truly last indefinitely. Bridgework and traditional dentures must be replaced every seven to ten years, costing patients more over the years.

Finally, while implants feature a high success rate (well over 90 percent), ideal candidates should not smoke as the toxins in cigarettes degrade gums and bone. Implant recipients should brush twice a day and floss carefully around their new teeth. Poor at-home hygiene and infrequent in-office visits cause an infection called peri-implantitis which is similar to periodontal disease. Peri-implantitis often leads to implant failure and subsequent removal.

Would You Like to Know More?

Please contact Blue Coast Dental Group to arrange your dental implant consultation. It’s a great opportunity to learn all you can and to ask questions. Replace those smile gaps with realistic and beautiful dental implants.