Implants

Losing one or more of your teeth can cause a gap in your smile, the loss of chewing function and the inability to eat a complete diet.  While these are certainly serious issues, a potentially bigger problem lies hidden beneath the surface: bone loss.

Conventional treatment options for tooth replacement, crown & bridge and full or partial dentures, address the short-term cosmetic problem of the missing teeth, but do nothing to stop the bone loss.  Crown & bridge also requires that two or more healthy teeth be ground down to serve as abutments (anchors) for a bridge, leaving them at a much greater risk for cavities and endodontic failure.

With implants, however, the healthy teeth are not compromised.  Plus, dental implants, like natural teeth, transmit chewing forces to the jaw, stimulating it and halting the bone loss.  This is why many leading dental organizations recognize dental implants as the standard of care for tooth replacement.