Are you self-conscious about your smile because you have missing teeth? Did you know that your bite can be thrown out of alignment and your facial shape could change because of missing teeth? You can replace your missing teeth and get a great smile again with dental implants! A dentist in Jacksonville, FL, might highly recommend dental implants for you as the right choice to getting back on track and getting that big, beautiful smile once again.
Dental implants are artificial roots placed in the jawbone to replace missing teeth. You may wonder how the artificial roots stay in place.
Well, overtime, the bone grows around the artificial roots and that holds the roots in place. The gap is still there, but via a metal connector, the false teeth are attached to reveal a full set of teeth
There are two different types of dental implants—endosteal and subperiosteal. Endosteal are implants that are placed in the bone. They are the most common type of implants made from material that is safe for the body. Also, just using one implant can anchor one or multiple teeth.
The second type of implant is subperiosteal, which is used when the jawbone isn’t healthy enough to support the endosteal implant. These implants are placed above or on the bone and are not drilled into the bone.
The placement of implants can take a minimum of three months or as many as nine months. The procedure is broken up into multiple appointments to cause as little pain as possible to the patient. A dentist in Jacksonville, FL, may recommend that you see a range of dental specialists, from a periodontist to an oral surgeon before the procedure is completely done.
Are you tired of seeing gaps in your mouth or feeling like you can’t smile as big and wide as you want to? Call our dentist, Dr. Jacqueline West, in our office in Jacksonville, FL, to request your appointment today!