Dental Implants: The Natural Solution To Missing Teeth

If you have suffered tooth decay, multiple missing teeth, oral trauma or severely misshapen teeth, then you know the impact on your self-image these conditions can have. Hiding your smile in photos, dreading social gatherings, worrying about what you can or can’t eat—these are all issues that come along with missing or misshapen teeth. Sadly, the stigma of tooth loss is unjustified and overly heightened in society as some rare issue. In fact, more than 30 million people suffer from complete upper or lower tooth loss in the US alone.
The good news is, those are temporary problems because there is a permanent solution that is as natural as your own teeth in form, feel and function. Dental implants from Comprehensive Dental Group offer the same appearance as natural teeth with advanced materials that with regular oral care can last a lifetime. No more adjusting bridges, dentures or worrying about what you can eat. Dental implants are available in a custom molded fit as a 1:1 replacement for your missing teeth and they will never decay! Now, that doesn’t mean proper oral hygiene and regular dental exams are not still needed, but it is the next best thing to having your own teeth.
What Are Dental Implants?
A dental implant is a prosthetic dental device that replaces the root of a tooth. The advantage of implants is that they bond with the jawbone just like your natural tooth root would. The implants are titanium screws inserted with minimal pain into the jawbone to bond with it. Once bonded a restorative crown is permanently affixed to the top to finish the natural looking replacement.
Titanium is lightweight, biocompatible (your body will not reject it,) and it is stronger than bone or a tooth which is important for longevity. Dental implants have come a long way and now even if you’ve suffered severe oral trauma and lost all of your upper or lower teeth, there is an easy one-day solution for that as well!
All-On-Four Teeth-In-A-Day® Solution
With most single dental implants, the procedure takes between one and three visits after the first consultation. Typically the first visit is for the implant surgery and then after the healing period you return for the crown application to the implant. It’s still a fantastic alternative to a metal crown or bridge but All-On-Four gets it done in just one day.
All-On-Four or Teeth-In-A-Day®, as it is commonly referred as—eliminates the long waiting period of traditional implants. With All-On-Four, we take a more modular strategy and complete a full mouth reconstruction.
Essentially we place four implants in strategic spots in your upper and/or lower jawbone. Since this process bonds with your jawbone for a permanent fixture, it feels natural and functions as such. Then, the uppers and/or lowers, rather than being placed one by one, are affixed as one piece onto the implants.
The modular prosthetics or “arches” of teeth are created in a dental lab that is on the cutting edge of implant technology with materials that are more durable than natural teeth but feel and looks just the same. They will never rot, but as stated, dental hygiene is still important to avoid gum disease and other oral health problems.
The procedure is completed typically in one day with your brand new smile intact and with a little bit of Tylenol, you can go right back to work or your normal activities. This procedure is so far beyond dentures because it protects the dexterity of your jawbone and maintains your facial structure.