When you have lost a tooth, we can offer a replacement with dental implants. To ensure your new replacement looks natural, we can create a custom implant restoration! In today’s blog, your team at Stubbs Family Dentistry talks about how we create and secure lifelike implant restorations for our West Allis, WI, patients. We want you to enjoy a full smile, with results that look natural and have the potential to last decades to come, maybe even a lifetime!
The Need for a New Tooth
When do you need to see us for a dental implant? Well, if you have lost a tooth, you need a replacement right away. Without a tooth root, the area immediately surrounding that portion of the jaw weakens and erodes, which then leads to additional missing teeth and over time, an older appearance. Losing a tooth or several could impact how you eat, limit clear speech capabilities, and cause complications, including TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). You could also feel uncomfortable in social situations, which harms your overall quality of life. But we can help, completing your new tooth with a lifelike dental implant restoration.
Placing Your Dental Implant
We will examine your smile with digital imaging, so we can choose the best position, angle, and depth to insert your dental implant post, a new root that is made from biocompatible titanium. We insert this to the jaw, where it bonds with the jaw and acts like a new root. Our team will plan and guide the process with digital imaging for precision and accuracy. Once in place, we can then complete the new tooth with a restoration.
Crafting a Custom Implant Restoration
This will cap the new implant post, offering a lifelike appearance and a durable chewing surface. The crown is custom-made for your smile. We will connect an abutment to the post that extends above the gum line, and then affix the crown to it. Your new tooth will look, function, and act like a natural tooth, and last for decades to come, possibly a lifetime, with proper care and attention.
If you have a missing tooth and want to avoid long-term complications for your smile, and enjoy a lifelike appearance, then talk to our team about our dental implant restorations. We can help you on your path to a complete smile, and discuss ways to ensure your new tooth has the potential to last for years to come, far longer than a traditional bridge or a removable denture.
Ask Our Team About Tooth Replacement
Restorative dentistry can allow us to take on tooth loss with lifelike and long-lasting results. To schedule an appointment with Stubbs Family Dentistry in West Allis, WI, call our team today at 414-541-8250.
