Your jawbone is the foundation of your smile, anchoring your teeth and providing a protective layer for your gums. Its strength and health are crucial for maintaining your smile’s aesthetics and function. But what happens if you lose jawbone mass? You might struggle with eating and speaking normally, and your face could take on a sunken, prematurely aged appearance.
Many patients with severe bone loss come to Advanced Dental Implant Center hoping for dental implants, only to be told they no longer qualify due to their condition. The good news is that there are multiple solutions for severe bone loss!
Your tooth roots play a crucial role in maintaining jawbone health by providing continuous stimulation through chewing. This stimulation helps preserve the bone structure. When teeth are lost due to decay or trauma, the jaw can deteriorate in those areas without the support of roots.
Although dentures restore some dental function, they do not replace lost tooth roots and, therefore, do not provide the same level of jawbone protection. Advanced gum disease, or periodontitis, can contribute to bone loss as bacteria erode the jawbone beneath the gums.
Bone grafting treatments offer a solution to reverse jawbone loss. Using bone material from you or a donor source can fill areas of recession, allowing the graft to integrate with existing bone and restore robust volume. Techniques like ridge augmentation and preservation reshape and rebuild your jawbone, restoring its health and function. With dental implants, we can help restore your dental function and aesthetics.
In cases where the jawbone lacks sufficient width to support implants, ridge splitting can be performed using surgical instruments. This procedure divides the jawbone ridge and incorporates bone graft material, promoting fusion with existing bone to widen and deepen the ridge. Dental implants placed in this fortified jawbone enhance stability and protect against future bone recession, significantly boosting your confidence and overall quality of life. You can eat, speak, and smile comfortably with restored functionality.
Round Rock is owned by Tom Kennedy, DDS under Affordable Dentures & Implants – Texas, PLLC
Denver is owned by Anthony Narajna, DDS under Affordable Dentures & Implants – Denver, PLLC
Advanced Dental Implant Center are part of a professional affiliation of dental implant practices operated by oral surgeons, periodontists, prosthodontists, and restorative dentists. With the specialized techniques used by Advanced Dental Implant Center, such as zygomatic and pterygoid implants, nearly all patients qualify for same day dental implants from a dental perspective. Prospective patients require an initial workup that includes an oral examination, 3D radiographic evaluation, and medical history consultation. Some patients with certain medical histories may not qualify for surgical treatment. “Teeth-in-a-day”, “one day implant teeth”, “same day implant teeth”, etc. refers to the fact that on the day of surgery, patients will have teeth removed (unless all teeth are already missing, dental implants placed, and a screw retained prosthesis secured to these implants on the same day as the surgery. While this first set of teeth are permanent in the fact that they are secured to the dental implants by screws, these teeth are typically not the final set of teeth as the patient will be allowed to heal prior to the delivery of the final set of teeth. Furthermore, the patient will be allowed to suggest desired changes to the initial set of teeth prior to the fabrication of the final set of teeth. The initial set of screw retained implant teeth are permanent in the fact that they are not removable by the patient and can only be removed by personnel in a dental office. With proper care and maintenance, dental implants can last a lifetime depending on the age of the patient when the implants were originally placed. Studies show that dental implants can last over 25 years with proper home care and regular professional maintenance.
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