Missing teeth leave unsightly holes in your smile and severely impact your overall oral health. If you’re missing a tooth, schedule a consultation for dental implants at A New Smile CC in Santa Clarita, California. Their team of dental experts can fit you with a state-of-the-art dental implant to fill in the gap and make your smile healthy again. To learn more, call the office or schedule a visit online.
Dental implants are a state-of-the-art solution for replacing missing teeth.
The implant is a tiny, titanium post that’s surgically implanted into your jawbone, where it fuses with the bone through a process called osseointegration. Once fused, a dental implant functions just like a natural tooth root.
This provides for a strong and sturdy foundation on top of which the team at A New Smile CC can affix a permanent crown, bridge, dentures, or removable dentures.
Dental implants are so similar to your natural tooth roots that having an implant makes it feel like you were never missing a tooth in the first place.
Missing teeth leave a dark hole in your smile, both cosmetically and medically. By filling in the empty spaces in your smile, dental implants correct many of the issues that result from not having all of your teeth. For example, dental implants can:
Dental implants also work to maintain the natural shape of your face. When you’re missing teeth, your facial muscles around the empty spaces can atrophy and cave in, leading to a sunken-in appearance.
By replacing your missing teeth, dental implants stimulate your jawbone and keep your facial muscles in place.
The A New Smile CC team installs your dental implants in just a few office visits. First, they use digital X-rays or the TRIOS® intraoral scanner to determine the best location for your implants.
Once they know where your implants are going, they numb your mouth with a local anesthetic, make a small surgical incision in your gum, drill a tiny hole in your jawbone, and insert the implant.
They send you home to heal and wait for the implant to fuse with your jawbone, which takes a few months.
After your implant has fused, you come back to the office to place your abutment, which is a small metal post that attaches to the implant and sticks up out of your gumline.
Once your abutment is firmly in place, your dentist attaches your restoration, giving you a renewed smile that you’ll be able to confidently eat and speak with as soon as you leave the office.
The best part about dental implants is that they don’t require any special care. Your implants last a lifetime if you practice good at-home care and maintain regular checkups with A New Smile CC, so be sure to brush twice a day, floss daily, and schedule your routine cleanings.
Call A New Smile CC today or schedule a visit online to see how dental implants can improve your smile.
