What are you missing out on because of missing teeth?
Missing teeth and loose dentures make too many people sit on the sidelines and let life pass them by. However, today’s modern treatment plans can replace everything from a single missing tooth to a completely missing arch. Ask your dentist or dental specialist about the different dental implant options that are available to you. Don’t let another day go by without taking this important first step to restoring your confidence and your smile! 

Facial appearance with healthy teeth and bones	Appearance after tooth loss	Appearance after tooth and bone loss

Bone loss leads to premature aging and additional tooth loss
Losing one or more of your teeth starts a chain of events that can have dire physical and cosmetic consequences. The most obvious result is a gap in your smile. Less obvious is the loss of chewing function and the inability to eat a complete diet that can result from tooth loss. While these are certainly serious issues, a potentially bigger problem lies hidden beneath the surface: bone loss.

Your jawbone needs the chewing action of the teeth to stimulate it and keep it strong. Otherwise it will begin to disappear (atrophy) in the same manner that the unused muscles beneath a cast supporting a broken bone get smaller. Without the support of your teeth and facial bones, your face will begin to look prematurely aged. The good news is that tooth replacement with dental implants offers a solution to help prevent bone loss. 

Untreated Missing Tooth	Crown & Bridge	Implant with a crown

Tooth replacement options
Traditional treatment options for tooth replacement, Crown & Bridge and full or partial dentures, address the short-term cosmetic problem of missing teeth, but do nothing to stop bone loss. Crown & Bridge also requires that two or more healthy teeth be ground down to serve as abutments (posts) for a bridge, leaving them at a much greater risk for cavities and endodontic failure. If the original abutment teeth fail, more healthy teeth must be sacrificed to serve as posts, while you continue to lose bone beneath the bridge.

With implants, however, the healthy teeth are left alone. Dental implants, like natural teeth, also transmit chewing forces to the jawbone, which reduces bone loss. This is why many leading dental organizations now recognize dental implants as the standard of care for tooth replacement

Dental Implants provide structure and a foundation
Modern dental implants are precision devices, available in several different designs to address your specific needs. The most common type is a titanium screw that is anchored into the jawbone where it serves as post for a custom-made tooth crown. Once the crown is in place, you may not be able to tell it apart from your natural teeth.

• Dental implants let you eat the foods you love.

• Dental Implants are the only proven way to prevent bone loss after the loss of natural teeth.

• Research shows that implant-supported prostheses increase patient comfort.

• 70% of the U.S. population is missing at least one tooth.

• Improves your smile and enhances your self esteem.

Dental Implants provide structure and a foundation
An implant may be used to replace almost any missing tooth, provided there is adequate bone at the site. If not, modern procedures can usually be performed to regenerate enough bone to safely place an implant. The implant is placed in the bone below the gum tissue. A temporary abutment may be placed on the implant until the healing phase is complete. A cosmetic temporary crown can often be made to fill the missing space.

The implant is placed in the bone below the gum tissue.	After healing, the final abutment is attached to the implant.	A custom crown is cemented onto the abutment. The tooth has been replaced without disturbing healthy teeth and bone loss has been halted.

After healing, the abutment is attached to the implant. It will hold a custom-made crown that the dental laboratory will mold and match to your existing teeth. In the final step, the custom crown is cemented onto the abutment. The tooth has been replaced without disturbing the healthy teeth next to it and bone loss has been eliminated.

Dental Implants provide structure and a foundation
Implants can also be used to replace several teeth, eliminating the need to grind down healthy adjacent teeth to serve as posts for traditional Crown & Bridge therapy.

The implants are placed in the bone below the gum tissue. Like single tooth replacement, temporary abutments may be placed on the implants until the healing phase is complete.

After healing, the abutments are attached to the implants. They will hold a custom-made bridge that the dental laboratory will mold and match to your existing teeth.

The implants are placed in the bone below the gum tissue	After healing, the final abutments are attached to the implants. They will holda custom-made bridge.	The custom bridge is cemented onto the abutments. The teeth have been replaced without disturbing healthy teeth and bone loss has been halted.

In the final step, the custom bridge is cemented onto the abutments. The teeth have been replaced without disturbing the healthy teeth next to them, and bone loss has been halted.

Dental implant-supported prostheses can increase patient comfort
Several options are available to stabilize dentures using dental implants. The most stable is an implant-supported overdenture using several implants. Not only do the implants stabilize dentures but they also stimulate the jaw, reducing the effects of bone loss.

The implants are placed in the bone below the gum tissue. A temporary abutment may be placed on the implant until the healing phase is complete. Once the implants have healed, a bar is attached to the implants. Ball attachments on the bar match attachment sites on the denture. The new denture will snap or clip into place.

The implants are placed in the bone below the gum tissue.	After healing, a bar with ball attachment points is attached to the stabilized implants.	Modified dentures with receivers will attach to the ball attachment points.

The new teeth are fimly supported by implants, stimulating the jaw and halting bone loss. The denture is easily removed for cleaning.

Fixed implant-supported prosthesis provides stability
Several options are available to stabilize dentures using dental implants. The most stable is a fixed implant-supported prosthesis using several implants. Not only do the implants stabilize dentures but they also stimulate the jaw, reducing the effects of bone loss.

Just as other procedures, implants are placed in the bone below the gum tissue. Once the implants have healed, a custom bridge will be fitted to your jaw. The bridge is created with access holes that allow it to be attached directly to the implants. The screw holes are then covered after insertion. The new teeth are now firmly suppored by the implants, stimulating the jaw and reducing bone loss.

The implants are placed in the bone below the gum tissue.	You will be fitted for a custom bridge that screws directly into the implants.	The custom bridge is firmly supported by the implants.