Dental Implants

One Convenient Location for Your Complete Implant Process

If you are suffering from teeth with decreased functionality or a smile that you’re embarrassed to show off, Dr. St. Matthew-Daniel and our highly trained team can help you with dental implants and explore your options together. Those options include All-on-Four, Full Mouth, Bridge or even Snap-on Dentures. If you are suffering from teeth with decreased functionality or a smile that you’re embarrassed to show off, Dr. St. Matthew-Daniel and our highly trained team can help you with dental implants. While an implantation team usually includes either a periodontist or an oral and maxillofacial surgeon who implants the posts into the patient’s mouth, followed by a general dentist who completes the replacement teeth with fitted crowns or bridgework, we think you will love our all-in-one office. Dr. St. Matthew-Daniel has the advanced education and training to design and place any necessary dental implants, as well as any restorative work needed on faulty crowns.

What Is a Dental Implant?

A dental implant is a small titanium screw that serves as the replacement for the root portion of a missing natural tooth. Dental implants can be placed in either the upper or lower jaws. The implant fuses with the bone and becomes a hardy anchor for the replacement tooth. Many people who consider implants have removable, conventional dentures for lower and upper jaws, or have removable bridges. These patients experience significant improvement in their ability to chew food comfortably after dental implant treatment.

What Are the Benefits of a Dental Implant?

The benefits of dental implants include the following:

• Without the root structure of a natural tooth, the jawbone can shrink, alter your facial structure, or make your face look older
• There are no loose parts to remove and clean. An implant is stable and functions just like your natural teeth
• Implants usually last a lifetime, unlike other types of dental work
• Dental implants look, feel, and function like natural teeth

How Do You Get Started With Dental Implants?

Treatment with dental implants takes meticulous planning for the best results. At your first appointment, we take x-rays to determine if your jawbone is adequate enough to hold the titanium posts. Models of the mouth are then made using a soft, pliable plastic compound to show precisely where the gaps are located.

These days, the surgical procedure for dental implants requires only local anesthetic and sedation. Dental implants are fixed in place with a steel root; the gum tissue and jaw accept the new root as if it were your natural tooth. With dental implants, you can get all of your teeth replaced, or just a few implants to fill the gaps of any missing teeth.

No more soaking dentures or using messy adhesives. You can even get back to eating corn on the cob or biting into an apple because dental implants are a permanent replacement for your existing teeth. You even brush and floss around them just as you would your original teeth.

Caroline hopes her new beautiful smile inspires you to make the same life-changing decision.

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