There is no argument; a perfect set of teeth is a wonderful thing to have. To lose one or more teeth can shatter the confidence of most people; no longer is it possible to display a big, beautiful smile, smiles now have to be hidden behind a hand. Missing teeth can be the cause of social embarrassment, but not only that, missing teeth make a person look older. Many people turn to dentures or a bridge when they need to replace one or more teeth but dental implants in Round Lake Beach are a better solution for a number of reasons.
Dentures are not permanently affixed in the mouth and bridges require modification to perfectly good teeth to hold them in position, a dental implant is permanent and stands alone in the jaw. The dentist uses various surgical procedures to fuse an implant to the jaw bone, the implant becomes the root for a new tooth which is permanent and looks and acts like a natural tooth. Dental implants can last a lifetime, they require no more maintenance than any tooth, just brushing and flossing and in no time at all the person forgets they have a “third” tooth.
Dental Implants in Round Lake Beach can be fitted either directly into the jaw bone or they can be placed on top of the jaw. What are called “Endosteal” implants are fixed into the bone, each implant normally carries one tooth but they can carry multiple teeth if so designed. On the other hand, “Subperiosteal” implants fit on the top of the jaw, the metal protrudes through the jaw and holds the tooth. This is the implant design which the dentist normally favors for those patients with minimal jaw bone height.
For the patient with the correct mass of jaw bone the chances of a successful implantation are as good as 100 percent. Dental implants are superior to dentures and bridges for a number of reasons, chief among the reasons is that there is no gum shrinkage over time, it is this that caused a person’s cheeks to appear somewhat sunken which tends to age the individual. There is also no need to involve adjacent teeth as is the case with a bridge.
As implants do not rely on adjacent teeth, an individual can get as few as one or multiple implants. The number of implants that a person can have is primarily dependant on the quantity and the health of the jaw bone. Often the bone in the very back of the jaw is less than the rest of the mouth, as result the teeth in the far back of the mouth are not good candidates for implants.
Implant dentistry is a type of restorative dentistry service that they offer at Reilly & Siegel Family Dental. Their dental implants near Round Lake Beach are titanium posts that are surgically placed in the jawbone where the teeth are missing. Since dental implants are a permanent solution to missing teeth, your smile will look as natural as possible since the implants mimic the color, feel, and shape of the teeth you already have. Only you will know you have implants and you will feel more confident in showing off your smile with a full set of teeth. For more information, visit their website or contact them today.
