About Implant Dentistry - Risks and Benefits of Dental Implants

If you have ever lost a single tooth or multiple teeth, you know just how much of a problem that can be. Even just one missing tooth can make your smile look less stellar and leave you feeling self-conscious about smiling or laughing, even around people you know. And that doesn’t even touch on the dental health issues related to a missing tooth or missing teeth, including bone loss in the jaw and your remaining teeth shifting out of place.

For this reason, many patients come to our Fairfield cosmetic dentistry office in order to discuss their dental treatment options with Dr. Ben Schultz. One extremely effective dental treatment that you ought to consider for missing teeth is dental implants. Dental implants are artificial tooth roots that are surgically placed into your existing bone and gum tissue to hold a single replacement tooth, dental bridges, or dentures.

One of the major benefits of dental implants is that they are extremely secure. Since the dental implants are surgically placed and allowed to integrate with bone and gum tissue, they function like actual tooth roots. There is virtually no chance of slippage or dislodging of a replacement tooth or replacement teeth, which is something that cannot be said about bridges or dentures not supported by dental implants.

That said, however, implant dentistry is not always the best solution for a patient and there are a few risks to keep in mind. Fairfield dental implants can only be used when a patient has sufficient bone density in the jaw. Lack of health bone or gum tissue will prevent someone from getting dental implants in most cases. There is, however, bone grafting surgery that can help build bone dentistry in the jaw, but that will entail additional oral surgery and is still no 100 percent guarantee of candidacy for dental implants.

Contact our Fairfield cosmetic dentistry office to learn more about dental implants and your other dental care options. Our team looks forward to speaking with you and discussing your dental health in greater detail.