Dental Implants
A dental implant is an artificial tooth root surgically implanted into your jawbone beneath your gums. They provide a solid foundation to support a bridge, crown or denture. They are the most natural looking restoration option which you don’t remove for cleaning. You can still eat all the foods you love, as the dental implant feels just like a natural tooth allowing you to chew food with them.
Dental implants provide both functionality and aesthetic value to the look of a smile. Instead of having to worry about missing teeth or dentures slipping, dental implants allow you to eat and smile without hesitation.
The replacement teeth will be colour matched your natural teeth which will give the implant the appearance they are a natural tooth.
The Loss of a tooth can be a traumatising experience, especially a front tooth. Recent advances in dental technology have allowed dentists to restore these missing teeth while leaving adjacent teeth untouched, and allowing the patient to look and feel as if the tooth was never lost. The dentist uses custom attachments and a lab fabricated porcelain crown to replace the missing tooth and restore the patient to optimum aesthetics and function.
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Implants
Our Central Coast dental team is able to fit the following kinds of implants to accommodate the unique needs of patients:
Endosteal
This method entails a screw, cylinder or blade being surgically inserted into the jawbone. These are used to support one or multiple prosthetic teeth. By far the most common type of implant, endosteal is typically selected by patients who do not wish to opt for a bridge or removable dentures.
Subperiosteal
If you are unable to wear conventional dentures, or have minimal jawbone height, a subperiosteal implant can serve as a good alternative. These implants rest on top of the jaw and make use of a metal framework which protrudes through the gum in order to hold the artificial tooth in place.
