Implant Dentistry

Breath Easy, Smile Wide
Feeling self-conscious about your missing teeth or wobbly dentures? You're not alone. Over 100 million American adults are missing at least one tooth. Bring back your natural smile-and your self-confidence-with functional and aesthetic dental implants. An ideal
alternative to bridges, dental implants actually replace teeth without compromising the quality of bordering teeth. Since they attach directly to the jaw bone, implants look and feel like real teeth, and they prevent bone loss and gum recession at the same time. Don't
let missing teeth affect how you chew, smile or live your life. Bring back that ear-to-ear grin with an effective, permanent dental implant. Ask Dream Smile Dental if implants are right for you.

What are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are artificial tooth roots, or titanium fittings, that are surgically secured to the jaw bone. The light and durable metal implant acts as an anchor for a false tooth or set of false teeth. Since implant fuses to the bone, the attached artificial tooth, which is matched to the exact color of your natural teeth, looks and feels completely authentic.

There are two general types of dental implants: endosteal and subperiosteal. Endosteal implants are the most common variety and anchor directly into the jaw bone, in either “root” or “plate” form, depending on the size of your jaw. Subperiosteal implants, which are available to patients who cannot wear conventional dentures or who have minimal bone height, are custom on-the-bone anchors that sit under the gums.

Is Implants Right For Me?
A secure, long-term smile solution, implants are ideal for people of all ages who have lost teeth due to injury, periodontal disease or other causes. Dental implants can even replace a full set of missing teeth, certain types of bridges and removable partial dentures.
While the body rarely rejects dental implants, they have proven most successful when performed on the lower front jaw.
The best implant candidates are those with healthy gums, good general oral health, a strong commitment to oral hygiene and enough bone near the missing teeth for the implants to attach securely to the jaw. Even if you aren't an ideal candidate, there are various complementary procedures, including bone grafting and sinus augmentation, that can help prepare your mouth to accept implants.

Implant Benefits: A Reliable Alternative
• Replaces teeth without sacrificing quality of bordering teeth • Supports a single or full bridge
• Eliminates the need for a partial removable denture • Helps prevent bone loss and gum recession
• Makes it easier to chew, eat, talk and smile! • Fuses to living bone for that real tooth feel
• Makes dentures more comfortable and secure • Eliminates messy denture glues and pastes
• Fills out facial regions left concave by missing teeth • requires no adhesives, removals, soaking or cleaning
• Provides a reliable, long-term dental solution-can last a lifetime! “Bona Fide” Results: The success rate of dental implants is approximately 99%.