Replace Missing Teeth

Article Source: Dentists in Kelowna

IMPLANTS & BRIDGES – Enhance Your Quality of Life

Are you missing out because of missing teeth? Looking at a smile with dental implants is like looking at a smile with natural teeth. Dental implants offer you a permanent solution for your missing teeth and can also provide a fixed solution to having removable partial or complete dentures.

Implants have many benefits. They:

• Look and feel like a natural tooth.
• Allow you to eat whatever you want without any discomfort.
• Do not decay.
• Can be less prone to gum problems than natural teeth.
• Are designed to blend perfectly with your mouth, creating an attractive smile.

Dental implants may be right for you if you want to:

• Replace several missing teeth.
• Resolve joint pain or bite problems caused by teeth shifting into missing tooth space.
• Improve chewing, speech and digestion.
• Secure dentures in for a more stable and permanent feel.

 
Here is how an implant is done:

Step 1: We will put a small metal post into your jawbone to secure the implant, anchoring it in to replace the roots of the lost teeth.

Step 2: Over time, the post will bond with the bone around it and a tooth or teeth can be placed on the implant.

Step 3: The post (implant) will act like an anchor to hold one or more false teeth in place, acting and feeling like your own natural teeth.

Extensive Implantology Experience:

Dr. Swift has extensive experience and training in performing implants, graduating from the prestigious Misch Institute for oral implantology.

BRIDGES

If a tooth is lost, it is important to replace it with a false (or artificial) tooth as soon as possible. This procedure will prevent your remaining teeth from drifting out of line and causing other problems.

Sometimes called a fixed partial denture, a bridge replaces missing teeth with artificial teeth which literally bridges the gap where one or more teeth may have been. Bridges are cemented to the natural teeth or implants surrounding the empty space. These teeth, called abutments, serve as anchors for the bridge.  The bridge is then cemented into position over the supporting abutments.