GentleTouchFamilyDentistry'sdentalimplanttreatmentsprovide youwithmoredurableandreliabletoothreplacementalternativesto denturesandbridges.
Dentalimplantsareessentially replacementteethattachedto posts,orimplants,thathave beensurgicallyinsertedand fusedintoyourjawbone.
Duetothisfusion,theyaremuch morestableandsecurethan denturesorbridgesand,with propercare,canlastanywhere from10to15years,orlonger.
Astheirnamesimply,singledentalimplants areusedwhenonlyonetoothneeds replacing,andmultipledentalimplantsare usedwhenseveralteethneedreplacing.
Toreplaceentiresetsofteeth,fullmouth implants,orAll-On-Fourimplants,arepreferred. Withtheseimplants,fourstrategicallyplaced postsareusedtoanchortheteeth.
Foralldentalimplants,Gentle TouchFamilyDentistrystartswith aconsultation.Insomecases, boneaugmentationisrequiredto strengthenyourjawbonebefore surgery.
