Dental implants can help treat tooth loss, offering a lifelike and durable solution to minor or even advanced cases of missing teeth. But did you know that we could offer placement in only one visit? In today’s blog, your Fort Bliss, TX, dentist talks about the process of placing and restoring new teeth in only one visit.
The Factors Behind Missing Teeth and Risks of Tooth Loss
Teeth could become lost due to an untreated cavity or infection that reaches a more severe state, or as a result of an injury to the jaw or face. Periodontitis, the advanced stage of gum disease, is the most common cause of adult tooth loss. When we begin to lose teeth, this could limit our meal options and even make clear speech difficult. We’re more vulnerable to issues like misalignment, TMJ disorder, and bruxism (teeth grinding). But did you know the body will suspend the flow of key nutrients to the jawbone around missing teeth, causing the bone structure to break down? This means further totoh loss and even a prematurely aged appearance. But we can help with dental implants, and sometimes in only one visit too!
Planning Your Treatment Experience
First, we need to understand the state of your smile. With advanced digital imaging, we will look at your smile to assess the cause and severity of your tooth loss. We may need to treat underlying oral health concerns like periodontitis before we move forward with implant placement. Our team also wants to make sure there is enough jawbone structure to support one or more dental implants, otherwise you may need a grafting or sinus lift procedure before we can move forward.
Same-Day Dental Implants
Our team will use the advanced digital x-rays and images we have gathered to choose the exact angle, position, and depth to insert the dental implant posts, and then guide these posts into the jaw. With local anesthesia and sedation, we can ensure this is a comfortable placement process for you. Next, we will connect an abutment to the post and attach a temporary crown. That way you leave the office with a full smile! We can then switch the temporary crown for the final one later, completing your new tooth and ensuring that you always have a full smile after that appointment.
If you have any questions about how we secure lifelike and long-lasting dental implants, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to offer a full and beautiful smile again!
SCHEDULE YOUR VISIT FOR YOUR TOOTH REPLACEMENT
You can call Fort Bliss Family Dentistry in Texas at 915-895-3678. to book treatment and enjoy a full smile again with the placement of one or more replacement teeth.
