Single Tooth Implant – Northwest Dallas, TX
Rebuild Your Smile with a Single Implant
When you’ve lost just one permanent tooth, you can try to convince yourself that it won’t adversely impact your oral health. But the truth is that it does! When a tooth is removed, the jaw bone begins to deteriorate and attracts less blood flow, altering the shape of your face and weakening the support that the bone and tissue give to your other teeth. Plus, these teeth can shift in order to fill in the gap in your smile, changing your bite and possibly causing jaw pain. Although you could choose to have a fixed bridge put in, this appliance requires preparing and anchoring to two healthy teeth and doesn’t address the missing root below the surface. Getting a single tooth implant helps you restore the crown and the root structure, giving you all the benefits of a healthy, natural smile.
Benefits of Single Tooth Implant
Losing a tooth doesn’t mean that you’re stuck with an incomplete smile. Dental implants allow you to regain your bite’s strength, function, and beauty. By replacing the entire tooth structure, starting with the root, single tooth implants give you the following advantages over a fixed bridge:
- No need to anchor to surrounding teeth—a single dental implant doesn’t rely on the teeth around it for support. That way, you can keep your healthy teeth’s natural structure for longer.
- Better preservation of healthy teeth—your jaw bone keeps your teeth supported and firmly in place. If it decreases in density as a result of tooth loss, that support weakens, potentially leading to additional tooth loss in the future.
- Easy restoration—single tooth implants are simple to restore. Just as if you’d had a root canal, a lifelike dental crown is securely positioned on top so that you can bite, chew, speak, and smile with confidence.
Process of Single Tooth Implants
At Coco Dental Center, Dr. Patel can perform all the steps required to give you a useful, comfortable dental implant. After the two of you have decided that a dental implant is the right treatment for you, the implant process goes as follows:
- Patel will surgically place the implant post into your jaw bone.
- Over the period of several months, your jaw bone will grow and envelop the post.
- Then, we will attach an abutment, or connection piece in the implant.
- Finally, a dental crown will be bonded to the abutment, completing your healthy, functional smile.
Contact Coco Dental Center Today!
Have you put off replacing your missing tooth? Schedule a consultation with Dr. Patel today to get on the path toward a restored smile. Contact our Northwest Dallas office today, so that you can keep smiling for years to come.