Dental Implants
Do you have one or many teeth missing? Are you embarrassed to smile? If yes, Shodhan Dentistry in Desert Hot Springs can help. Our dental office specializes in Dental Implants. Your smile is a valuable asset. Having a missing tooth can take away your ability to not only smile but chew food as well. This issue has both physical and mental side effects.
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What Exactly Is A Dental Implant?
Dental implants, consisting of titanium, are permanent, replacement tooth roots. Patients with missing teeth benefit greatly with receiving teeth implants. The implant itself provides a strong foundation for many types of dental restorations. Permanent or removable restorations such as crowns, implant bridges, or dentures benefit. Dental implants are useful for people of all ages (except for growing children). To qualify for this type of treatment, you must have healthy gums and enough bone to anchor the implants in the jaw.
What Are The Benefits of Teeth Implants?
Teeth implants offer the best solution for many that have missing teeth. Benefits Dental implants provide are:
- Feels like your own teeth
- Does not interfere with speaking, improved speech
- Help make eating more natural and more comfortable
- Offers a comfortable fit
- Maintains durability
- Eliminates the inconvenience of removable teeth replacements (and the potential for messy adhesives)
- Helps Improve Self Esteem
- Improves oral health
- Keeps Adjacent Teeth Stable
- Helps prevent gum disease
- Prevents Bone Loss In Jaw
With so many benefits, implants have become a popular choice for many patients.
How Are Teeth Implants Placed?
Getting dental implants is a multi-step process. First, the dentist places the metal implant directly into your jawbone. They are positioning the implant like a natural tooth root. Once inserted, the implant will remain covered for 3-6 months to allow the bone to develop around it. After the bone development occurs around the implant, the dentist will attach a post extension. The gums will then need to heal. Finally, after healing, the implant is ready to serve as a foundation for a restoration like a crown. The crown tooth replacement will attach to the post.
How Long Do Dental Implants Last?
A common question we get asked at Shodhan Dentistry is, how long will the implant last? Will the implant be permanent? The answer is that implants are designed to be a permanent solution. With proper care and maintenance, implants will last more than 25 years.
Bone Grafting For Implants
A Bone Graft consists of building up jawbone density to help support a dental implant. At Shodhan Dentistry, our office has the tools and experience to make the bone graft a smooth process
When Are Bone Grafts Needed?
Bone grafts are necessary when the future implant area has inadequate bone density. After tooth extraction, the socket that once contained the tooth recovers by growing new bone. In some cases, this doesn’t occur. To help further the success of the future implant, new bone is inserted to ensure there’s enough bone to hold the implant in place.
Does Insurance Cover Dental Implants?
Dental insurance coverage for implants isn’t so cut and dry. With various companies and plans, coverage’s vary. Some insurance plans flat out don’t cover implants. At the same time, other insurances do but won’t cover a preexisting condition like missing teeth. At Shodhan Dentistry, our dental team will be happy to do insurance verification to determine if you have any coverage for implants.
If you’re interested in implants or have questions, don’t hesitate to contact us. Please call (760) 251-2666 to make an appointment with Dr. Keyur Shodhan. During your visit, our implant dentist, Dr. Keyur Shodhan, will help you decide if this is the best option. Our experienced experts at Desert Hot Springs strive to provide patients with beautifully restored smiles. Our skilled dentist has been successfully providing dental implant treatments for many years. We serve many areas within close distance to Desert Hot Springs, including Palm Springs, Palm Desert, and Coachella Valley.
Very friendly and attentive staff, and most importantly, they take you in at your scheduled time. The doctors are friendly and work well with children. The office is very clean and seems organized as well. I would definitely recommend them!
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