Dental Implants in Fishers, IN

Tooth loss creates a real hardship on your smile, detracting from its aesthetics and impeding its ability to function normally. Understanding your restoration options for tooth replacement and knowing trusted dental professionals are key to not letting tooth loss get the better of you and your smile.

The compassionate team at Dowden Family Dentistry provide the amazing solution of dental implant restorations to treat tooth loss. Dr. Roderick Dowden gives people in Fishers, IN, and surrounding communities of Carmel, Westfield, and Noblesville a second chance at natural smiles that restore function and beauty.

Learn All About Dental Implants with These 3 Common FAQs!

When visiting our office for dental implants treatment, having questions is common, and we are happy to provide answers! Continue reading to learn more about dental implants and what they could do for you!

What are Dental Implants and How Do They Work?

Dental implants serve as artificial tooth roots that are placed into the jawbone. They provide a lasting and secure foundation for a custom crown, bridge, or denture restoration. Dental implants can replace one to all missing teeth in your smile.

Dental implants are typically made of titanium. This is a material that is commonly accepted by the body and fuses naturally with living tissue and bone. This process, called osseointegration, allows for your dental implants to become a permanent part of your jawbone.

As with any surgery, it is common to feel some discomfort in the days following implant placement. However, if the pain increases or becomes unbearable, please contact our office right away!

Dental implants are designed to last a lifetime. These reliable restorations can last decades with proper oral hygiene and routine care.

Avoid the Inconveniences of Traditional Tooth Replacements 

Dental implants restorations are a permanent replacement of a tooth and its root. This prevents many of the drawbacks associated with removable dentures and fixed bridges, such as:

  • Altering healthy teeth
  • Loss of bone mass over time
  • Palate obstruction which hinders taste, affects pronunciation, and can cause a gagging reflex
  • Soreness in the mouth due to rubbing
  • Ongoing need of adjustment or replacement of dentures
  • Slippage of dentures and compromised chewing force

Dental implants give you the freedom to smile with permanent teeth that look and feel natural.

Dental Implants Provide a Secure Anchor for Beautiful Prosthetics

This restoration relies on titanium posts that are strategically placed into the jaw bone. The posts securely fuse with the jaw through a process called osseointegration. Then, using abutments, beautiful restorative prosthetics are attached to the posts. Thus, a reconstruction of both the tooth root and the tooth provide you with the full function and lifelike beauty of a natural smile.

Implant posts are used for a variety of restorations, such as:

  • Porcelain Crowns for individual tooth replacement
  • Dental Bridges to support a row of teeth
  • Hybrid Permanent Dentures for a full arch of missing teeth.
  • Overdentures which are removable dentures secured with implant posts

Jaw Bone Health is a Bonus with Dental Implants

These posts are also advantageous to the health of your jaw bone. After tooth loss, the jaw bone begins to shrink through a process called resorption. This can affect your facial structure and prematurely age your appearance with a mouth that appears sunken. Implant posts regenerate growth in the jaw bone and help preserve your youthful smile.

Things to Consider with Implant-Supported Restorations

Implant restorations have over a 95% rate of success.

A small percentage of people may require a bone graft before proceeding with treatment to fortify the jaw, so it can provide a strong foundation for the implant posts. Although the implant posts typically require 3 to 4 months to fuse with the bone, you can receive temporary prosthetics while waiting.

Contact Dowden Family Dentistry in Fishers, IN for Implant-Supported Restorations

Dr. Roderick Dowden knows that tooth loss causes anxiety. When we can’t function normally, and our smiles reveal gaps in our dentition, our self-esteem suffers. Dowden Family Dentistry is here to restore your smile, so you can look and feel your best for our patients throughout Marion and Hamilton, Indiana, counties and beyond. Give our friendly office a call today!

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