Dental Implants
Are you hiding your smile due to gaps left by missing teeth? Maybe you struggle to enjoy the foods you used to love because missing teeth make it hard to chew?
If you’re living with compromised teeth, dental implants are an excellent solution for restoring one or multiple lost teeth with a restoration that looks, feels, and functions like a natural tooth.
What Is a Dental Implant?
Tooth implants are comprised of three integral components that work together to restore your tooth:
- The implant: Made of biocompatible titanium that fuses with your bone and becomes your new root.
- The abutment: Securely attaches the implant to its restoration.
- The restoration: A customized porcelain crown replaces a single tooth. Dental implants can also support a bridge or denture for patients who need to replace multiple teeth.
The Dental Implant Process
Dr. Lee works closely with a trusted oral surgeon who will place your dental implant carefully into your jawbone. We allow it to heal and integrate with your bone, and through a process called osseointegration, it becomes part of your dental anatomy, replacing your root. That process typically takes three to six months.
When your implant is completely healed, Dr. Lee will place your customized restoration to complete your smile.
What Are the Advantages of Dental Implants in Brea, CA?
Dental implants offer several benefits our patients love!
- Reliability: Dental implants are a highly successful procedure that boasts a 95 percent success rate.
- Function: An implant acts, feels, and looks like a natural tooth.
- Health: Dental implants protect your bone health by replacing your root.
- Versatility: Implants can replace one or multiple missing teeth.
- Stability: Two to four dental implants can successfully support an upper or lower denture, providing the denture wearer with security and peace of mind that there won’t be movement or slippage during eating or talking.
- Longevity: Tooth implants have the potential to last a lifetime with excellent home care and routine dental checkups every six months.
What Are the Benefits of Implant Dentures?
Implant-supported dentures work well for patients who are thinking of replacing an entire arch of lost or compromised teeth, for either the upper or lower arch, or both.
Dental implants allow the denture wearer to enjoy their teeth without the hassle or embarrassment that slipping dentures can cause. They also provide the added benefit of protecting the jawbone from the deterioration that results from wearing removable dentures and can cause them to be ill-fitting.
Are Dental Implants Right for Me?
Dr. Lee can determine if dental implants are right for you during an evaluation where he’ll take x-rays and photos of your teeth and perform a thorough examination.
If you’d like to learn more about your own smile possibilities, book an evaluation online or call our team at (714) 529-5999 to schedule.