If you have missing teeth, we don’t just offer traditional bridges or removable partial/full dentures. We also have implant dentistry, which can help address missing teeth with a durable and lifelike replacement that is fixed in place! In today’s blog, your team at Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury talks about stable and lifelike tooth replacement with dental implants, and how they can potentially support a smile that lasts a lifetime.

The Factors Behind Tooth Loss

How do we lose our natural teeth, and what happens to our smile afterward? We could lose natural teeth to issues like cavities, infections, injuries, or in most cases, periodontal disease. When this happens, the gap could alter how you eat and speak, and can allow your jawbone to weaken, which leads to further tooth loss eventually, the risk of an aged appearance. We want to keep your smile full and functional, with results that look natural and make you feel confident again. With implant dentistry, we can offer replacement that lasts decades or possibly a lifetime!

Placing Dental Implants

Unlike other options, dental implants are actually inserted into the jawbone. Once in place, these act as new roots, which prevents your jawbone from weakening. Typically, tooth loss leads to a loss of mass and density that causes additional missing teeth and an older appearance. But the implants prevent this, so you can maintain your youthful facial features. We can insert one implant into the jaw to address a single missing tooth, or we could use several to support a bridge or possibly a full set of new teeth.

Completing Your New Tooth/Teeth

For an individual option, once your new implant is in the jaw, we can attach an abutment that extends above your gum line, allowing us to connect a crown to complete the tooth. The crown is of course custom-made to ensure a lifelike appearance and provide a doorbell chewing surface. For more severe tooth loss, we could attach a bridge or even use a handful of implant posts to support a full or partial set of dentures, so you have a new smile. These can also aid in supporting our maxillofacial prosthetics too!

If you have suffered from tooth loss and want a complete smile again, even if years have elapsed, then talk to our team about dental implants. We want to restore function, health, and beauty to your smile, with results that have the potential to last decades or possibly a lifetime!

Enjoy Implant Dentistry With Modern Dentistry Of Shrewsbury

We want to help treat tooth loss and secure a lifelike replacement option. If you want to replace your missing teeth, then call Dr. Mehdi Karimipour, DMD at Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury in Shrewsbury, MA at (508) 842-8838 today.