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    • What Are Dental Implants
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    • Implant Procedure
  • What To Know
    • Are Dental Implants Safe?
    • Implant Benefits
    • How do Implants work?
    • Healing/Treatment Care
    • Caring for Dental Implants
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Single Tooth Dental Implants

If you are missing a single tooth, one implant and crown can replace it. A dental implant replaces both the lost natural tooth and it’s root.

What are the advantages of a single-tooth implant over a bridge?

A dental implant provides several advantages over other tooth replacement options. In addition to looking and functioning like a natural tooth, a dental implant replaces a single tooth without sacrificing the health of neighboring teeth. The other common treatment for the loss of a single tooth, a tooth-supported fixed bridge, requires that adjacent teeth be ground down to support the cemented bridge.

Because a dental implant will replace your tooth root, the bone is better preserved. With a bridge, some of the bone that previously surrounded the tooth begins to resorb (deteriorate). Dental implants integrate with your jawbone, helping to keep the bone healthy an intact.

In the long-term, a single implant can be more esthetic and easier to keep clean than a bridge. Gums can recede around a bridge, leaving a visible defect when the metal base or collar of the bridge becomes exposed. Resorbed bone beneath the bridge can lead to an unattractive smile. And, the cement holding the bridge in place can wash out, allowing bacteria to decay the teeth that anchor the bridge.

Hours

Mon: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Tues: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Wed: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Thurs: 8:30am - 6:30pm
Fri: Closed
Sat: Closed

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