Dental Implants in Scarborough ON
For many reasons, tooth loss is devastating for your smile and quality of life. Chewing and eating with missing teeth is challenging, uncomfortable, and sometimes painful. Smiling and talking with gaps in your smile may feel embarrassing and could impact your self-confidence and, in turn, your personal and professional relationships.
Dental implants offer an excellent solution for missing teeth that restores your smile, dental health, and confidence. Your team at Dentistry at Alton Towers can guide you through the treatment process from start to finish without having to send you to specialists for any aspects of your care.
Why Replacing Missing Teeth Is Essential
You’ve probably already felt the blow to your confidence that missing teeth can cause, but did you know that lost teeth also impact your dental health?
When a tooth is lost, its root is also lost, leaving the bone with nothing to support. Without a root, the bone begins to deteriorate. Bone loss impacts support for neighbouring teeth and can even change the appearance of your face.
Tooth loss without replacement also results in tooth movement and shifting, leading to bite misalignment and uncomfortable joint issues.
Replacing a missing tooth protects your dental health, boosts confidence, and guards your overall well-being.
How Dental Implants Restore Your Smile
Tooth implants require three integral components that work together to restore your tooth:
- The implant
- The abutment
- The restoration
Our dentists in Scarborough carefully place your biocompatible implant into your jawbone. The implant gradually integrates and fuses with the bone over time, typically taking three to six months before it becomes part of your dental anatomy.
The abutment connects your restoration to your implant. A porcelain crown typically restores a single tooth, while a few dental implants can support a bridge or denture to replace multiple missing teeth.
The Advantages of Dental Implants in Scarborough
Tooth implants offer several benefits that no other tooth replacement option can:
- Reliability—Implants boast a 95 percent success rate.
- Longevity—Dental implants, with the right care, can last many years, sometimes a lifetime.
- Function—An implant is the closest option to a natural tooth.
- Protection—Implants protect your jawbone from the deterioration that accompanies tooth loss.
- Stability—Dental implants keep teeth from shifting and provide superior stability for denture wearers.
- Aesthetics—We customize your dental implant to blend flawlessly with your smile.
It’s also hard to ignore the confidence and peace of mind a dental implant provides—these things are priceless!
How Can I Get Started?
If you’d like to learn more about implant dentistry in Scarborough, ON, contact your team at Dentistry at Alton Towers at (416) 366-8188 and book an evaluation with one of our dentists for more information.
We look forward to helping you reach your smile goals!
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Frequently Asked Questions
When you are missing one or more teeth, it significantly impacts your quality of life. It makes chewing and eating difficult and feeling confident about smiling and talking challenging.
Losing one or multiple teeth also impacts your dental health. The loss of a tooth also means root loss. When your jawbone no longer has a tooth root to support, it begins to deteriorate. This can impact neighbouring teeth and eventually change the appearance of your face.
The good news is that your Dentistry at Alton Towers team offers several reliable options for tooth replacement in Scarborough.
Dental Bridges Offer a Non-Surgical Option
A dental bridge can comfortably replace one or more adjacent teeth by anchoring two dental crowns on each end to healthy teeth. Custom prosthetic teeth lie in between, filling in the gap left by tooth loss.
Full or Partial Dentures Replace Multiple Missing Teeth
A full or complete denture restores an entire arch of missing teeth, while a partial denture replaces multiple lost teeth while still allowing you to retain your healthy teeth.
The Gold Standard in Tooth Replacement: Dental Implants in Scarborough
Dental implants restore both the tooth and its root, making them the closest option to a natural tooth. We can also use tooth implants to support appliances like a bridge or denture so that you can replace multiple missing teeth.
Contact your dentist in Scarborough, ON, at (416) 366-8188 to book an evaluation.
Tooth Replacement with Dental Implants
If you have missing teeth, dental implants are the gold standard for tooth replacement. We place a biocompatible implant into your jaw to act as your tooth’s root. Once it heals, we will add an abutment to connect the implant to the restoration.
The final step in the implant process involves adding a dental restoration, either a dental crown for a single implant or a bridge or denture if you are missing multiple teeth.
How Long Do Dental Implants Last?
One of the benefits of dental implants is their longevity. On average, dental implants last between ten and
30 years. So, depending on how old you are when you get dental implants, they could last for the rest of your life.
For some, the dental crown, bridge or denture may need to be replaced, but the implant will last much longer.
Are Dental Implants in Scarborough Painful?
One of the biggest concerns about dental implants is whether they will be painful. The dental implant procedure is surgical, but your mouth will be completely numb while the implants are placed into your jaw. However, after the numbness wears off, it’s normal to feel some discomfort.
Depending on how many dental implants are placed into your jaw, your dentist in Scarborough will recommend either prescription or over-the-counter pain medication to manage the discomfort.
Questions about Tooth Replacement in Scarborough, ON?
We will happily assist you if you want to speak with a dental team member about replacing your missing teeth with dental implants! At Dentistry at Alton Towers, we want you to love your smile. Call our dental clinic at (416) 366-8188.
Meet Our Doctors:
Dr. Joo DDS
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Dr. Joo was born in Korea and currently resides in Vaughan, Canada. He received his undergraduate training at the University of Toronto and graduated with zoology and human biology degrees. ...
Dr. Kent DDS
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Dr. Kent Shin was born in Korea and now resides in Toronto, Canada. He completed his Bachelor of Oral Health in Dental Science and Graduate Diploma of Dentistry at Griffith ...
Dr. John DDS
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Prior to making Ontario his new home, Dr. John Moore grew up in beautiful British Columbia – which he misses dearly. He began his education at the University of British Columbia, Vancouver. There, he gained a passion for learning ...