18 Oct
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Dental Implants for a Happy Life

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Thanks to dental implants and All on 4s missing teeth don’t have to be a life sentence. Your implant dentist in Kalispell has the training, knowledge and experience to recommend the best tooth replacement for your particular needs.

What are Dental Implants?

Keep up to date and follow the Kalispell Dentistry Blog and you’ll know, or will have remembered that dental implants are made from titanium or human grade materials for those with metal allergies. These posts or screws are cylindrically shaped and surgically implanted into the bone.

Taking between an hour to two hours per dental implant post, single and multiple dental implants require three to six months of healing before the artificial teeth are placed on the posts.

In some patients, additional healing may be required. Some instances would be bone graft surgery or any other type of oral surgery needed for dental implant placement.

Types of Dental Implants

Dr. Cameron Clark explains that there are different types of dental implants for different types of patients.

For example, people who wear dentures; are missing most of their teeth, or considering extraction would probably choose All on 4s.

All on 4s are perfect for people who are missing more than one tooth. Denture wearers love the permanent option from this remarkable tooth replacement system.

Because All on 4s require four posts per arch instead of one screw per implant you can walk in with no teeth and walk out with a beautiful temporary set of implants.

As previously mentioned healing takes between 3 to 12 months depending on your situation and how quickly you heal. This means you can have your new permanent All on 4s in as little as twelve weeks.

With that being said, it’s important to note that those who smoke should quit. Smoking slows the healing process.

Missing Teeth Bridges and Dentures

While dentures and bridges bring function back, you will lose facial structure. This is because the bone shrinks after the tooth comes out. Dental implants fuse to the bone bringing back function.

With single, multiple and All on 4 dental implants the bone fuses to the implant making your artificial teeth just as strong as your natural teeth.

If you would like to learn more about dental implants or All on 4s, call or send a direct message and schedule an appointment with Great Northern Dental Center today. You’ll love your new smile.

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11 Oct
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Hurray for All on 4 Dental Implants

Author Lois Categories NEWS

If your missing teeth are causing problems, call your dental implants dentist in Kalispell. Life is meant to be enjoyed and if you have been longing for that juicy steak, call and talk to Northwest Center for Dentistry.

Crispy apples, a juicy T-Bone and your favorite crunchy nuts are all doable with All on 4 Dental Implants. All on 4’s are surgically implanted in your jawbone and often times don’t require bone grafting.

If you have been told you aren’t a good candidate because you lack bone, talk to Dr. Cameron Clark about All on 4 Dental Implants.

All on 4 Dental Implants

Using four posts per arch, the All on 4 system means you walk in the dental practice in Kalispell with missing teeth or dentures, and walk out with a beautiful set of functional temporaries that you will use until your posts have fused to the bone.

Osseointegration

Osseointegration is an amazing process that happens when a bone starts to fuse with another object, in this case, a titanium or bioidentical screw or post. This process takes anywhere from a couple of months to a year or longer.

If you were one of the few that required bone grafting before your All on 4 Dental Implant placement, you can expect a longer healing time.

All on 4 Dental Implants

All on 4 Dental Implants are different because you do not require one post per implant. This type of dental implant is best for patients who have lost one or a couple of teeth.

For people with dentures and for people who are contemplating extraction, All on 4s is a real option. Replacing missing teeth is easy in this day and age thanks to your implant dentist in Kalispell.

Become an Awesome Candidate

If you have been told you weren’t a great match because of missing teeth or dentures, call or text and talk to a team member from Northern Center for Dentistry. Dr. Cameron and his dental implant team and will discuss all of your missing teeth recommendations so that you can make an informed decision when it comes to replacement.

Dental Implant Dentist

If you would like more information regarding dental implants in Kalispell or All on 4 Dental Implants, call or send a direct message and schedule a dental implants consultation.

Your Kalispell dental implant dentist is ready to help. Call or send a text today.

 

 

27 Sep
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Dental Implants Better than Bad Teeth

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Dental implants are the best solution whether you have been missing teeth for years or have recently lost a tooth. Regardless of your toothless situation, the dental implant team from Northwest Center for Dentistry is ready to help you smile again.

Dental Implants for a Healthy Smile

For dental implants to work, your gums need to be healthy, and your bone needs to be all there. In other words you cannot suffer from bone loss due to periodontal disease or other issues.

Kalispell Dentistry will make sure that you are healthy enough for dental implants before proceeding with any type of oral surgery.

Your Kalispell dentist Dr. Cameron Clark explains that when you lose a tooth your jaw immediately begins to shrink. This process eventually ages a person because the jaw starts to shrink.

Called resorption, it causes problems for other teeth as well. In other words, when you lose a tooth the other teeth try and make an adjustment by moving into the space that housed the lost tooth.

While dentures and bridges solve the problem of a missing tooth bringing function back, they do not offer bone support like dental implants do. Because of a process known as osseointegration, the posts fuse to the bone acting like real tooth roots.

Dental Implants are Amazing

Dental implants are screws or posts surgically implanted on or in your bone. Used to replace one or more missing teeth people with otherwise healthy teeth and gums are excellent candidates.

Made from titanium or human grade dental plastic if allergies are an issue, implant posts are surgically placed.

After surgery you may have to wait up to a year or more for healing, especially if other procedures, such as bone grafting, were required.

While some patients may be able to have their artificial teeth placed over the tops of the posts in just six months, the average healing time is between 12 to 18 months.

Once healing is completed your dental implant dentist in Kalispell places your new beautiful replacement teeth on top of the posts.

Just Like Natural Teeth

Your new dental implants look and feel just like natural teeth and shine just as bright as well. Best of all you can eat the foods you used to without embarrassing yourself with sloppy fitting dentures.

Dental implants also eliminate messy cleaning pastes and denture adhesives. You won’t believe how much better you feel when you don’t have to remove your teeth at night to give them a clean.

While your new teeth won’t decay, your gums can become diseased. It is vital that you brush and floss and see your Kalispell dentist for follow up visits.

A New Smile is Waiting

If you would like to learn more about dental implants, call or send a text and schedule a dental implants consultation with your Kalispell dental implant specialist today.

 

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