Ferndale

No matter the reason for losing your tooth, Athat gap must be filled immediately. Here are the cosmetic and functional benefits of replacing your missing teeth.

• Aesthetics and confidence boost: Gaps left by missing teeth never look good on anyone. Filling your unattractive gaps with implants or bridges restores your beautiful smile and improves your confidence everywhere you go.
• Enhanced oral function: Missing even one tooth can diminish one’s ability to eat and speak comfortably. Replacing teeth restores chewing ability and natural speech.
• Maintain bite alignment: When you lose one tooth, the rest of the teeth may shift, starting a destructive cycle in the mouth. A misaligned bite can cause premature tooth wear, diminished chewing ability, and TMJ pain. However, replacing your teeth can halt this destructive cycle.
• Preserved jawbone: When you lose your teeth, your jawbone loses the functional stimulation necessary for regeneration. Over time, your jawbone loses its volume and density, which may result in a sunken-in appearance. We can reverse jawbone degradation with teeth replacements like dental implants.

People now live longer lives. Brushing and flossing help keep our smiles healthy, but sometimes, our teeth cannot just keep up. Whether you have lost one or multiple teeth, Dr. Barsanti can restore your smile with the following teeth replacement options.

• Dental implants: An implant is a synthetic tooth root surgically inserted in the jawbone. The “root” is made from titanium, the same material used to replace hip and knee joints. Titanium is biocompatible and fuses over time with the bone to become one biological structure. This biointegration is what makes dental implants stable when eating or talking—they don’t slip or fall out when using your teeth. Dental implants are versatile and can replace one tooth or an entire arch of missing teeth
• Dental bridges: A dental bridge replaces missing teeth with custom-made prosthetic teeth that fill the edentulous gap. The success of a traditional bridge relies on the health of the surrounding teeth, as they serve as anchors for the restoration. To enhance the stability of your bridge, we place dental crowns on the supporting teeth, ensuring your restoration stays secure and doesn’t shift or fall out while eating or speaking.
• Dentures: Dentures are conservative and economical solutions for replacing a few or multiple teeth. Our complete dentures replace an entire arch of missing teeth and can be removable or fixed. Our partials replace a few missing teeth in a row—they are considered a removable alternative to bridges.