Benefits Of Dental Implants

Restorative dental treatments that use one or more dental implants have many benefits or advantages. Below are several benefits of dental implants that will improve your smile.

Improve Smile Aesthetics

Dental implants can secure false teeth made of composite dental resin and porcelain materials. Additionally, as a board certified dental implant surgeon, Dr. Anthony Lizano has the experience to ensure the implant restoration looks and feels like your natural teeth. Modern dental restorations match the shape and shade of your natural teeth. Dental Implants provide a fuller and more balanced smile, improving the overall appearance and confidence for patients throughout the East Bay.

Stabilizes Bone

If a patient is missing one or several teeth and still has natural teeth, dental implants can help stabilize the adjacent permanent, natural teeth. Implants prevent teeth from shifting into the gap left by missing teeth. Other dental restorations can compromise the surrounding natural teeth.

For example, conventional bridges require dental crowns on either side of a tooth gap. These dental crowns can mean unneeded tooth preparation for permanent teeth. Dental implants will fuse to the jaw bone, contributing to much healthier bone tissue and recreating a natural tooth root.

Easier To Eat

Missing teeth create gaps in your smile, making eating hard or crunchy foods uncomfortable and sometimes painful. Even other dental restorations, like removable dentures, have dietary restrictions because eating anything other than soft foods is challenging. Because removable dentures lay on the patient’s gums, they do not support their jawbone. Single implants and implant-secured restorations will provide stability for patients, just like natural, permanent teeth, so they can eat the foods they love once they fully heal from dental implant surgery.

Long-Lasting Results

With dental implants, restorations like dental bridges and dentures can last longer than conventional or removable options. Additionally, dental implants will increase the stability of false teeth. While some restorations will need replacement over time, the titanium dental implant posts are permanent. After our Danville dental implant surgeon places the implant, it will fuse with the jaw bone in about three to six months. The implant post will replace the natural tooth root and become a permanent feature of your new, confident smile. Patients with implants must continue to provide adequate care for their oral health following implant treatment to ensure their dental implants last.

Improve Facial Appearance

Facial sagging is a common issue if patients have multiple missing teeth. The lower face may sag without support from teeth. Dental implants add a foundation and use support from the patient’s jawbone, creating a fuller, healthier-looking appearance. In addition, some patients will experience a more youthful look from dental implant restoration.

Book A Dental Implant Consultation

Contact our implant surgeon at (925) 838-1109 to schedule a dental implant consultation at Diablo Valley Implant Dentistry. Our board certified dental implant surgeon, Dr. Anthony Lizano performs dental implant surgery for patients from Danville, Alamo, San Ramon and throughout the East Bay and Bay Area.