Dental Implants

What are dental implants?

Missing or damaged teeth can affect your ability to bite, chew, and speak. They can also change the shape of your face and impact the look of your smile. Dental implants effectively replicate your natural teeth, restoring the strength, function, and aesthetics of your smile.

Implants involve a metal post that permanently fuses with your jawbone. On top of this post sits an artificial tooth. They offer the most stable, durable option for tooth replacement.

What are the benefits of dental implants?

Compared to dentures or a dental bridge, implants have increased strength and durability. Implants can also provide anchors for dentures or bridges if your existing teeth don’t have the necessary stability.

Some of the benefits of dental implants include:

• Restoring full function
• Preserving the shape of your face
• Preventing surrounding teeth from shifting
• Preventing bone loss in your jaw
• Improving the look of your smile
• Restoring your overall oral health

With proper at-home oral hygiene and regular preventive dental care, your implants can last a lifetime.

What is the procedure for dental implants?

Dental implants are a multi-step procedure. Your experienced dentist at Charles M. Marks, DDS & Dental Associates, designs a treatment plan based on your individual needs. Steps needed to complete your implants might include:

• Removing broken or damaged teeth
• Bone grafts to increase jawbone strength
• Sinus lift augmentation
• Placement of the post in the jawbone
• A healing period while the post fuses with your jaw
• Placement of the artificial tooth on the post

If you’re having multiple teeth replaced with implants, your dentist may stagger the procedure over several months. The talented team at Charles M. Marks, DDS & Dental Associates uses computer-enhanced treatment planning to ensure the best possible placement of your dental implants. This also helps your primary team provide coordinated care with restorative dentistry specialists.

Are dental implants right for me?

Dental implants can address a variety of medical and cosmetic concerns. Implants can replace a single tooth, several teeth, or all of your teeth. You might consider dental implants to replace uncomfortable dentures or an older bridge or crown. 

Some patients choose implants to avoid complex, long-term dental work. Implants can also help correct uneven, discolored, crooked, chipped, or broken teeth.

To qualify for dental implants, you must not smoke, you must have enough healthy jawbone to support the implant, and healthy gums.

To determine if dental implants can address your concerns, schedule an appointment at Charles M. Marks, DDS & Dental Associates. Call the office today, or book an appointment online.