Implant Dentistry

Dental Implants for Strong, Durable Tooth Replacement

Whether you’ve recently lost teeth, or have suffered with dentures for years, dental implants may be the tooth replacement option for you. Dental Implants can replace a single tooth, several teeth or all of your teeth and are the stronger, more durable treatment option for permanent tooth replacement. Dental Implants can give you a beautiful healthy smile that looks and feels natural.”

When teeth are lost, your jaw can lose bone mass because it no longer gets the stimulation it needs to thrive from biting and chewing. Traditional dentures, because they lie on top of the gums, can’t provide the necessary stimulation to the jawbone. When the jaw deteriorates, your face loses its structure and the skin begins to sag and wrinkle.

Dental implants are titanium screws that are surgically placed in the jawbone. They replace the roots of your lost tooth. The implant is topped with an abutment, to which a crown is permanently attached.

With dental implants, biting and chewing have a direct impact on your jawbone, keeping it vital and strong. Your face doesn’t sag or wrinkle prematurely since this all-important support remains intact.

Regular dental implants need sufficient bone tissue to stay intact. Patients who have had dentures for a long time may have lost too much bone for regular implants. In such cases, we place mini implants that have a smaller diameter than regular implants. They’re used to support dentures that snap onto the implants, giving you better fitting and more functional dentures.

At Dental Arts of Orange County, Dr. Tucker, our periodontal specialist, will perform the surgery to place your implants. Then Dr. Batorfalvy will create and restore your beautiful smile.