You know, when even one of your teeth becomes severely damaged or is lost altogether, it can affect more than your appearance and self confidence.  With time, your speech can be affected and your food choices limited.  That’s why restorations including fillings, crowns, bridges, and implants were invented.  They can restore natural-looking form and function.
 Here’s how restorations work.

1.)  A filling is a restoration that repairs part of a damaged tooth.  When modern composite or ceramic materials are combined with precision techniques, fillings can fit and fill most types of cavities without removing large amounts of healthy enamel and be very aesthetic and cosmetic looking.  And they can be color-matched to look completely natural.

 2.) A restoration that strengthens and protects the tooth is called a crown and may have heard it called a cap because it actually caps the entire tooth.

 3.) A bridge is a combination of crowns and artificial teeth that closes a gap left by a missing tooth (or teeth), restoring your smile and redistributing the workload.

 4.) A  tooth implant is an artificial crown and root which is permanently implanted right into your jawbone.  Once placed, it acts like a natural tooth to avoid bone loss and prevent drifting of surrounding teeth.  Different implant types and techniques are available to provide individual solutions, from replacing one tooth to anchoring dentures securely.

 Whatever your need, restorative treatments can save time, money, and your smile!

Bone loss in your jaw will always follow the loss of a tooth.  Dental implants can help you avoid facial changes, speech changes, and diet changes that take place over time as teeth shift, jawbone recedes, and in extreme cases, cheeks take on a collapsed look.  Dental implants can replace those lost teeth and help you look great.  Here are some reasons why dental implants are now the treatment of choice for many people who need to replace missing teeth.  Tooth implants:

1. Require only normal brushing and flossing for maintenance
2. Are anchored permanently in your jaw bone
3. Preserve and strengthen the underlying bone just like the roots of your natural teeth
4. Do not alter or compromise healthy adjacent teeth
5. Require no plates that can affect comfort and fit
6. Can replace the form and function of only one tooth or two, or can replace teeth in an entire jaw
7. Can anchor dentures to prevent shifting, or replace partial dentures and bridgework
8. Are without any age barrier
9. Are safe and reliable (hundreds of thousands are placed every year – all over the world)
10. Look completely natural so that no one will know you have them…unless you tell!

Call for a consultation at our great Atlanta location, 770-953-1752.  Safe, reliable, and natural-looking dental implants may be your solution.