Dr. Mogell Dental Blog

Boca Raton Cosmetic Dentist

Implants for You?

Tuesday, October 20, 2009

Losing a tooth today isn’t like it used to be. Unfortunately there are times whether due to decay, neglect or trauma we have to have a tooth extracted.
It happened to me! In the past our alternatives were a prosthesis that was removable or bridge that requires drilling on the teeth adjacent.

With the advances in dentistry those two procedures are no longer the gold standards for replacing missing teeth.
Dental implants, carefully placed into the bone where the tooth previously resided are now the standard bearers! These wonderful fixtures are made of specially processed titanium. The surface of the implant is treated so that it promotes the growth of bone on and around the implant. As the new bone matures it secures the implant and locks the so that it becomes one with the bone. After the implant and bone have teamed up, which takes a couple of months, a crown can then be placed on the implant.

Even people who have lost all of their teeth and wear dentures can have implants placed. Once the implants have ready to be utilized, special attachments are joined to the implant that will hold a denture in place so that it doesn’t move around or require using a denture adhesive.

If you have any questions regarding implants please give us a call at 561-394-9000. We will arrange an appointment to see if an implant is a solution to your missing teeth.

Kenneth A. Mogell, D.M.D.