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A dental implant is unlike other kinds of replacement teeth. As an artificial root, it anchors in your jawbone just like a natural tooth root, giving you a replacement tooth that looks and feels real. Additionally, with that sturdy foundation, the dental implant should last your lifetime.
The trick, though, is that the implant needs to be able to root into healthy bone. If you’ve experienced bone loss in your jaw, you might need to address that first. If you don’t, the implant will likely fail, or essentially, fall out.
You don’t have to look far for comprehensive restorative care. We offer bone grafting right here at Family Dental Care in West Palm Beach, Florida. Dr. Sujay Trivedi and Dr. Michael Westcott can deposit grafting material on your jawbone, giving it the resources it needs to rebuild itself.
Here are a few distinct ways getting a bone graft before your dental implant can benefit you.
Getting a dental implant requires a few steps. First, a slim titanium “post” gets implanted into your jawbone. That post serves as the artificial root for your replacement tooth. Before that can happen, though, you need the post to become firmly anchored in your jaw.
This happens through a process called osseointegration, meaning the artificial root bonds with your jawbone as your bone heals around it.
If a dental implant is placed in a less-than-healthy jawbone, osseointegration won’t happen as it should. That’s a big part of what makes bone grafting such a valuable tool. If you don’t have adequate jawbone density or structure, we can simply add a graft to your jaw that prompts the bone remodeling process — strengthening your jaw naturally, so it can hold an implant.
With successful osseointegration, the post for your implant gives you a long-lasting, durable foundation for your replacement tooth.
Dr. Westcott or Dr. Trivedi attaches a crown to the post that’s color-matched and shaped to fit seamlessly into your mouth. From then on, you should be able to eat, drink, and talk normally — and smile more confidently.
If something damages the crown, our team can simply swap it out. The post stays in place and, with proper oral hygiene, should last your lifetime.
When you lose bone density in your jaw, it can affect the way you look. The area around your mouth might look sunken, making your face look older or asymmetrical. But with a bone graft, you get a way to restore your jawbone. This, in turn, restores your appearance.
Between the practical and cosmetic benefits of a long-lasting dental implant and the added bonus impact on your face shape, a bone graft sets you up for tooth restoration success.
To see if you’d benefit from this dental implant preparatory treatment, talk with Dr. Trivedi or Dr. Westcott. Call Family Dental Care at 561-556-1698 today, or book an appointment online at your convenience.
