Dental Implants

Dental implants have become a solution for people looking to fill the empty gaps in their smile with something besides dentures. In fact, implants may be used exclusively or in combination with dentures, and Two River Dentistry offers its patients the gold standard when it comes to dental implants.

There has been a surge in demand for dental implants in recent years, and that leads to many questions about this surgical and restorative dentistry procedure. Implants have become a healthy alternative with an amazing success rate.

In a nutshell, you can look and feel better. There is a noticeable difference in the facial appearance when dentures are in or out. Natural teeth provide a root structure and without that strengthening network, the jawbone tends to shrink and one’s face looks older. Although dentures can fill out the lower part of the face, they can’t keep the jawbone from shrinking. Ultimately, dentures may have to replaced because of that factor, while implants don’t.

Another advantage is the self-confidence that comes from not having to worry about missing or slipping teeth when speaking or eating. This is an invaluable confidence builder in social and business settings. People with dental implants may even find themselves doing something they haven’t done for some time — smile.

It is true that looks aren’t everything, but are implants actually healthy? Implanted teeth do not impose upon or reduce your natural teeth. In fact, they even stabilize them, and that’s a plus for overall oral health and improved oral hygiene.

Dental implants are a part of you and that is a convenience that doesn’t come from unstable dentures that have to put in the mouth and taken out again. Movement can irritate the gums, but stability means comfort, as well as not having to deal with messy adhesives and broken dentures. You don’t have to get up from your easy chair and round up your dentures to answer the door for an unexpected visitor. You don’t have to worry about those moments of private intimacy or public exposures that may be ruined by your dentures.