No matter where you look — television, billboards, movies, magazines, you name it — you see beautiful people with beautiful smiles. All of these seemingly ideal people can be intimidating to anyone, but it’s particularly discouraging for anyone facing a tooth extraction. How will a missing tooth change your smile? Will it alter the way others view you? Will you need to have additional extractions in order to accommodate a partial denture or dental bridge? Lucky for you, Dr. Angela Britt has a solution for all of your problems: dental implants.
What Are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are small, threaded titanium structures that are placed beneath the gums where they replicate the function of a tooth root. As the bone heals around them, they essentially become one with your jaw bone, offering unparalleled stability for the prosthetic tooth that will ultimately be attached. Because implants are individually placed, they can be used to replace as few or as many teeth as needed. The benefits don’t stop there. These wonders of dentistry also:
- Allow you to eat what you want. Other prosthetic options come with a long “DO NOT EAT” list, but because implants are so secure, you can enjoy your favorite foods.
- Make your daily dental health routine easy. Because each implant and attached prosthetic tooth is separate, they are easy to brush and floss. There is no need for effervescent tablets or overnight soaking.
- Look like your natural teeth — maybe even better! If your extracted tooth wasn’t quite shaped or positioned to your satisfaction, your dental implant can correct that. The materials used in your prosthetic can be designed to match the color of your other teeth; no one will know it’s not the tooth you were born with.
- Vastly improve the way you feel about yourself. It’s hard to live up to the beauty standards of the rest of the world, but let’s face it — looks matter. When you’re happy with your smile and confident about the way you look, you’re more likely to live life to its fullest. You’ll smile openly, laugh without covering your mouth, speak without fear of being misunderstood, and take advantage of all those social situations that you would have otherwise turned down.
At Dentistry by Angela Britt, we are pleased to offer this option to our patients. Whether you’ve been missing teeth for some time or will need to have a tooth extracted in the near future, we can help. Contact our office today to schedule a consultation for dental implants. We proudly serve those in Brunswick, Georgia, and the surrounding communities.
