Has tooth loss damaged your smile? Don't worry—Dr. John Bruce of Bruce Family Dentistry in Great Falls, MT, can help. Using innovative dental implants, Dr. Bruce can provide you with replacement teeth that look and function just like natural ones. Read on to learn how.
What makes dental implants superior?
Dental implants are today's best tooth-replacement. Composed of titanium screws or cylinders, posts, and porcelain crowns, implants not only look real, but they bite and chew just as natural teeth do. In fact, patients often cannot feel a difference between their real teeth and their dental implants.
Additionally, dental implants provide something that no other tooth replacement can: bone loss. Dear Doctor reports that one-quarter of gum tissue and bone in the jaw recedes at an extraction site within one year. This deterioration continues over time, with teeth adjacent to the smile gap drifting to occupy the empty space.
In contrast, dental implants actually improve jaw bone structure. They do this because:
- Dental implants inhabit empty tooth sockets.
- Human bone cells adhere to titanium implant devices through something called osseointegration.
- Once fully integrated, implants exercise the jaw bone with biting and chewing.
Most people can receive dental implants
Really? Yes, it's true. You just need solid oral and systemic health and enough bone in your jaw to anchor the implants. Dr. Bruce qualifies his adult and teen patients with simple exams and three-dimensional X-rays right here at our Great Falls office.
If you qualify, you'll undergo a one-hour insertion treatment, and you'll go home to heal. After some weeks, you return to Dr. Bruce, and he'll attach the post and porcelain crown to complete your new tooth.
Have extensive tooth loss? Dental implants can support full dentures or multi-tooth bridges, too.
Implant care
Caring for your rebuilt smile is as simple as:
- Brushing twice a day with a soft brush and fluoride toothpaste
- Flossing (as your hygienist directs) every day
- Getting semi-annual cleanings and exams at Bruce Family Dentistry
- Avoiding teeth clenching and grinding by wearing a bite guard
- Stopping all tobacco usage
Your best smile
Regain it with dental implants from Bruce Family Dentistry in Great Falls, MT. Dr. John Bruce will explain the process during a one-on-one consultation. Call us for an appointment: (406) 452-2964.