Get Back to Your Natural Smile with Dental Implants

By Arthur Kezian
    
Patients may only have superficial knowledge and information about dental implants. Sometimes they would simply think of the fear, pain and cost of this type of surgical procedure and will just give it a pass. What people don’t know is that dental implants can improve the quality of life compared to having no treatment at all.

    A recent study from Germany shows that 97% of those who have received cosmetic dental implants confirmed that they feel happy with their newly regained quality of life proving their confidence and getting to go back with the natural feel of having real teeth and a great smile. Remember that teeth play an important role with the quality of your life. Improving and simply wanting to have healthy and beautiful teeth will enable everyone to enjoy how they eat, laugh out freely and speak clearly and correctly. Do not take your teeth for granted.

If you have experienced early loss of tooth these can cause the following:

·         Bony defects in the maxilla and mandible

·         Drifting, shifting and unnecessary movements of your teeth

·         Changes on your bite

·         Difficulty in chewing food

·         Your remaining teeth will result to excessive wearing

·         Chipped and cracked teeth

·         Pain in your jaw joints

·         Facial profile changes

    There are a number of solutions for replacing missing teeth. Your dentist will offer you different options such as wearing prosthesis like removable dentures, either complete or partial, fixed bridges – these are artificial crowns permanently cemented in your mouth, and lastly the most viable and long term solution among all options which are called dental implants.

    Dental implants have been an option for a long time already. It has been in the market for about 40 years. Notice how technology has advanced nowadays that dental implants are considered to replace teeth completely and for a long term basis. Now, you don’t have to feel any discomfort such as avoiding certain foods, risk bone loss and sudden changes in your facial profile which sometimes result from wearing dentures and permanent crowns and bridges.

What are the advantages of having dental implants?

·         It can replace one or more lost teeth
·         It reduces bone loss which sometimes are an effect of long time denture wear
·         The feel, look and function of having natural teeth
·         It doesn’t compromise the adjacent teeth where the dentist has to prepare a sound tooth as abutment for dentures and bridges
·         It makes chewing teeth and eating food more of a natural feel
·         Eliminates pain where often times are a result of wearing ill-fitting dentures
·         It improves the aesthetic appearance of a person
·         Are much easier to clean rather than the traditional ones

    Now you don’t have to hide your smile because you have missing teeth. Your confidence with speaking to colleagues, chewing and eating food without any difficulty will be regained in no time. Remember that dental implants are so natural looking that sometimes you might forget that you ever lost a tooth. Our office is equipped with the latest tools and our dental procedures are the latest in technology.  More importantly, our dentist  will work with care and compassion and patient well-being is of utmost importance.  Please feel free to contact us if you have any questions or comments.

Dr. Arthur A. Kezian DDS 443 N. Larchmont Blvd Los Angeles, CA 90004 (323) 467-2777 

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