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How To Care For Your Dental Implants

Missing teeth are embarrassing. They impact your self-esteem and your overall health. Dr. Scott Stone of Smile by Stone Family and Cosmetic Dentistry provides his Lansing, MI, patients with several tooth-replacement options, including dental implants.

What are dental implants?

They are titanium posts that replace missing tooth roots and one of their added benefits is there's no worry of tissue rejection because the post is biocompatible.

Your dentist removes remnants of the tooth and inserts the titanium post after using a local anesthetic to eliminate discomfort. The dentist seals the surgical area and allows the post to fuse with your jawbone in a process called osseointegration, which takes about 3-to-6 months. You must regularly visit your Lansing, MI, dentist to ensure everything is going according to plan as you heal.

The final step in the process is a connector is placed over the implant and a crown that matches your teeth goes over it.

What are the advantages of dental implants?

Dental implants have a 95% success rate and reinforce your jawbone. They prevent bone deterioration that results in premature aging, and look and feel like natural teeth. No one will know it's a prosthetic tooth.

Dental implants also restore your smile and improve your ability to eat and speak. They're easily maintained and are fixed in place, unlike other oral appliances.

How To Care For Your Dental Implants

Caring for dental implants is actually quite easy. You care for them like you would natural teeth. Brush and floss every day, and avoid sugary foods and beverages. Use fluoride-containing toothpaste and rinse with mouthwash. Drinking plenty of water is very helpful as well. It washes away food debris that may otherwise stick in between teeth and cause decay.

Would you like to speak with a dentist?

If you'd like to learn more about dental implants, if you're a good candidate for the procedure, and what it takes to care for them, then contact Dr. Stone of  Smile by Stone Family and Cosmetic Dentistry. Just give his Lansing, MI, office a call at (517) 482-5546.

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