{"id":38,"date":"2016-04-05T03:29:05","date_gmt":"2016-04-05T03:29:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/?page_id=38"},"modified":"2016-12-05T08:07:43","modified_gmt":"2016-12-05T14:07:43","slug":"dental-implants","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/dallas-cosmetic-dentist\/dental-implants\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental Implants"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-two-third fusion-layout-column fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><h2>How do Dental Implants Work?<\/h2>\n<p>Dental implants are metal posts or frames that are surgically positioned into the jawbone beneath your gums, like a natural tooth. Once in place, they allow Dr. Potts to mount replacement teeth onto them.<\/p>\n<p>Because dental implants fuse to your jawbone, they provide stable support for artificial teeth, mimicking natural tooth structure.\u00a0 Dentures and bridges can be mounted to dental implants and they won&#8217;t slip or shift in your mouth \u2014 an especially important benefit when eating and speaking. This secure fit helps the dentures and bridges \u2014 as well as individual crowns placed over dental implants \u2014 feel more natural than conventional bridges or dentures.<\/p>\n<p>For some people, ordinary bridges and dentures are simply not comfortable or even possible, due to sore spots, poor ridges or gagging. In addition, ordinary bridges must be attached to teeth on either side of the space left by the missing tooth. An advantage of implants is that no adjacent teeth need to be prepared or ground down to hold your new replacement tooth\/teeth in place.<\/p>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-third fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><style type='text\/css'>.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:before,.reading-box-container-1 .element-bottomshadow:after{opacity:0.7;}<\/style><div class=\"fusion-reading-box-container reading-box-container-1\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:84px;\"><div class=\"reading-box reading-box-center element-bottomshadow\" style=\"background-color:#cecece;border-width:1px;border-color:#000000;border-top-width:3px;border-top-color:#324b61;border-style:solid;\"><h2>Need a permanent solution for tooth loss?<\/h2><div class=\"reading-box-description\">We'll help you fill in the gaps. Dental implants is one of the many options we have to replace missing teeth and restore your smile.<\/div><div class=\"reading-box-additional\"><\/div><a class=\"button fusion-button button-darkgray button-round fusion-button-large button-large button-flat  fusion-mobile-button continue-center\" style=\"-webkit-box-shadow:none;-moz-box-shadow:none;box-shadow:none;\" href=\"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/contact-highland-park-dental\/\" target=\"_self\"><span>SCHEDULE AN APPOINTMENT<\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-half fusion-layout-column fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"LeftRT illustration\">\n<div class=\"block\">\n<p>Why are dental implants often the first choice and a standard of care compared to other options to restore missing or damaged teeth?<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Dental implants are the next best thing to healthy, natural teeth.<\/strong>\u00a0 Strong and stable, a dental implant restores a lost tooth so that it looks, feels, fits and functions like a natural tooth. Other options can lead to bone deterioration, and may interfere with eating, smiling, speaking and other activities of everyday life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Built to last. Dental implants are a long-term solution.<\/strong> Traditional, tooth-supported dental bridges only last five to seven years, and with proper care often more than 10 years, but at some point they may need to be replaced. While dental implants may need periodic adjustments, they can last a lifetime when properly placed and cared for over time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-half fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><div class=\"fusion-title title fusion-title-size-one\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:31px;\"><h1 class=\"title-heading-left\"><\/h1><div class=\"title-sep-container\"><div class=\"title-sep sep-double\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div style=\"position:relative;padding-bottom:56.25%;padding-top:30px;height:0;width:100%;overflow:hidden;margin-bottom:1.677em;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"\/\/www.speareducation.com\/patient-education\/embed\/id\/489\/dr\/5964\/key\/2cdc93d92abde61237cea1a86c6e48510cf011539028822add22d4cdc8105f66\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"no\" width=\"100%\" height=\"100%\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;\"><\/iframe><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><div class=\"fusion-one-full fusion-layout-column fusion-column-last fusion-spacing-yes\" style=\"margin-top:0px;margin-bottom:20px;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper\"><ul>\n<li><strong>Enjoy life without worrying about your teeth!<\/strong>\u00a0 No need to stay home or feel uncomfortable in public, embarrassed because your smile looks different, or worrying that missing teeth will limit your ability to join in the fun or that removable dentures or tooth-supported replacement teeth will loosen or fall out when you talk, eat or laugh. Teeth restored with dental implants are teeth that let you, not your teeth, lead your life.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Retain your natural face shape, and smile.<\/strong>\u00a0 A face without teeth can sag and appear sunken and sad. Dental implants allow you to maintain the natural shape of your face and smile.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Protect healthy bone.<\/strong> Leaving empty spaces in your mouth after losing one or more teeth can lead to additional health issues, such as the loss and deterioration of some of your jawbone. When it is not being used to support a natural tooth, the jawbone deteriorates, losing its strength and firmness. Dental implants are the only dental restoration option that preserves and stimulates natural bone, actually helping to stimulate bone growth and prevent bone loss.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep your teeth in your mouth \u2013 not in a cup.<\/strong> Dental implants allow you to keep your teeth where they belong \u2013 in your mouth. And no more worrying that your dentures might slip or fall out. Brush, floss and care for teeth that have been replaced using dental implants exactly the way you would natural teeth \u2013 in your mouth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Speak easy.<\/strong>\u00a0 Adjusting to removable dentures can mean struggling to pronounce everyday words. Not so with dental implants, which function like natural teeth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Eat your favorite foods!<\/strong> Taste and enjoy the foods you love without hesitation. You can bite naturally, eat virtually anything you want and, unlike removable dentures that can feel uncomfortable, you can experience the full taste of the food you eat with dental implants, too.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>No cavities!<\/strong> Cavities can\u2019t occur in an implant-restored crown, or replacement tooth; however, you will need to visit your dentist as scheduled and clean and care for it and your gums and mouth every day, the same as you would if it were a natural tooth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Keep teeth in place \u2013 silently.<\/strong> Dentures may slip when you eat, talk, smile, laugh, kiss, yawn or cough, so that you have to \u201creposition\u201d them back into place in the mouth. Dental implants are fixed in place and fuse naturally with your jawbone, meaning your replacement teeth won\u2019t move, click or shift.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Protect your healthy teeth.<\/strong> Placing a tooth-supported bridge requires grinding away the teeth on one or both sides of the missing tooth or teeth \u2013 thereby damaging healthy teeth to restore those that are missing. The modified healthy teeth are attached to, and support, the bridge. Dental implants go in the jawbone, in the spot where your missing tooth root was, without impacting healthy teeth. They also help prevent healthy, adjacent teeth from shifting as they would if an empty space were left for an extended period of time.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>More predictable than other repair and restoration methods.<\/strong> Dental implant treatment has a track record of reliable, long-term successful outcomes and is often considered \u201cmore predictable\u201d than other treatments to repair or replace missing teeth, including bridgework, removable appliances and retreatment of failing root canal (endodontic) therapy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-clearfix\"><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":11,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=38"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":622,"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/38\/revisions\/622"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/11"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kevinpottsdentist.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=38"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}