subject: Smile! Now You Can with Dental Implants [print this page] Smile! Now You Can with Dental Implants Smile! Now You Can with Dental Implants
An attractive woman in her fifties recently came to my office at Tomase Dental Care. When she spoke to me she unconsciously covered her mouth with her hand. Whenever she looked like she wanted to smile, her hand would fly right up to her mouth again and she would duck her head. It hurt me to see someone suffering from so much shame.
What was causing all her distress? Missing teeth. Several of her teeth had been lost due to breakage from stress and now she felt that she was ugly and couldn't smile. She was looking for a new job and really wanted to do something to boost her confidence. We talked about all her options and she and her parents decided on dental implants.
The procedure went very well. She had plenty of bone for the implant to fuse to. After the healing and fusing time, we placed her implant crowns.
What a transformation! She was radiant and smiled the first real and open smile I had seen on her face. She looked ten years younger, said she felt healthier and best of all, she was filled with the confidence and joy of her youth.
What are Dental Implants?
Dental Implants are small titanium posts. When implanted into the jawbone, these posts fuse with existing bone and replace the roots of the teeth that were, or should have been, there. Once the posts are healed in place, we top the metal posts with a beautiful life-like tooth or crown.
Dental implants are a more permanent solution for missing teeth than a bridge or denture and act just like natural teeth.
Am I a Candidate for Dental Implants?
If you are missing a tooth or teeth, you have stopped growing and have enough strong bone structure, you are a perfect candidate for dental implants. But even if we do discover that you are lacking bone, we can perform bone grafts to build up and replace lost bone.
For more information about how dental implants could help you get back to a fuller, freer life, give us a call at 419.474.5858 or visit our website, www.drtomase.com.
