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redwood city Dental Implants

Tooth loss can make you feel self-conscious about your smile. Dental implants can restore that confidence by enhancing your functionality and overall oral health. Choose the longest-lasting, most secure tooth replacement option and start smiling again.

What are my options after losing teeth?

A gap caused by a missing tooth can be both embarrassing and can compromise surrounding teeth and gums. For many years, the only way to restore a lost tooth was a dental bridge, which successfully filled the gap, but could not halt the natural deterioration of the jaw bone. Today, you can fully restore a missing tooth and improve oral health, function, and aesthetics with dental implants.

As a long-term replacement for missing teeth, dental implants are the ideal solution to tooth loss and the only option that provides you with a permanent, fully functioning, and aesthetically-pleasing new tooth. Dr. Ghina Morad will perform a comprehensive exam to determine if dental implants are the best solution for replacing your missing teeth and restoring your oral health. Schedule a consultation at the office of Dr. Ghina Morad today or stop by our office.

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Tooth replacement is critical for complete oral health

A missing tooth puts surrounding teeth and gums at an increased risk for cavities, jaw bone deterioration, crowding teeth, and even gum disease. When a dental implant is placed in the empty socket of a missing tooth, the tooth root-like titanium post immediately begins to fuse to the jaw bone. Over time, the implant will help to stimulate the jaw bone and create a stable base onto which a dental crown can rest and be put in place.

What is the dental implant process?

Dr. Morad works closely with a trusted colleague to ensure your dental implants are placed accurately. When the dental implants are fully healed, typically within three to six months, we will begin the restoration process. To ensure your new crowns fit snugly and correctly, we will take an impression of your teeth to determine the exact dimensions needed. You will receive temporary crowns while your final dental implant restorations are created. Once your final crowns are ready, we will make adjustments and place them.

Dental Implant Placement

Healing & The Creation Of Dental Restorations

Restoration Placement

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Dental implant options in Redwood City

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Single Tooth Implants

Single-tooth implants are the most frequently-used type of dental implant, and they have two main parts. The dental implant, or post, is a screw-shaped rod of titanium. The restoration for a single implant is usually a dental crown.

For the placement of a single dental implant, the post is permanently placed into your gum and jaw and allowed to heal. During healing, a dental crown is manufactured and will eventually be attached to the post with an “abutment.” This dental crown restores the shape, appearance, and function of your natural tooth. Single-tooth implants are extremely durable and long lasting, and they never move or shift, unlike a partial denture.

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Restorations

Dr. Morad focuses on completing the dental restoration of the dental implant process. She works closely with a trusted colleague to ensure the dental implant post is placed accurately. Once the patient is fully healed, usually about three to six months, the restoration process can begin.

Dental crowns are made at a lab where the restorations are expertly crafted. Once they’re ready, Dr. Morad will place them making any final adjustments for a seamless fit. You’ll leave her office with a beautiful and complete smile.

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Maintenance

Making Ghina Morad, DMD your dental home after dental implants will help your implants last a lifetime. Through regular cleaning and dental implant maintenance checks, Dr. Morad and the team can detect and monitor for potential implant failure and signs of inflammation and gum disease. We can properly clean the site along with the rest of the teeth to keep the entire mouth healthy. And we can help educate patients about proper home care so their smiles can last.

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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the benefits of dental implants?

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Dental implant have many benefits including:

  • Retained tooth function
  • Improved aesthetics
  • Permanent solution, with proper care
  • Stimulation of jaw bone
  • Restored ability to eat most foods
  • Durable, stable solution

How are dental implants made?

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A dental implant is made of two parts: a small, screw-shaped piece of titanium called the post, and the restoration, which is usually a dental crown and abutment. Posts are manufactured in a variety of pre-selected sizes to ensure each patient gets the right implant for their needs. In contrast, the restoration is completely custom-made. After your Redwood City dentist places your dental implant, they will take impressions of your teeth and send them to a dental lab.

There, a technician will create a long-lasting, durable dental implant restoration out of porcelain or another high-quality material. This restoration will be sent back to our office, and it will be attached to your dental implant, completing your implant procedure.

How long do dental implants last?

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Dental implants typically last up to 30 years or more with proper placement and care. In fact, it’s very common for patients to keep their implants for the rest of their lives.

However, the dental implant restoration, such as a dental crown or set of overdentures, usually will not last this long. Your restoration is exposed to regular wear and tear from chewing, biting, and more, and may need to be replaced a few times over the years.

Can dental implants get infected?

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It is possible for dental implants to become infected. This is known as “peri-implantitis.” However, this is a very rare complication, and it typically only occurs if the implant is not cared for and kept clean after surgery.

You can avoid peri-implantitis by following your Redwood City dentist’s instructions while recovering, and by brushing and flossing regularly after your implant has healed.

Will dental implants stop bone loss?

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Yes. Bone loss occurs when your jaw bone is no longer stimulated by the natural pressure of chewing and biting. Your tooth transmits this force through the root and into your jaw bone, which keeps your jaw bone healthy.

When you lose a tooth, this process stops, and the jaw bone tends to weaken. Since the post of the dental implant is placed directly into the jaw bone and acts as a tooth root, it restimulates your jaw bone by transmitting the force of chewing and biting once again.

Can dental implants be done in one day?

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Some types of dental implant systems can be done in one day. The restoration is usually temporary until you have fully healed from your dental implant placement surgery. This solution allows you to speak and eat normally, however, the restoration is temporary.

As your mouth heals, you’ll attend appointments at your doctor’s office where impressions will be taken. These impressions will guide the manufacturing of your restoration. This permanent restoration will be a more durable, long-lasting, and natural-looking prosthetic than your temporaries.

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