Dental Implants in Saginaw, TX

What are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are small posts or screws that are made from biocompatible titanium. These posts are surgically placed into your gums and jawbone where your missing tooth once sat. Dental implants act as a replacement for your tooth root. This is essential for maintaining a healthy, functioning smile and jawbone. This is because, once healed, dental implants can:

• Save your jawbone: The implant prevents jawbone deterioration and stimulates new bone and tissue growth around it, creating a healthier foundation for your smile.
• Anchor your restorations: Implants are sturdy anchors for life-like restorations that look, feel, and function like natural teeth.
• Rebuild your smile: Implants can replace a single missing tooth with an implant and a crown, multiple missing teeth with an implant-supported bridge, or a complete set of teeth with implant-supported dentures.

While traditional restorations like bridges and dentures serve a purpose, dental implants are a permanent and reliable tooth replacement solution that greatly outperforms simply replacing the crown or the visible portion of your tooth.

The Advantages of Dental Implants

• Natural appearance: Dental implants are designed to look and feel just like natural teeth. They fuse with the bone in your jaw to ensure a permanent tooth replacement.
• Improved speech: Poor-fitting dentures can cause your teeth to slip inside your mouth, causing you to mumble or slur your words. Dental implants are stable and allow you to speak confidently without worrying about your teeth falling out.
• Durability: Implants are incredibly durable and, with the proper care, can last for many years.
• Comfort: Dental implants become a part of your body, eliminating the discomfort associated with removable dentures or missing teeth.
• Functionality: Dental implants work like natural teeth and allow you to enjoy your favorite foods without any pain or dietary restrictions.
• Confidence: Implants restore your smile so you can comfortably interact with your friends and colleagues without feeling self-conscious about your teeth.
• Convenience: Dental implants eliminate the need to constantly remove and replace dentures or the messy adhesives that keep them in place.
• Hygiene: Dental implants don’t require repositioning or altering nearby teeth. This helps to preserve the protective enamel on the nearby teeth and makes daily oral care easier.

Success Rate Of Dental Implants

Dental implant success rates vary depending on:

• the location of the implant
• your general health
• the extent of bone loss you suffered before receiving the implant

That said, if you qualify as a candidate for implants, the chances of them succeeding are generally around 98%. Implants can last a lifetime if taken care of properly!

Who Can Get Dental Implants

A dental implant can be used in most cases if you:

• are healthy enough to have a routine extraction or oral surgery
• have strong gums and sufficient bone to support the implant
• are committed to maintaining good oral hygiene and attending regular dental appointments.

If you smoke heavily, suffer from chronic diseases such as diabetes and heart disease, or have received radiation treatment to your head/neck area, you will need to be evaluated by Dr. Robinson.

If you are a senior citizen and you are suffering from tooth loss or uncomfortable dentures, we can help! We offer dental implants for seniors here at Blue Sky Smiles as well.

Is It Painful To Get Dental Implants?

Our dental implant patients report that the procedure is virtually painless, and most say it is less painful than a tooth extraction. We provide sedation during the procedure to ensure that you feel no pain or discomfort at all.

After the implant procedure, you might experience mild soreness or tenderness, but this can be managed using over-the-counter pain medication such as Tylenol or Motrin.