When it comes to restoring bite function and smile aesthetics lost due to missing teeth, dentures and dental implants are the primary treatment options. For some patients, a combination of the two known as implant-supported dentures is the best choice. With implant-supported dentures, bite stress is channeled around the dental implants. Because [...]
If you’ve ever had a tooth knocked out, you know that it remains viable for quite a while and can be reimplanted. If we can do that, why can’t we transplant teeth so that people can get natural replacement teeth rather than dental implants? We Do in Some Cases First, we [...]
In the past, there had been some concern that dental implants would not be suitable for elderly patients. The thought was that bone healing might be impaired in those over the age of 65, but a newly published study shows that’s not the case. Elderly patients can have just as good a success [...]
If you have dentures, it’s expected that you will wear them most of the day, then, in most cases, take them out for sleeping. Wearing your dentures all day should be comfortable, and it should foster oral and general health. But many people just don’t wear their dentures very much at all. They [...]
There are many concerns implant dentists have about dental implants that most people don’t worry about very much. One of these is that the use of dental implants may lead to an epidemic of temporomandibular joint disorder (TMJ). That’s because dental implants aren’t cushioned the same way your natural teeth are. [...]
