Consider Dental Implants for a Beautiful Smile

The Dental Implants Procedure begins with a thorough examination of your teeth and gums. Ocean Front Dental can provide you with permanent roots for your teeth if you are a good candidate for dental implants.

During your dental implants examination at Ocean Front Dental, our Vancouver dentists will take digital pictures, x-rays, models and molds of your teeth, gums and your mouth to determine what dental implant procedure would be best for your needs.

The procedure could be a good fit if you:

• Have a missing tooth or teeth
• Have adequate bone for implants or have been okayed for bone grafting
• Suffers from oral health problems
• Don’t smoke
• Don’t have any health condition that would hinder bone healing
• Can’t or won’t wear dentures

Risks of Dental Implants

As in any surgery, the dental implants process does have some risks, and although rare, they can and do occur. Thankfully, most are minor and can easily be treated.

Some risks of dental implant surgery to watch for include:

• Infection
• Damage or injury to the surrounding teeth or gums
• Nerve damage
• Sinus issues if your implants have been placed in your upper jaw

Treatment

Custom made for your situation, your dental treatment plan will take into account how many teeth need to be replaced, and the condition of your jawbone.

Dental implant surgery is normally an outpatient service that is performed in various stages:

• Your damaged tooth or teeth are removed
• The jawbone is prepped for surgery, which could include bone grafting
• Once your jawbone has healed, your dentist will place the titanium metal posts in your jawbone
• Ocean Front Dental, our Vancouver dentists will place an extension of your metal implant posts before placing an artificial tooth, or crown, over the top

Although the whole process could take months to complete, in some cases, four to nine months or longer, your new teeth will be just as strong, if not stronger than your natural teeth.

We also offer teeth-in-a-day, all-on-4 dental implants procedures. When performing teeth-in-a-day dental implants, our Vancouver dentists will remove the teeth (if any are present) and place 4-8 implants to secure a denture for immediate use – all on the same day. This is a very involved procedure. It could take several hours, but when it can all be done in a day, the benefits can be life-changing. This procedure is recommended for people who have existing dentures or perhaps whose teeth are failing and may soon be lost. Ask our Vancouver dentists at Ocean Front Dental if teeth-in-a-day is an option for you.

If you would like more information regarding the dental implant procedure, call us or schedule an appointment with the dental team from Ocean Front Dental today.