Single Tooth Replacement
"The Superioroty of Single Tooth Replacement or Tooth Implant"

In the "old days" of dental care, if you were to lose one tooth, your choices of replacement were quite limited. Now, with the possibilities available using implant therapy, your missing tooth can be replaced without you having to deal with extra, bulky hardware in your mouth, as well as not having to have any other teeth modified or crowned.

The single tooth dental implant has revolutionized tooth replacement. Now, if you have lost a tooth (or, as in some cases, a tooth never formed where it was supposed to), there is no need to cap or crown your other teeth to provide a replacement. Your new single tooth implant crown will feel natural and its neighboring teeth will remain undisturbed. There is no possibility of food trapping underneath a false tooth, and you can use floss the area just like you would your other teeth. Although there are still many times when you should consider a conventional fixed bridge (such as when the neighboring teeth would benefit from restoration with caps or crowns, anyway), the single tooth implant is definitely the way to go if you are missing a few individual teeth, and the rest of your teeth are basically healthy with minimal restorations ("fillings")

Your periodontist places your implant in place during an extremely gentle surgery; a surgery that most people report is less involved than a tooth extraction. The implant remains hidden in place for several months..
After the implant has had time to integrate (fuse) with the bone tissue, a second, even smaller, surgery is performed to connect the abutment to your implant. Shortly thereafter, your dentist makes a crown that fits the implant perfectly..
Your final implant retained crown (or "cap"...caps and crowns are really two terms for the same thing) exists in harmony with the rest of your teeth. The appearance, feel, and function of your new crown is virtually identical to a natural tooth!

See your periodontist for a checkup or questions you might have. The periodontist specializes in the gums that support the teeth and the technology that can go inside them. They are foundation experts of the mouth and give you some great oral advice and help. If the gums, or foundation of your mouth has problems so will your teeth. In addition to daily brushing and flossing, see your dentist or hygienist for regular checkups and cleanings.