Dental Implants Los Angeles – Why Get Dental Implants?

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Dental implants, which are offered by our Los Angeles specialists, have grown in popularity over the years, becoming one of the best ways to replace missing permanent teeth.

Missing teeth can be due to a number of reasons. They can be caused by a periodontal disease or a disease of the gums and tissues surrounding the teeth, an injury to the mouth, or simply a case of dental caries that requires tooth extraction. Teeth falling out can also be a natural consequence of aging, since the gums and jawbone weaken.

Whatever the reason may be, missing teeth can provide a number of negative impacts. These include:

- Poor chewing and problems in biting (off-bite)
- Deterioration of the supporting jawbone
- Higher risk of tooth decay
- Loss of self-confidence

Indeed, if you have a missing tooth or more, you might have to give up some of the foods you used to enjoy, and you might have a hard time smiling in front of other people, too. Our Dental Implants Los Angeles team can help you prevent all these, and the sooner you visit, the better your chances are of having your teeth the way they used to be, or even better.

Dental Implants – Better Than Dentures?

Dental implants are even considered a better way to replace lost teeth than dentures, which are often the first resort.

Indeed, compared to dentures, dental implants are more or less permanent. They are securely screwed into your jawbone, which means you don’t have to remove them to clean them, just brush them like you do the rest of your teeth.

Dental implants also do not cause any damage to your gums and to the surrounding healthy teeth, and best of all, they look very natural and fit comfortably in your mouth so you can chew properly and no one will ever guess that some of your teeth aren’t actually real.

Are Dental Implants Painful?

The placement of dental implants is somewhat of a surgical procedure, since the jawbone or the site of the implant is drilled and the surrounding tissues are stitched up after the implant is placed.

The pain, however, is minimal and may not be felt at all, due to the administration of local anesthesia before the procedure, and the prescription of pain relievers after, just like in a tooth extraction. In fact, some say that the pain of dental implants is even less than the pain of tooth extraction, so there is nothing for you to be alarmed about.

If you still have any fears, our Dental Implants CA teams, such as our Dental Implants Los Angeles specialists and those based in San Diego, can help settle them when you come in for a consultation.