Dental Implants

Losing a tooth doesn’t mean that you’ll never eat the things you love or smile with confidence again. Thanks to dental implants, tooth loss is now a mere bump on the road—which you can overcome permanently.

Here at WoodSprings Dentistry, we advise all our patients to take precautionary measures to ensure they keep their natural teeth for a lifetime. However, we understand that sometimes, tooth loss can occur because of circumstances that are beyond your control. When that happens, we’re always happy and ready to assess you for dental implants at our office near The Woodlands in Spring, TX.

What are dental implants?

Dental implants are, in the simplest terms, fake or artificial tooth roots that support replacement teeth. Dental implants are made of titanium—an element that fuses well with the bone in a process known as osseointegration.

What is the procedure for dental implants?

Patients who wish to receive dental implants first need to undergo a professional evaluation to determine if you have sufficient bone and healthy gums to allow for the placement of the implants. If your bone has undergone atrophy after tooth loss, our dentists in Spring, TX, may recommend bone grafting before moving on to the dental implant surgery.

Dental implant surgery is conducted under anesthesia. We also offer sedation for patients who experience extreme dental anxiety. After determining that you’re comfortable and relaxed, our dentist will drill holes where the missing teeth used to be. In these holes, the dentist places titanium posts, also known as dental implants.

We allow our patients a standard healing period during which the posts fuse to the bone. Healing may take anywhere between four to six months, or even more, depending on the location of the surgery and the patient’s unique circumstances. During this period, our dentist near you will monitor you closely to ensure you are progressing as required.

The icing on the cake of dental implants is the placement of the replacement teeth. For a single tooth, you’ll need a crown. Patients getting multiple implants may opt for implant-supported dentures.

What are the benefits of dental implants vs. other restoration procedures?

Dental implants are highly popular as dental restorations because of the many advantages that they offer. Top on the list of benefits of implants is the fact that dental implants are permanent and fuse with the bone. As such, dental implants are a long-term solution. Dental implants also restore the feel, look and function of natural teeth, allowing you to chew, smile and talk confidently and naturally.

Dental implants also keep the bone stimulated, thus preventing bone atrophy. What’s more—caring for dental implants is easy since you brush the replacement teeth as you would your natural teeth.

In fewer words, dental implants are the closest you’ll ever get to ‘cloning’ natural teeth.

Tooth loss replacement now has a permanent, natural-looking solution with dental implants. At WoodSprings Dentistry, our dentists provide dental implants at our office near The Woodlands in Spring, TX, so that you can enjoy a lifetime of oral health.