Sometimes teeth can be lost due to genetics, decay, periodontal disease, cracks or other reasons and cannot be repaired. Occasionally, if a tooth is missing, the teeth surrounding the area will shift and become crooked. This can become a cosmetic or functional problem. There are many options for replacing teeth today.

Teeth can be replaced with implants, bridges, or removable partials. Implants are titanium posts that are surgically placed into your bone. The titanium meshes with your bone, a healing period occurs, and then a crown is placed on top of that. The implants are placed by oral surgeons, and we restore the implant with the crowns. Implants have a very high success rate.

Bridges are crowns that are placed on either side of the open space where the missing tooth once was, with a false tooth soldered in the middle. They are cemented onto your teeth. Partial dentures are made of metal and acrylic, and attach to your existing teeth with clasps. They come out of your mouth at night, and sometimes need to be cleaned after eating.

Full dentures are available for patients who have no teeth of their own. Dentures are worn during the day and are removed at night. Even patients without their natural teeth can have implants placed for added stability and confidence.