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Dental Implants in Westland, MI

Smile With Confidence

If you have one or more missing teeth, you know how it can affect your self-confidence and other aspects of your daily life, such as eating and speaking. Dental implants are the most effective tooth replacement solution—and they’re designed to be a permanent fix. At Parkside Dental, we feature dental implants as a fully functional restorative solution. Read on to learn more about how our Westland, MI dentists can restore your stunning smile.

parts of a dental implant

What Are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are a durable and natural-looking solution to tooth loss that function just like your natural teeth. The implants are surgically inserted into your jawbone for a stable restoration, allowing you to enjoy all your favorite foods and smile brightly with complete confidence.

Best of all, your implants can last a lifetime with proper dental care. This procedure replaces teeth from the crown to the root, making them a stable and reliable solution to tooth loss.

Each dental implant is comprised of three parts, including:

  1. The Implant, the titanium post that serves as the new tooth root. The implant is permanently inserted into your jawbone, holding the restoration in place.
  2. The Abutment, a permanent connector that supports and holds a tooth or multiple teeth.
  3. The Customized Restoration, which is also known as the prosthetic. This is the part of your restoration that’s visible. We’ll use a porcelain crown or another custom made restoration to ensure your smile looks natural.

Benefits of Dental Implants

Dental implants can provide you with some extraordinary benefits. These include:

Secure Fit

Implants are surgically secured to your jawbone, reducing the possibility of your restoration moving out of place when you speak, eat, and smile.

Long-Lasting

While dental implants look and function like natural teeth, they’re immune to cavities and discoloration. By maintaining good oral health habits and biannual visits to our Westland, MI office, your dental implants can last a lifetime.

Prevents Jawbone Deterioration

When you lose teeth, your jawbone can start to weaken as your bone density thins. Dental implants mimic the root of a natural tooth, providing the stimulation your jawbone needs to stay healthy and strong.

Custom Made

Implants are surgically secured to your jawbone, reducing the possibility of your restoration moving out of place when you speak, eat, and smile.

Good
Candidates for
Dental Implants

If you have one or more missing teeth, our team will be happy to offer you a consultation to see if you might be a good candidate for dental implants at Parkside Dental.

To receive a dental implant, you should have healthy gum and jawbone tissue. If your jawbone isn’t strong enough for an implant, supplemental procedures such as bone grafting can help. If you can’t or don’t want to undergo bone grafting, our office also offers mini dental implants. Mini implants only take one appointment to place and are smaller than full-sized implants.

The Dental
Implant Process

The dental implant process takes several months and requires multiple visits to our Westland office. The steps are as follows:

Initial Consultation

You’ll start by scheduling an initial consultation with Dr. Cohen or one of our other trusted dentists. This appointment will consist of a routine cleaning and an oral health exam. We’ll make sure your jawbone density is sufficient for implants, and we’ll diagnose and treat any underlying issues if necessary.

Placing Implants

The implant placement procedure is quick, easy, and virtually painless. Our dental team uses computer-guided technology to ensure accurate and precise implant placement.

Once we’ve successfully placed your implants, they’ll naturally fuse to your jawbone over the course of three to six months in a process called osseointegration. During this time, we’ll create your customized restorations.

Your Final Restoration

Once you’ve fully healed from your implant procedure, you’ll return to our dental office for the last step. We’ll place your customized porcelain crown or other custom restoration to recreate the appearance and natural structure of your teeth. You’ll leave our office with a fully functional, beautiful smile.

Stellar Results.
Our Best Advocates.

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