Dental Implants at Brookline Dental Specialists
Losing a tooth is can be a very stressful experience for just about anyone! Many of our adult patients with missing teeth describe a loss of confidence and comfort when they interact with others. Missing teeth can also dramatically impact a person’s ability to eat and chew normally. Dental implants offer a lot of advantages over traditional crown and bridge dentistry. Our dental team can provide a highly customized dental implant treatment plan that will be just right for you.
Dental implants are designed to replace missing teeth. The implant becomes the root for your missing tooth and provides a base for a customized crown that is made to look and feel just like a natural tooth. One big advantage to dental implants over other restorative options is that they only affect the area in which they are placed; they don’t require the use of neighboring healthy teeth for support, like bridges or partial dentures.
Single Tooth and Multi Tooth Implants
Single Implants are created to replace an individual missing tooth or multiple teeth depending on your need and your treatment plan. Single tooth replacement implants are created to match the tooth that was lost. A single implant supports a single abutment and crown. Multiple Tooth Implants are created to replace more than one missing tooth. There are many options for these types of implants, ranging from implant-supported bridges, where multiple implants are connected by a bridge to fill multiple spaces, to implant-retained dentures, where anywhere from two to six implants are used to help support and retain a removable denture. In our practice, we highly recommend dental implants for our patients to replace missing teeth, to improve their overall quality of life, prevent bone loss and give them a more confident healthy smile!
What BDS Patients Say About Their Dental Implants:
- No more discomfort or inconvenience of removable dentures or bridges
- My tooth-colored implants look just like my natural teeth!
- Talking, eating, and maintaining good oral hygiene is easy! My dental implants function just like the rest of my teeth!
- I get so many compliments on my new, more youthful look
- I feel confident about my smiles
- I can eat all my favorites foods again!
- They help your remaining natural teeth maintain their proper position by preventing drifting
- They can be used to anchor removable dentures or bridges to make them more comfortable and secure
- With proper care, they are designed to last a lifetime
Digital Workflow and Our In-House Periodontal Specialist
We have invested in state-of-the-art digital technology, including a 3D Digital CBCT scanner for the highest quality diagnostics and planning capabilities. The digital scanner creates three-dimensional images of your teeth, jaw bone, nerves, and soft tissue. Planning the optimal placement of the implant and the crown can be done digitally in software before we begin your procedure.
Dr. Yong Hur is the periodontal and implant specialist on our BDS dental team. He is a graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine, where he received his Doctorate of Dental Medicine, Periodontal certification, and a Master of Science. As our in-house dental implant specialist, he collaborates closely with our general dentists and clinical team to plan optimal periodontal care and implant dentistry for our patients.
Periodontology is a specialty in the field of dentistry dedicated to the prevention, diagnosis, and treatment of periodontal disease, and in the placement of dental implants. Offering periodontal care in our practice gives our patients access to expert treatment of oral inflammation, gum disease, and dental implantology. A periodontist receives extensive training in these areas and three additional years of education beyond dental school.
We welcome new patients to our practice. If you would like to learn more about becoming a BDS patient and if dental implants may be right for you, give us a call today!
