At Brockington Dental Centre, one of the main objectives of our dental services is the preservation of natural teeth. No matter how extensive the damage, we choose to exhaust all possible options to retain your teeth. However, there may be instances where the problem tooth or a set of teeth must be extracted so as not to damage the surrounding healthy teeth and gums.

In these situations and in situations where teeth are already missing, the recommended solution is dental implants. Dental implants are permanent tooth replacements that look and function like natural teeth. Our team Pickering dentists can determine if teeth implants are the most effective tooth loss solution for you.

What are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are small metal posts, commonly made of titanium, which are surgically implanted into the jawbone. Assimilating the purpose of a natural tooth root, the titanium post serves as the foundation for the dental crown, where it will be attached on permanently.

Benefits of Dental Implants

As opposed to dentures, teeth implants are not removable. It allows the patient to eat almost all kinds of food without having to worry about dentures that could fall out, get damaged, or where food can get stuck in.

Dental implants also help prevent resorption or the gradual dissolution of the jawbone that is caused by long-term tooth loss. By preserving the structural integrity of the teeth and gums, patients are able to keep their jawbone healthy and intact and maintain normal facial aesthetics.

Bone Grafting

The effective implementation of a dental implant dentistry is dependent on how well it is able to support the dental crown. This means that there must be some substantial amount of healthy jawbone left to support the implant.

There are many factors that can affect the bone volume available, including disease, trauma, or infection. Bone grafting can help increase the height and width of the bone and help restore it to support the implants.