What Are Dental Implants?

Dental Implants

If you have missing teeth, you may be researching dental solution options that can give you back the smile you want. When doing research on tooth replacement you will quickly find that dental implants are the premier option to restore a single tooth or multiple teeth. So, what exactly are dental implants?

Dental implants are small titanium rods placed into the gums and jaw that, within 3-6 months, become “new” tooth roots. This process of the titanium implant fusing with your jaw bone is known as osseointegration. On top of these stable new tooth roots are placed dental crowns which, when combined with the new tooth roots, become “new” teeth.

What Are Our Dental Implants Options?

There are many dental implants options that we offer at Cary Family Dental near Raleigh and Apex, NC. We offer the same day dentures system that gives you dental implants and teeth in a day! We also offer mini implants. Mini implants are similar to traditional dental implants but because they are smaller they take less time to heal. The mini implants procedure places more smaller mini implants to then attach dentures or dental bridges. Used with mini implants or traditional titanium dental implants, we also offer dental implant supported dentures, so if you are missing several teeth in a row, or even all of your teeth, titanium dental implants can give you a full, functioning, beautiful smile again. We also use the CEREC system that gives you beautiful, high quality dental crowns while you wait. No more waiting to give the information to the lab, wait for the lab to make your crowns and then come back for another appointment. We also do every step of the dental implants procedure in our comfortable office. We offer dental sedation as well, so if dental anxiety is keeping you from getting an amazing smile with dental implants, we can put those fears to rest.