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What causes bone loss?
Thursday, 25 August 2011Your jawbone serves many important functions. The bone provides a foundation of support for your teeth. It also serves as the structure for your facial profile. When bone loss occurs, teeth are often lost. Bone loss that occurs after the teeth are lost can dramatically change the shape of your face as well as your outward appearance. The fullness of the cheeks, lips, and the prominence of the jaw ...
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Why denture wearers are turning to dental implants
Friday, 05 August 2011Complete tooth loss is no longer an expected destiny for most Americans. With the emphasis on education and the prevention of dental diseases, most adults can expect to live their entire lives with most, if not all, of their natural teeth. Still, there are times when tooth loss is a reality. Due to periodontal disease, decay, or trauma, it may be necessary to remove teeth. In these instances, the...
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Dental implants: Will I need a bone graft?
Wednesday, 27 July 2011Dental Implants come with a series of fears from the prospective patient standpoint. When you schedule an appointment with our oral surgeon in Encinitas, your initial comprehensive examination is vital to the success of the procedure. Your medical and dental histories will be reviewed, and specialized diagnostic tools will be utilized to determine if implants are a suitable choice for you. Under t...
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Dental implants vs Bridge or Dentures
Monday, 18 July 2011If your mouth is the gateway to the rest of your body, then your teeth are the gatekeepers. A healthy mouth, free of disease and full of strong, healthy teeth can go a long way towards improving your well-being. Your teeth face difficult challenges every day. When you are faced with the decision to replacing missing teeth, it is imperative to choose a solution that is worthy of the challenge. For ...
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How tooth loss can affect your overall health
Wednesday, 06 July 2011By design, your teeth serve a very important purpose. Although we typically appreciate strong healthy teeth for cosmetic reasons, each tooth in your mouth specializes in a very specific function. Essentially, the teeth work together to process food as the first step in the digestion process. When teeth are missing or fail to function properly, your digestive process may be disrupted, and your over...
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How to care for dental implants
Monday, 27 June 2011Advances in implant dentistry have allowed numerous patients to benefit from a durable tooth replacement option that approximates the natural tooth in form and function. Implants are quickly becoming the standard choice for replacing a missing tooth. If you’ve benefited from implant dentistry in San Diego, you’ll want to protect that investment and take good care of your implants. It’s also impor...
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Dental implants: Are there age requirements?
Friday, 17 June 2011Any patient who is missing a permanent tooth may be interested in dental implants, and patients as young as six or seven years old may lose a tooth to injury or disease. However, the interface between the patient’s bone and the dental implants is essential to the implant’s success, so patients who have not reached a certain point in their development may not be suitable candidates for dental impla...
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Same Day Teeth: Is it really possible?
Wednesday, 08 June 2011In the past, dental implant patients with significant bone loss—a group that includes many denture wearers—needed to undergo an additional bone graft surgery before the implants could be placed. That surgery extended the course of treatment by several months. Same Day Teeth is a new technique that allows patients the opportunity to receive a new set of replacement teeth, often in just one appoint...
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What is the success rate of dental implants?
Monday, 30 May 2011Dental implants are an increasingly popular tooth replacement alternative. Implants can replace a single tooth or secure an entire denture in place. In replacing a single tooth, many patients prefer implants because they look just like the rest of the teeth in the smile. Implants also help to stabilize the jaw bone in the area of the missing tooth or teeth to prevent additional tooth loss. Implan...
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Dental implants: How natural will my new teeth look and feel?
Tuesday, 17 May 2011An increasing number of patients are turning to dental implants to replace a missing tooth or teeth, and there are many reasons for them to take advantage of this recent development in dental technology. Among all of the tooth replacement options, which also include bridges and dentures, dental implants are the optimal choice for replicating the form and function of natural teeth. Dental implants...
