There is so much that dental implants can do for you. Dental implants can restore your smile by filling in the gaps where teeth are missing. They also provide support for facial muscles, which helps maintain the natural shape of the face. When facial muscles are properly supported, they are less likely to sag and droop. Dental implants can even improve speech, which can be affected by gaps in your smile. CenterCare Dental Group, Dr. Linda Beguin, Dr. Gary Steen, and Dr. Whitney Sebree are your dentists for dental implants in Phoenix, AZ.
What are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are metal posts that are placed into the jaw bone and function similarly to the roots of teeth. Within a few months of placing an implant in the jaw bone, the metal implant fuses with the bone. Once fused together, the metal implant is ready to anchor an artificial tooth securely in place. Dental implants can be used to secure different types of artificial teeth, including dental crowns, dental bridges, and implant supported overdentures.
How Dental Implants Help
Dental implants help in several ways, beginning with filling in the gaps from missing teeth. By filling in those gaps, dental implants restore your smile, provide support for facial muscles, improve speech, and alleviate excess strain on the existing teeth. Dental implants help address all of these concerns. Your Phoenix dentist for dental implants can help you decide if they are the right choice for you.
Speech can also be improved when dental implants are used to help fill in the gaps from missing teeth. Those gaps can alter placement of the tongue when speaking, which can affect speech. By filling in the gaps from missing teeth with dental implants and artificial teeth, placement of the tongue is corrected and speech improves.
When teeth are missing, the remaining teeth compensate for the missing ones and take on the work those missing teeth are unable to perform. This puts additional strain on the remaining teeth and can result in extra wear and tear on those teeth. By using dental implants to restore your full smile, the work of biting and chewing is distributed evenly across a full set of teeth. This helps take the strain off other teeth and prevent them from being worn down.
Dental implants can do so much for you. For dental implants in Phoenix, AZ schedule an appointment with Dr. Beguin, Dr. Steen, or Dr. Sebree by calling CenterCare Dental Group at (602) 671-3956.
