Losing natural teeth makes life harder in many ways beyond what you think. It can affect everything from your daily nutrition to your social confidence. Our practice is dedicated to helping patients in Toronto learn about how dental implants are the best and most long lasting way to replace teeth in modern dentistry. These titanium fixtures attach directly to your jawbone, giving you a solid base that looks and feels like the roots of your real teeth.
Patients can make better choices about their oral health future if they know how the dental implant process works. We start every treatment journey with a full evaluation and detailed planning that takes into account your individual anatomy, medical history and treatment goals. This detailed evaluation ensures that dental implants are the right choice for you and finds any variables that could affect the outcome.
The biological process of osseointegration is what makes dental implants work. It’s when living bone tissue forms around and bonds with the titanium implant surface. We’ve seen this amazing healing process change many lives by giving them tooth replacements that look and work like real teeth. This bond between the bone and the implant is often stronger than the roots of natural teeth which gives it great durability for decades.
Placing dental implants is a surgical procedure that requires skill and accuracy that comes from years of specialized training and experience. Toronto North Periodontics uses the latest surgical methods and tools to ensure that implants are placed in the best possible way and that the procedure is as painless as possible. We take great care to prepare the implant site in your jawbone and place each fixture at the exact angle and depth needed for long term success.
The healing time after an implant usually takes 3-6 months during which osseointegration happens slowly and organically. During this important time we monitor your progress and offer interim tooth replacement options as needed to keep your look and function. This time spent mending is crucial in building the solid base that will support your long term repair for many years.
Depending on how many teeth you need to replace and what you need, dental implants can be restored with individual crowns, bridges or full dentures. We work with professional dental technicians to make restorations that look and feel like your original teeth when you eat and talk. These final restorations fit snugly onto your integrated implants, making a permanent fix that requires no extra care other than regular dental hygiene. There are many factors that determine if you can get dental implants such as your overall health, bone density and willingness to take care of your teeth. We look at each patient individually to see if implants are the best option for them or if there are other options that would work better for them. Most healthy adults can get dental implants but some medical conditions or medications may need further consideration.
Good oral hygiene and regular professional care is very important for the long term success of dental implants. We give you clear instructions on how to take care of your implants and we make sure to proof read the text. We make sure to proof read text. We proof read text.
