Do you have MISSING teeth or ill-fitting dentures that don't work?

At Shine Dental, we make it our goal to educate our patients as much as possible, so that together we can come up with a treatment plan that best suits your unique personal and financial situation.  Here are the options you have when you're missing one or more teeth.

Option #1: Do nothing!

Leaving a gap after a tooth is extracted can be a valid option in certain cases. For example, it would be odd to replace an extracted wisdom tooth with an implant or denture. But, when the tooth extracted leaves a gap between teeth, you need to know that you can lose 4-5mm of bone just in the first year alone! This causes the teeth on either side of the gap to fall into the space, leading to their premature loss as well.

Option #2: Dentures

Partial dentures are sometimes used to replace missing teeth. They can be fabricated completely out of acrylic or metal frames with acrylic on top. It is a valid short term solution.  But because the denture rubs against the gums where the extracted tooth was, even more bone loss occurs over the years - which is why you will need your denture relined. Also, because these prostheses use the adjacent teeth to hold them in place, they loosen the teeth over time, leading to the subsequent loss of even more teeth. The life span of a partial denture is approximately 7 years.

Option #3: Bridge

A bridge is a prosthetic that leverages the two neighbouring teeth to hold itself in place.  Because of the aggressive tooth reduction that is needed to support such a prosthesis, more conservative options have been invented. Compromising 2 teeth for the 1 missing tooth doesn't make sense anymore.  Life span of a bridge is approximately 12 years.

Option #4: Dental Implant

A dental implant is a titanium root that is positioned beneath your gums. It is the perfect long term solution for a missing tooth or teeth. We can remedy spacing that a bridge or denture would normally fill by mounting replacement teeth to the implanted root form base. A dental implant is the best long term choice to date that will encourage bone stability, deter bone loss and preserve the adjacent teeth, since we do not need to clasp or drill these teeth. And there is hardly any discomfort at all. Life span of an implant is approximately 25 years or more!

Why a Dental Implant is Best

Reason #1 - Encourages bone growth around the area of the implant.

Reason #2 - Detours bone loss around the area of the implant.

Reason #3 - No shaving of teeth as with a bridge.

Reason #4 -No loosening of adjacent teeth as with a partial denture.

Reason #5 - Lower long term costs as opposed to replacement of a bridge.

Reason #6 - Longer life span than any other tooth replacement therapy.

Testimonials

"My dental implants allow me to eat any type of food with the greatest of ease...they give me confidence while speaking, eating or laughing."
B.M.

"Before my dental implants, I could not wear my lower teeth...they were out more often than they were in. Now, I can eat everything! The only thing I regret is not doing it sooner."
A.L.

"I had no gum ridge left on my lower jaw. My denture would float around while eating and cause sores. With my dental implants I can eat what I want and I don't have any more sore spots. I love them!"
H.D.

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