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By: Kristin Gabriel
Dentistry has come a long way in the last century, and specifically, dental implants and oral rehabilitation has opened the doors and mouths with increased treatment possibilities for many patients. Let’s face it – we need our teeth for chewing functionality and to eat, not just for looks. Tooth loss can result in shrinkage of gums and jawbones, and up until recently there were many folks with partial tooth loss who could not live normally.
Due to oral implantology, or dental implants, a new standard of care has emerged and teeth can now be restored for both functionality and aesthetics. Dental implants can also help people with increased chewing capacity, and improved speech in addition to their appearance.
Many a periodontist and dental professionals have branched off and are now specializing in this field, and continuing research spawns new developments on a daily basis. However dental implants are not for people seeking new teeth in an hour; they take time.
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Teeth are the most prized possession of every person, so losing even a single tooth can infuriate someone. There is a variety of reasons why people lose their precious teeth; it may be due to negligence of oral health, any disease or accident but whatever the reason is, missing tooth always creates problems for a person. Therefore, dental implants are the most suitable solutions for missing or broken tooth as a natural-looking replacement is made which works same as your natural tooth root.
Dental implants are little but strong titanium posts that act as natural teeth root that are placed into the location of the missing tooth. When bone gets proper hold on the implant, a crown or bridge is placed there. Dental implants use titanium metal as it is well-suited with jaw bone and oral tissues. These implants come with an advantage of lifetime durability provided the patient gives them proper maintenance and care as natural teeth. Dental implants require proper cleaning, brushing and dentist’s monitoring as natural teeth. Though it can be very difficult to replicate the natural function and appearance of a lost tooth but advanced techniques of dental implants have made it easier as never before. It can make you feel as comfortable as you were with your original teeth. For patient’s satisfaction and perfect results implants should be made under the guidance of proficient dentists.
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Five years ago I was faced with the daunting task of finding a Beverly Hills dentist near where I lived to figure out how much money my teeth would cost me to repair after about ten to fifteen years of neglect. I had been a smoker, and didn’t floss. I had helped my own Mother spend about 10k on her mouth about five years before she died – and I decided that if I accomplish this task some twenty five years earlier – in my fifties – I would have at least that much longer to enjoy the results of the money I will have spent on my dental restoration.
Around this same time I received a marketing call from a Los Angeles dentist who promised free teeth bleaching and whitening if I came in for a consultation. A perfect solution, as I knew that having quit smoking, this might just be the trick to make my teeth look better and keep cigarettes out of my mouth in the future. I took the plunge and went in to one of the offices owned by Los Angeles-based Dr. Bijan Afar, an oral surgeon. I also looked him up on the Internet using the words, “cosmetic dentist los angeles.”
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