Natural Looking Dental Implants
Can Dental Implants Look and Feel Natural?
Naturally, one of the main concerns for anyone getting dental implants is if the new teeth will function and feel and look natural. The great news is that the answer is actually yes. Dental implants have a substantial history of use these days, and are designed in a way to function, feel, and look like a person’s natural teeth.
The Basics of Natural Looking Implants
To avoid implant procedures resulting in unnatural looking implants it is important to find a dentist with a recognized history of natural looking results. Dentistry is considered to be a blend of science, engineering, and art, and this is especially evident in implant technology. So, it is very important to work with an oral health care provider who is known to be an expert in implant restoration. Any quality provider will be able to offer you the perfect color and shape, resulting in a totally natural looking implant. Make sure to discuss which lab your provider will use (some have their own labs!) and make sure to ask your provider about how long the process is projected to take. Some dentists are able to offer same-day implant treatments, as well as quality looking interim crowns for use during the healing period.
Dental implants allow dentists to significantly impact the way you speak, chew, look and of course, smile. Implant dentistry has a very high success rate, so have confidence that with the right provider your results will be great.
Questions such as “Will my implants really work?”, and “Will the implants last”, and “Does it hurt?” are all normal and understandable questions. With the phenomenal technology in modern dentistry you can have confidence that the implants WILL work and WILL last, and that the procedure will be done in a way to ensure the minimal amount of pain both during and after the procedure. The most typical comment dentists hear from patients after implant surgery is “I wish I would have done this sooner!”
Any quality dentist has your best interest in mind. Here are a couple of ways that dentists work to make the dental implants appear totally natural:
- Implanting below the gum tissue: A dental implant is inserted below the gym tissue. When it is inserted it doesn’t have a fake tooth (also called the implant crown) on it, and anyone looking at your gums in this state wouldn’t even know you have an implant.
- Using natural looking materials that are built to last: Because of the many advances in implant technology, there are various options for the kinds of materials used for implants. Depending on your specific needs a completely natural looking crown (or set) can be shaped and color matched perfectly. Dental implants can be made to look exactly like your other surrounding teeth. In addition, the materials now being used for dental implants are of exceptional quality, and allow for implants to be able to tolerate significant chewing load. You can expect your implants to last a lifetime.