Replace Missing Teeth - St Petersburg, FL

Losing Your Smile?

Get It Back, and Much More

If you’ve lost teeth or are about to have some extracted, you’re facing many new limitations. You might only be able to eat soft foods because eating anything else causes discomfort. You might not be able to speak clearly and naturally. You can smile, but the idea embarrasses you—especially if the missing teeth are in your smile zone. If tooth loss leads to bone recession, your face may even take on a sunken, aged appearance.

There are many solutions to recover your smile, including dental bridges and dental implants, which offer the function and aesthetics of real teeth, jaw protection, and unequaled longevity. You may be surprised at how quickly you’re able to eat, speak, laugh, and smile again once our team at St. Petersburg Dental Implant Center replaces your teeth. If you have failing or missing teeth in St Petersburg, FL, reach out, and we’ll help you find the tooth replacement solution you need for a complete, confident, and healthy smile.

Life with Missing Teeth

Why Replace Damaged or Missing Teeth?

If treatments like root canals, gum disease treatment, and restorative dentistry are ineffective, then damaged, infected, and failing teeth should be removed to protect your dental and systemic health. Unless they’re wisdom teeth or extra teeth causing overcrowding in your mouth, most teeth should be replaced after removal. Apart from how tooth loss can decrease your quality of life, it can also trigger a “domino effect” in your health. Without natural tooth roots stimulating healthy bone growth, your bone will deteriorate beneath the empty tooth socket. This will spread and can even lead to additional tooth loss in adjacent teeth. Replacing your tooth before any extensive bone loss can occur will help prevent unnecessary additional harm as well as the need for bone grafting procedures. If your bone is stable enough or has received reconstructive treatment, you can choose between dental bridges, dentures, and dental implants for your new, complete smile.

Remedies for Missing Teeth

Dental Bridges For one missing tooth or a series of missing teeth, dental bridges are frequently the first solution many patients think of. Dental bridges are made of a series of crowns that span the gap left behind by tooth loss. When placing your dental bridge in St. Petersburg, FL, the enamel of one or more adjacent teeth (abutment teeth) at the foundation of the bridge must be removed. Once placed, this solution is esthetic and prevents adjacent teeth from shifting.
Dentures and Partials Dentures are a time-tested, economical solution to tooth loss. They fit over your gums and stay in place either through suction or adhesive creams but can also be removed. You can have full or partial dentures; full dentures cover entire arches of teeth, essentially replacing all your teeth, while partial dentures take the place of a few missing teeth in a row or throughout an arch.
Implant-Supported Dentures For additional stability, dental implants can anchor dentures in your jawbone. Implant-supported dentures won’t slip out of place or irritate your gums and offer healthy bone stimulation. They also enable you to eat a greater variety of foods than standard dentures.
Dental Implants The best overall tooth replacement option available today is dental implants. They are the most natural-looking solution that can also last decades with proper care. Dental implants can replace one tooth, multiple teeth, or an entire arch of teeth. Comprised partly of artificial tooth roots, they protect your jawbone from deterioration and thus your facial shape from changing. What’s more, they allow you to eat anything you want—hard foods, sticky foods, chewy foods, and whatever your favorites might be.

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