Why You Should Visit an Implant Dentist in Hemet, CA

As an implant dentist in Hemet, CA, we know that losing a tooth is an extremely traumatic experience for many people. We understand that when you lose a tooth it impacts your psychological view of yourself as well as having a physical impact. Tooth loss changes the appearance and also changes your lifestyle. No longer will you be able to eat whatever you want, causing you to change your diet. For some people, the loss of a tooth also comes with the loss of the ability to clearly enunciate some words, which is also stressful. 

Below the surface, the root of the tooth, which is lost due to the tooth falling out, plays a critical role in supporting the jawbone and its development. Without the tooth in place, the jawbone will not be stimulated, and resorption can occur.  In order to prevent all of these things from happening, we have one of the most amazing prosthetic devices created, dental implants. Dental implants literally take the place of the root. They provide us with a strong, stable base on which we can place a new fake tooth, also known as a dental crown. They recreate the symbiotic relationship with the root that is essential to the stability of the tooth and the viability of the jawbone. Ultimately, from your perspective, they do the amazing by giving you a tooth that looks, feels, and acts like your natural tooth which means you can go back to the lifestyle you know and love.

Like many things, dental implants are going through a phase of immense popularity right now. As an implant dentist in Hemet, CA, we know that never before has there been such a fantastic, and futuristic way to deal with tooth loss. Placing a titanium screw in your jawbone to replace the root was literally science fiction a few years ago. People now know that they can get this kind of treatment and do not have to deal with tooth loss. With popularity comes the inevitable deluge of information available from a host of experts on the internet. We always encourage our patients to ask a lot of questions about dental implants before getting them, and while the information accessible on the internet has good qualities, there are also advantages to asking us the questions face to face. One definite advantage to the rise in popularity of dental implants is that very often patient know exactly what they are, and this allows us the ability to focus on you, your goals, and how we can meet those specific goals. We can also educate you about certain nuances of the process and how some things work.

For example, as an implant dentist in Hemet, CA, we will tell you if we will be using a one-step implant, where we simply cover the implant with tissue and allow it to heal naturally, or a two-step implant, where we would place a healing abutment over the implant and then allow the tissue and bone to heal around it. In either case, your healing will be between four and six week, after which we will be able to place the new dental crown.