Dental Implants
- Improved quality of life
If you had a choice between a set of removable dentures or permanent replacement teeth that look and feel like your own, which would you choose?
What if the replacement teeth would also allow you to speak and eat with comfort and confidence, offer you freedom from the irksome clicks and wobbles of dentures, and allow you to say goodbye to worries about misplaced dentures and messy pastes and glues?
Dental Implants are growing in popularity and advancing in technology. They are a permanent and effective alternative to dentures.
A dental implant, which looks like a post or cylinder, is an artificial tooth root placed into your jaw to hold a replacement tooth, bridge or denture in place. While hightech in nature, dental implants are actually more tooth saving than traditional bridgework, since they do not rely on neighboring teeth for support.
As you can see, dental implants are intimately connected with the gum tissues and underlying bone in the mouth. Since Dr. Chang is a periodontist, the dental expert who specialize in precisely these areas, he can be an ideal member of your dental implant team.
Are you an ideal patient for a dental implant?
The ideal candidate for a dental implant is in good general and oral health. Adequate bone in your jaw is needed to support the implant, and the best candidates have healthy gum tissues that are free of periodontal diseases. Some implants take two to six months for the bone and implant to bond together to form anchors (osseointegration). During this time, you can wear a removable temporary tooth replacement option over the implant site(s). However, there is now the option of immediate loading, whereby Dr. Chang places the implant immediately following tooth extraction and attaches a temporary fixed tooth replacement.
Not only do Dr. Chang has experiences working with other dental professionals, he also has the special knowledge, training and facilities that you need to have teeth that look and feel just like your own.
Depending on your specific condition and the type of implant chosen, Dr. Chang will create a treatment plan tailored to meet your needs.
More information about the treatment options:
Replacing a Single Tooth If you are missing a single tooth, one implant and a crown can replace it. A dental implant replaces both the lost natural tooth and its root.
Replacing Several Teeth If you are missing several teeth, implant-supported bridges can replace them. Dental implants will replace both your lost natural teeth and some of the roots.
Replacing All of Your Teeth If you are missing all of your teeth, an implant-supported full bridge or full denture can replace them. Dental implants will replace both your lost natural teeth and some of the roots.
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McKinney Periodontics; Periodontics & Implant Center of McKinney; Dr Paul Chang is a periodontist dedicated to excellence in treateing periodontal disease (gum dieease), gingival (gum) recession, and replacement of missing teeth with dental implants. Please come and visit Periodontics & Implant Center of McKinney in McKinney TX, Dr Paul P. Chang.DDS MS