Dental Implants
Do you want to restore your smile and also ward off bone loss in your jaw? Dental implants are the only solution that can do it all.
While other options restore your smile, implants are the only solution that can also maintain your jaw, avoiding future dental issues.
Learn how the dentists at Cosmetic Dentistry of Knoxville, TN, can restore the beauty and function of your smile with dental implants.
Why Replace Missing Teeth? It's Not Just Vanity
Missing teeth are not just a cosmetic problem. When you lose a tooth, you also lose the root, which plays an important role in maintaining a strong jaw. Without stimulation, your jawbone deteriorates and you may face a cascade of new dental problems. Crowns, bridges, and dentures coupled with dental implants restore both the visible portion of the tooth and the root. Some of the problems you may face if you are missing teeth include:
Shifting Teeth
Each tooth helps support its neighbor. If even just one is missing, the empty tooth socket can deteriorate from bone loss and allow neighboring teeth to shift into the gap. This can cause misalignment and crooked teeth.
Uneven Wear
As tooth loss causes teeth to shift, they may no longer mesh neatly together. This may cause uneven biting forces and wear on teeth.
Facial Collapse
If you are missing a lot of teeth, a shrinking jawbone can cause the skin on your face to sag and your facial features to appear sunken, making you appear older than you are.
More Tooth Loss
As your jawbone degenerates, it begins to weaken and shrink. As the bone recedes you may lose more teeth, which would require more extensive dental work.
Are You Ready to Smile Again? Is It Time to Safeguard Your Dental Future?
For more than 30 years, Cosmetic Dentistry of Knoxville, TN, has offered innovative dental techniques to help patients receive the finest care. Our trusted dentists, Drs. Ruth Bailey and Kasey Sliger, can help restore your smile and avoid complications associated with missing teeth.
Whether you need just a single crown, a partial denture, or a full denture, we can create an implant treatment plan that will have you smiling and enjoying your favorite foods again.
Schedule a consultation at our practice, where we invest in modern dental technology to stay at the forefront of dental advances. We can discuss your goals and the best way for you to reach them. Call our Knoxville, TN, practice or send us a message to learn more.
Dr. Bailey Was Relentless in Finding the Solution
Maria Williams
2020
Doctors Bailey and Sliger have proven to be one of the best health-care choices our family has ever made ... Here’s an example: A family member’s relatively new dental implant — itself the result of tooth and bone loss from poorly-executed orthodontic treatment — had loosened, causing pain and MORE bone loss. The dentist who had installed the implant was out of ideas. We went to Dr. Bailey, who took time from her office schedule to go and meet with the maker of the dental implant. Together they studied the X-rays and deduced that the wrong mounts had been used to install the implant ... Doctor Bailey made the effort, got to the bottom of the problem, and arrested the bone damage. The implant has been secure and trouble-free for years now.
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What Exactly Is a Dental Implant?
A dental implant is a small post, often made out of titanium, that replaces the root of a missing tooth. Titanium is typically used in dental implants because it is biocompatible, which means it is not harmful to living tissue and does not produce an immunological response.
The dental implant is inserted into the jaw, where it fuses with the bone and will function as a tooth root. A connector piece called an abutment is attached so the implant can support a restoration.
Your restoration can be anything from a crown for a single tooth, which needs only one implant, to a full denture, which typically uses four or more implants.
"The Gold Standard in Dentistry" 5-Star Reviews
James Joy
2021
Dr Bailey and her staff are really good. They are professionally competent, well organized, safe and sanitary, and just really great people. Thanks to all, your the best.
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Kenneth Robinson
2021
Dr. Ruth and her staff are the gold standard in dentistry! You will not find a better practice in Knoxville!!
View On GoogleDental Implants Are Versatile Types of Implant-Supported Restorations
Cosmetic Dentistry of Knoxville offers a variety of implant-supported restorations to meet our Knoxville patients' needs. They are all carefully crafted to look like natural teeth and give you years of functionality and enjoyment.
If you are missing one tooth, an implant and crown will fill the gap in your smile and restore your bite. An implant-supported crown also prevents nearby teeth from slipping out of place.
Two dental implants are typically used to support a bridge when you are missing a row of teeth. Because implant-supported bridges stand on their own, nearby teeth don't need to be altered.
If you are missing all your teeth, four or more dental implants will be used to securely support an entire arch of teeth so you will never have to worry about your dentures slipping and embarrassing you.
Dental Implant Timeline
Depending on your needs, your treatment at Cosmetic Dentistry of Knoxville may vary from this implant timeline, but in general, this is what you can expect:
