Surgical Dental Implant Placement to Restore Your Naturally Beautiful Smile

Not so long ago, there weren’t a lot of great options for replacing missing teeth. The restorations available at the time, such as bridges and dentures, did not have long-term durability and cost more over the patient’s lifetime with maintenance and replacements.

However, with the introduction of surgical dental implants, today’s patients can enjoy the benefits of the best long-term restoration without the shortcomings found in others. These implants allow you to enjoy a fully natural-looking and feeling replacement that’s in many ways stronger than the original!

At Pearlmax Oral Surgery, Oral and Maxillofacial surgeon Dr. German Trujillo is one of California’s most trusted dental implant placement specialists serving the La Jolla area and beyond who can restore your smile to its former glory.

Surgical Dental Implants

Dental implants are basically titanium posts that are surgically embedded into your jawbone and capped with a specially designed crown that screws into the top of the implant. The post is made using biocompatible titanium that undergoes an integration process called osseointegration after being implanted. This process can take several months to complete, but once it’s finished, the dental implant will often be stronger than your natural tooth roots.

During the osseointegration stage, Dr. Trujillo will fit you with a temporary dental crown as a placeholder to protect the implant while the integration runs its course. During this time, it’s important to take great care not to chew or bite down on hard objects, as they can cause the implant to shift improperly, causing misalignment issues, possible oral pain, and potentially damaging surrounding teeth.

Your permanent dental crowns are custom-made in a lab to ensure they look and feel like your natural teeth. Many customers undergo a professional teeth whitening treatment beforehand so their new teeth will match their natural teeth when they are at their best.

After osseointegration, you will return to our office, where Dr. Trujillo will remove your temporary crown and install your new permanent crown, which can be either a composite or porcelain crown.

What benefits do dental implants offer?

When choosing the best restoration, there’s really no contest. Dental implants are by far the best restoration you can get. Here are a few advantages they have over other restorations:

• Durability: Implants are the longest-lasting restoration on the market, made to withstand more bite force than any other restoration.
• Comfort: They are also the most comfortable as they look, function, and feel like natural teeth with no extra hardware.
• Speaking: You can speak much more clearly with implants.
• Chewing: You can chew food much better without the hassles of other restorations such as dentures.
• Jawbone Health: Implants prevent your jawbone from shrinking due to bone loss caused by a missing tooth.
• Dental Arch Stability: Your implant will help support adjacent teeth. When there’s a gap caused by a missing tooth root, your surrounding teeth will gradually shift toward the gap, impacting the look of your smile and the function of your bite.
• Oral Health: Since implants are much easier to clean, they reduce your risk of issues like tooth decay and gum disease.

Dental Implants Provider Near Me in La Jolla, California

If you’re interested in learning more about the most effective dental restoration on the market, call Pearlmax Oral Surgery at (858) 434-7554 to schedule your private consultation with Dr. Trujillo. Dental implants could be the restoration to bring your smile back to life.

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