{"id":523,"date":"2019-04-15T17:26:38","date_gmt":"2019-04-15T17:26:38","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/?p=523"},"modified":"2019-05-20T17:32:05","modified_gmt":"2019-05-20T17:32:05","slug":"why-dental-implants-may-be-your-solution-for-missing-teeth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/why-dental-implants-may-be-your-solution-for-missing-teeth\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Dental Implants May Be Your Solution for Missing Teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Life with missing teeth can be challenging. Maybe you\u2019ve stopped going to your favorite restaurant because you can\u2019t eat the food you love anymore. Maybe you find yourself being more reluctant to smile in front of people you\u2019ve just met. Or maybe you\u2019re having trouble making yourself be understood when you speak. A healthy smile can be the key to leading a fuller, more confident life, so how can your dentist help you get it back? Dental implants are a seamless, long-lasting solution for tooth loss that can help get your oral health back on track.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

What Are Dental Implants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dental\nimplants<\/a> are titanium posts placed in the jaw and topped by crowns,\nbridges, or dentures. The titanium posts serve as tooth roots for replacement\nteeth, which helps create a fully functional, natural-looking smile. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

What Are the Advantages of Dental Implants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

One of the biggest advantages of dental implants is that\nthey look and function like natural teeth; it\u2019s difficult for the casual\nobserver to tell dental implants from a regular tooth, and because they\u2019re\nanchored into the jawbone, they help prevent bone loss that often happens with\nmissing teeth, which means it helps maintain your natural teeth and the size\nand shape of your jaw.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Because dental implants are fixed in place, they provide\nenhanced chewing power nearly equal to the chewing power of natural teeth. They\u2019re\nalso designed for comfort; since they\u2019re fixed in place, you don\u2019t need to\nworry about them moving around. When properly cared for and maintained, dental\nimplants are reliable and last for a long time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

What About Traditional Dentures or Dental Bridges?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

While traditional dentures have been used for a long time as\nan option for tooth replacement, there are many problems with their use. Since\nthey\u2019re not fixed in the mouth, they offer minimal chewing power and require adhesives\nto stay in place, and they can easily slip out of place while eating or\ntalking.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental bridges are another option for missing teeth, but\nunlike dental implants, dental bridges require adjacent teeth to be ground down\nso that the bridge can be cemented onto them; weakening the teeth in this way\ncan lead to fracture, decay, and other problems. Dental bridges also tend to\nonly last about ten years, while dental implants can last much, much\nlonger.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Should I Get Dental Implants?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Compared with other tooth replacement options, dental\nimplants are more comfortable, look natural, enhance chewing ability, better\nmaintain mouth shape, and have a higher success rate. When looking at long-term\nvalue, dental implants are an excellent option for filling in your smile.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Practice<\/h3>\n\n\n\n

At Dental Expressions, Drs. Colin Holman, DDS, and John\nHolman, DDS, offer comfortable care and work with each individual patient to\nhelp them obtain their oral health goals. In addition to dental implants and\nother tooth replacement options, they offer comprehensive family care and\nemploy state-of-the-art technology to provide patients with a comfortable\nexperience here in Oklahoma City. The practice can be contacted through their website<\/a> or at\n(405) 735-6600.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Life with missing teeth can be challenging. Maybe you\u2019ve stopped going to your favorite restaurant because you can\u2019t eat the food you love anymore. Maybe you find yourself being more reluctant to smile in front of people you\u2019ve just met. Or maybe you\u2019re having trouble making yourself be understood when you speak. A healthy smile […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-523","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=523"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":527,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/523\/revisions\/527"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=523"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=523"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.okdentalexpressions.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=523"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}