Posts Tagged "dental implant bridges"

Replace Missing Teeth–Dental Implant Crowns–Wheaton Implant Dentist

So What is a Dental Implant? A dental implant can be thought of as a new root made of pure titanium.  Titanium is the same material used in medicine for hip replacements and is very strong and highly biocompatible.  Implants made of titanium cannot decay and do not require root canal therapy. An advantage of [...]

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Missing Missing Tooth Danger–Tooth Loss Due to Shifting Teeth

Teeth will continue to ‘erupt’ until they are biting against something.  If a tooth is lost, the opposing tooth will grow down to replace it and when teeth move out of place, they are more likely to develop decay and gum disease.   The dental term for this is “supra-eruption,” and we commonly teeth supra-erupt against [...]

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