Affordable Implants for Teeth Replacement at Brent Bradford, DDS

Dental health and mental health have a lot more in common than you may think. Consider your smile, which is both an expression of happiness and a means of communication with the world around you. However, when you hesitate to smile due to the state of your teeth, this can affect your ability to connect with the outside world! Studies show that poor oral health can impact a person’s eating habits, speech, self-esteem, and social interactions. Patients like you, who have missing teeth, tend to hide their smiles, afraid of what others may think. In the worst cases, patients may even isolate themselves from their friends and families, just to hide their “embarrassing” grins. Fortunately, Dr. Bradford has a solution! Using mini dental implants, he provides affordable solutions to replace missing teeth, restoring your smile and allowing you to navigate the world more confidently.

The Importance of Replacing Missing Teeth

Missing teeth have unfortunate consequences on your oral and overall health.

Due to their structure, natural teeth are integral to the health of your jawbone. The roots of your teeth extend into your jaw, effectively securing your teeth in place.

Additionally, when you bite or chew, these roots stimulate your bone, helping to maintain its density and volume. After losing tooth roots, you’ll lose mass and volume over time, which affects the overall shape of your face as well as your ability to replace teeth further down the line.

Missing teeth also interfere with your ability to chew certain foods. Tough meats and hard vegetables become more difficult to break down with lost teeth, resulting in drastic diet changes.

Over time, you may find that most of your diet consists of soft foods, causing you to lose out on important nutrients that your body needs! In many cases, patients find that dietary limitations make eating with others difficult or embarrassing, causing them to miss out on family dinners and neighborhood barbecues.

In turn, the less you smile and eat around others, the more isolated you may feel! Missing teeth have a significant influence on your self-esteem, leading to feelings of anxiety or even depression. However, with dental implants replacing your teeth, you can prevent bone resorption, restore your bite, and smile confidently!

Find Affordable Implants for Teeth Replacement

Conventional dental implants are large, with multiple pieces held together by an implant screw. While effective, many patients are ineligible for these titanium screws, as they lack the ample bone structure necessary to stabilize them. Additionally, their multipiece design requires several placement appointments, making these implants relatively expensive for most patients.

Fortunately, mini dental implants are much smaller than their conventional counterparts. Thanks to their sleek design, these implants secure even in minimal bone, allowing more patients to restore their smiles! Mini implants feature a unique one-piece design that we place in a single appointment, saving you both time and money.

Once inside your jaw, mini implants immediately begin stabilizing. Unlike conventional implants, which require months of healing between parts, we place these implants using a minimally invasive procedure in just one appointment. Then, we attach a temporary restoration on top of your implants the same day, restoring the aesthetics of your smile. After just 21 days of healing, your mini implants will be strong enough to support your final replacement teeth!

With only one piece and one placement appointment to pay for, these implants are much more affordable than conventional implants. Additionally, for those who need help with out-of-pocket costs, Brent Bradford, DDS, offers flexible financing options through third-party financing companies! These plans help make replacing your teeth with dental implants more affordable, splitting your costs into manageable monthly payments.

Your Mini Implant Teeth Replacement Options

Using dental implants, we can replace missing teeth with either crowns, bridges, or dentures.

• Dental crowns replace a single missing tooth, as they are a tooth-shaped cap that secures on one or two mini implants. Amazingly, these implants make restoring front teeth much easier, as they fit in small spaces between your teeth to secure in your bone.

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  Dental bridges replace multiple missing teeth in a row. Unlike a traditional dental bridge, they don’t require the use of any of your remaining teeth for support. Instead, we place implants in the gap between your natural teeth and secure a row of replacement teeth called “pontics,” bonded together to create a single unit. These pontics “bridge” the gap in your smile, staying secure on your implants while avoiding the alteration of your remaining teeth.

• Implant dentures are similar to traditional dentures, but they utilize implants for support. Rather than relying on your diminishing jawbone, these restorations secure on mini implants placed strategically around your jaw! Implants create a reliable foundation for your dentures, as they both anchor your teeth to your jawbone and keep the bone healthy, eliminating the threat of loose dentures.

With mini implants, we make replacing missing teeth more affordable than ever for patients in Syracuse, NY!

Affordable Implant Solutions in Syracuse, NY, for Missing Teeth

Don’t let the state of your dental health impact your mental or overall health. With affordable implant solutions, Dr. Bradford makes replacing missing teeth a simple solution for patients in his care. Often, he utilizes mini dental implants, the more affordable and less invasive solution to tooth loss. Whether you’re in need of a crown, bridge, or denture, book a free implant consultation at Brent Bradford, DDS, to explore your implant options.

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