Struggling with Tooth Loss? Reconstruct Your Smile with Dental Implants

Tooth loss doesn’t have to put an end to smiling. Losing natural teeth is a setback, but dental implants can resolve the problem. Implants from Westlake Family Dentistry can restore your smile to its former glory so you can enjoy life to the fullest again. A visit to your Lake Oswego teeth implants dentist, Dr. Brad Sievert, can determine if implants are a good fit for you.

Effects of Tooth Loss

Tooth loss can impact your oral health, physical health, personal appearance, and self-esteem. Some physical effects of tooth loss include:

• Painful chewing
• Restricted diet due to chewing difficulties
• Altered bite due to remaining teeth shifting to fill the gaps left by missing teeth
• Jawbone loss, resulting in weakening of jaw structure 
• Increased risk of dental problems like cavities, tooth infections, and gum disease

Along with these physical effects, tooth loss can lower your confidence and self-esteem, causing you to feel less attractive and inferior. These harmful effects can be mitigated through dental implant treatment.

How Implants Can Help 

Reconstructing your smile with implants restores normal chewing, protects your bite, preserves your jawbone, and maintains tooth alignment to reduce problems with decay and dental disease. In addition, you regain your oral health and smile to boost your confidence and self-esteem. 

Implants offer the comfort and security of natural teeth as the implant itself is surgically embedded into your jaw, where it integrates with your bone system to support your restoration, just like a natural tooth root. This support keeps your restoration from slipping or shifting, like dentures, when in use. 

Dr. Sievert will customize your restoration to mimic your natural teeth, so no one can tell the difference. Single missing teeth can be replaced with single implants. To replace two to four teeth in a row, Dr. Sievert can create an implant bridge. To replace an entire arch or all of your teeth, we’ll custom-design natural-looking implant-supported dentures for your use.

Teeth Implant Dentist Near Me 

To schedule a consultation for dental implant treatment, contact Westlake Family Dentistry in Lake Oswego at (503) 386-4164.