Missing one or several teeth can affect the way you eat, and the way you talk. It can also leave teeth surrounding the absence vulnerable to loss. There are several ways in which lost teeth can complicate your life, beyond how it can affect your confidence in your smile. Dental implants can replace unsightly absences… Read more »
Category: Dental Implants
Options for Replacing Missing Teeth
For people who have lost some or all of their teeth to decay, gum disease, or injury, false teeth mean all the difference in the world. False teeth, or dental prosthetics as they’re known clinically, serve the same purpose as other types of prosthetics, like an artificial limb: they replace the function and appearance of… Read more »
3 Benefits of Dental Implants
Tooth loss isn’t pretty, for many reasons. Not only do missing teeth make your smile look incomplete, unattractive, and unhealthy, they can actually have a serious negative impact on your oral health and your general health. In fact, current research suggests a close link between missing teeth and a range of serious health problems like… Read more »
Do You Make A Good Candidate for Dental Implants?
Interested in dental implants to replace your missing teeth? We find your decision to be a very smart one – implants offer a long list of wonderful benefits as well as long-term wear. You will enjoy exceptional stability that you cannot receive from any other dental prosthetic. With this in mind, you may find yourself… Read more »
Dental Implants: The Essentials
Do you have open spaces in your smile? If so, you are likely all too familiar with the myriad of uncomfortable and frustrating side effects that accompany tooth loss. For this reason alone, seeking an option to restore your smile is extremely important. Dealing with daily trouble with chewing and speaking does not make for… Read more »
Dental Implant True-or-False Quiz
We have discussed the basics of dental implants and facial collapse in many of our past blogs. Were you paying attention? Sheridan dentists, Dr. Cody Coon, Dr. Justin Coon, and Dr. Donald Coon, would like to challenge you to a quiz on dental implants. Questions Q1. True or false – Dental implants are only for… Read more »
Dental Implants Over Time
Are you missing any teeth? Or do you already have dental implants in your mouth? As the leading tooth replacement option of modern times, it may seem to you that dental implants are a somewhat recent technological advancement. Believe it or not, the first dental implants actually date back more than 1,300 years. Of course, the… Read more »
Stop Facial Collapse with Dental Implants
Do you still have all of your natural teeth? If you are missing teeth, your jawbone will begin to shrink. Cheeks and lips take on a sunken appearance which is called facial collapse. The condition of facial collapse doesn’t occur overnight, but when it does happen, the change in appearance is quite disconcerting. Most people… Read more »
Avoid the Pitfalls of Life without Teeth
Human nature is sometimes puzzling. People can be so self-centered. On the other hand, so many of us put others before ourselves. When it comes to tooth loss or other dental issues that affect appearance, Sheridan dentist, Dr. Donald Coon, often has patients living with their embarrassment so that others in their family will have… Read more »
Sheridan Dentist: Try Our Implant Quiz
Did you know that the loss of even a single tooth may hinder the health and appearance of your smile? With dental implants, your smile can be restored to full function and beauty. In today’s blog, your Sheridan dentist, Dr. Donald Coon, offers a fun quiz on implant dentistry.