Dental Implants
Northbrook, Illinois
Losing a tooth changes more than your smile. It can impact how you chew, how your jawbone holds up over the years, and how often you catch yourself covering your mouth when you smile. At Northbrook Family Dental, we offer dental implants, a gold-standard solution for restoring your smile. Contact our Northbrook practice to determine whether implant dentistry is right for you.
Our Treatments
What Are Dental Implants?
Dental implants are small, screw-shaped titanium posts we place in your jawbone to replace missing tooth roots. Over the following few months, your implants will integrate with the surrounding bone in a process called osseointegration, creating a stable, long-term foundation for your new replacement teeth.
At Northbrook Family Dental, we offer a range of dental implant restorations, including the following:
- Single Tooth Implants: If you're missing one of your teeth, a custom crown can cover a dental implant, helping restore your smile.
- Implant-Supported Bridges: Unlike fixed bridges that rely on natural teeth for support, implant-supported bridges are attached to dental implants, replacing two or more teeth in a row.
- Overdentures: These removable implant-supported dentures snap onto a few implants placed in your jawbone, offering a more stable and secure alternative to traditional dentures, especially for the lower arch.
- All-on-X: These fixed full-arch restorations offer a superior solution for replacing missing teeth, delivering stability and function second only to healthy, natural teeth.
Preparing for Implant Placement
Meticulous planning is key to the long-term success of your implants. At Northbrook Family Dental, we start by capturing 3D views of your teeth and surrounding structures using CBCT scans to evaluate your bone quality and density, soft tissues, nerve pathways, sinuses, and more. These intricate images help us plan your implant placement with precision. CBCT scans also help us create surgical guides on a case-by-case basis, allowing us to position each implant with accuracy, protecting the surrounding structures, and delivering predictable, successful outcomes.
What If You Have Bone Loss?
In most cases, you need adequate bone density and quality to support your implants. If you have bone loss due to long-term tooth loss, periodontal disease, or other factors, a beautiful smile is still well within your reach. We may recommend a bone grafting procedure to rebuild and reinforce your jawbone, creating a secure anchor for your implants.
Why Choose Dental Implants to Restore Your Smile?
Here are some of the reasons why dental implants are considered today's gold standard for tooth replacement:
- They Are Natural-Looking: Your new implant restorations are crafted to closely match your natural teeth, delivering beautiful, seamless results.
- They Are Stable: Your implants will integrate with your jawbone after placement, providing a strong foundation for your new replacement teeth providing exceptional stability and comfort.
- They Restore Function: Dental implants restore the function of your teeth, allowing you to chew with comfort, speak more clearly, and smile with confidence once again.
- They Prevent Bone Loss: Dental implants mimic the function of missing tooth roots, stimulating the jawbone and helping prevent the natural bone loss that occurs soon after tooth loss.
- They Are Conservative: Unlike traditional options that require the preparation of the surrounding teeth, your implant restorations are anchored to implants, preserving the neighboring teeth.
- They Enhance Your Oral Health: Filling gaps in your smile with dental implants helps keep your remaining teeth from shifting or drifting, stabilizing them and maintaining the alignment of your teeth and bite.
- They are Predictable: Dental implants have an incredibly high success rate. With proper care and regular dental visits to Northbrook Family Dental for dental exams and cleanings, your implants can potentially last a lifetime.
Dental Implants Near Me in Northbrook, IL
At Northbrook Family Dental, your smile is in capable hands. Our experienced dentist has completed over 300 hours of intensive implant training at the Chicago Implant Institute within a year, bringing a high level of precision and proven expertise to every step of your procedure. With our sedation dentistry options, cutting-edge technology, and clinical background, you can count on us for exceptional dental care and the best possible patient experience.
We invite you to call us at (847) 498-5970 to schedule your appointment or request one online today!
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Whether you are looking for a new dental home for your family, exploring your options for dental implants, or just overdue for a cleaning, we are here and ready to help. Give us a call to schedule your first appointment.