It’s difficult to speak, eat, or smile with missing teeth. It also greatly affects your oral health and can cause bone deterioration, gum disease, and further tooth loss. At Grundy Center Family & Implant Dentistry, we offer dental implants as a solution to your missing teeth. Read below to learn more about dental implants and their benefits.
Dental implants are titanium fixtures surgically inserted into your bone. Natural-looking dental restorations (crowns) are secured to your implant to blend with your smile seamlessly.
During your initial consultation with Dr. Weaver, he will evaluate your oral health condition and medical history, take X-rays and digital impressions of your mouth, answer any questions you may have, and create a treatment plan that’s right for you.
At your next appointment, we will place the implant. First we cleanse and anesthetize the surgical site. Once you can’t feel anything, Dr. Weaver will begin. Using a surgical guide template to accurately control the placement of the implant, he will insert it into your bone. This is painless and generally only takes a few minutes. For the next 3-6 months, your bone will adapt and engage the implant. During this process you will return for one or two quick follow-up visits.
Once your implant has completely integrated with your bone, we will begin the restoration process. We take a digital impression of your implant, and our lab will fabricate a ceramic crown that attaches to your implant. Your crown is customized to match your teeth’s shape and color to blend seamlessly with your smile. You leave the office with a new tooth that looks, functions, and feels as natural as the original.
Implants aren’t just for replacing one tooth. In some instances, patients are missing many or all teeth, often with ill-fitting dentures or partials. Implants are a life-changing solution to these problems. They can be used to restore large gaps, secure dentures, or even permanently replace an entire arch of teeth with a fixture that will not break, does not need to be removed, and looks and functions like natural teeth.
Dental implants can last for a lifetime. They aren’t teeth, and therefore cannot get cavities. Without proper care, however, they are susceptible to peri-implantitis, which is similar to gingivitis. To ensure their longevity, Dr. Weaver recommends practicing good oral hygiene habits including:
If you are considering an implant, it’s likely that you had a tooth pulled. Implant placement is nothing like that. Before surgery, Dr. Weaver ensures that the site is clean, anesthetized, and free of infection or inflammation. This ensures a painless process.
You may experience moderate tenderness after the procedure for one or two days. However, you can easily alleviate this with over-the-counter pain medication. If any pain persists, please call our Grundy Center office at (319) 824-6948 to talk with Dr. Weaver.
I recently have been in the process of receiving 2 implants at the Grundy Center Family Dental Clinic. I am very pleased with the professionalism and quality of the work. Dr. Weaver has a high standard and does his best to achieve the best results. I also appreciate the positive, personal attitudes in the office.
Amazing staff. Great patient centered care!
Dr. Weaver is a very good dentist. I have been to multiple doctors and I always have trouble with getting numb. I have had great results at this clinic. Very painless and quality work. Couldn’t ask for better. Been going here for 3 years.
Dr. Weaver snuck me in for a dental emergency. He does an outstanding job and the staff is great!
I felt very comfortable in the office and in the exam room. The staff were easy to relate to and converse with. Dr. Weaver is excellent as a dentist. He found a problem with a tooth that had gone undetected by a previous dentist. I would highly recommend Grundy Center Family Dentistry.
