What are Dental Implants? - Herlin Dyal Prosthodontics

Stable and comfortable fit
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Dental implants are fixed in your jawbone, providing more stability and comfort. This is true for both removable and fixed dental implant restorations.

Your Teeth are Very Important

Damaging or losing a single tooth can be a traumatic experience, and the results can be devastating.

A natural-looking smile is often seen as a symbol of health and beauty. Equally important, smiling provides positive emotional and psychological benefits.

Functionally, a full set of teeth lets you enjoy your favorite foods. When you are missing a tooth, every meal can become painful and limiting.

Ultimately, strong, pain-free, functioning teeth allow you to feel confident while helping you maintain your health and well-being.

We Have Some Good News for You

Your days of worrying about your damaged or missing tooth are nearly over. Soon you won’t need to experience discomfort eating certain foods. Best of all, you’ll no longer need to feel uncomfortable socializing with friends and family, wondering if they will notice the gap in your smile.

There are modern dental solutions that will help you smile, eat, and socialize easily with confidence and without discomfort.

In fact, it‘s easier than ever before to replace your damaged or missing tooth and receive a new smile.

Missing Teeth

What Happens When a Tooth is Missing?
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When all of your teeth are present, they work together stimulate your jawbone and gums, keeping them healthy in the process.

When one or more teeth are missing, this natural process is inhibited and your jaw begins to lose bone and your gums may shrink.

Missing teeth also allow neighboring teeth to migrate into the open spaces left behind. Teeth in the opposing jaw can also move in an attempt to fill the gap.

Types of Implants

New tooth on natural teeth
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If you and your dentist decide to use a bridge to restore your missing tooth, your adjacent natural teeth will be used as support.

These adjacent teeth will need to be ground down, potentially sacrificing healthy tooth structures.

Unfortunately, this solution will not prevent jawbone loss or gum recession, which can detract from overall oral health and appearance.

To avoid these disadvantages, your dentist may also be able to replace the tooth root as well, using a dental implant.

New tooth on a dental implant
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A dental implant is inserted into your jawbone and acts just like the root of a natural tooth. With this procedure, healthy adjacent teeth are left untouched.

Removable Or Fixied

The biggest decision you and your dentist must make is determining which type of solution is best for you. Options exist that allow you to remove your restoration for cleaning or have it permanently fixed in your mouth. Sometimes this is a matter of convenience. Sometimes a fixed solution is the only choice due to clinical necessity.

Click on an option below to view examples:

Fixed-removable restoration on two implants

Fixed-removable restoration on four implants and a bridge

Fixed restoration on three implants using the Trefoil™ system

Fixed restoration on four implants, the All-on-4® treatment concept

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Practice Hours

Practice Hours
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Rocklin

Monday: 9 am - 5 pm
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*Tuesday 9 am - 5pm
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**Friday: 10 am - 5 pm

Sacramento

Tuesday: 9 am - 5 pm
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Wednesday: 10 am - 5 pm
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Thursday: 9 am - 5 pm
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**Friday: 10 am - 5 pm

LUNCH Noon - 1 pm Each Day

*Only the last Tuesday of the month

**Fridays alternate between Rocklin and Sacramento locations

Herlin Dyal Prosthodontics

Rocklin & Sacramento Prosthodontist