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Benefits of Replacing Your Teeth with Dental Implants
Missing or damaged teeth can be a source of pain, discomfort, and embarrassment. Luckily, you can reverse the effects of tooth loss or failing teeth with dental implants in San Jose, California. A dental implant is a surgically inserted titanium post that supports one or more prosthetic teeth to offer a stable, durable, and natural-looking tooth replacement. Once you restore your smile with dental implants at Natalie K. Provenzano DDS, Inc., your restoration looks, feels, and performs like your natural teeth.
Perks of implant-based restorations
Dental implants are superior to other teeth replacements because they mimic the design of your natural tooth, from the crown to the root. An implant fixture (titanium) fuses with the jawbone through osseointegration to form one biological structure, just like your natural tooth.
The unique implant design yields numerous benefits, including:
- Prevents bone loss: Your jawbone requires stimulation from your teeth to maintain its mass and density. When you lose teeth, your jawbone “wastes away,” resulting in a sunken-in appearance. Dental implants stimulate your jawbone to halt bone loss and encourage regeneration.
- Natural look and feel: Dental implants are virtually indistinguishable from natural teeth. Once they settle in your mouth, they don’t look or feel like replacements.
- Restores your oral function: Dental implants are securely anchored in your jawbone, allowing you to bite with more or less force as if you have 100% natural teeth. Similarly, dental implants eliminate lisping and other speech impediments, enabling you to speak clearly and naturally.
- Low maintenance: You don’t have to buy special products or learn new teeth-cleaning techniques after dental implant treatment. Brush and floss your dental implants just as you would with your natural teeth.
- Stabilizes the nearby teeth: Teeth replacements like dental bridges rely on the adjacent teeth for stability. Dental implants are stand-alone restorations that don’t require altering the surrounding teeth. Instead, dental implants stabilize the nearby teeth by closing the gap where the teeth can tilt into.
- Longevity: Dental implants should last a lifetime with proper care. The only component that may require replacement after several years is the crown or denture.
Do the above benefits appeal to you? If yes, please call (408) 226-2542 to schedule a consultation with our team to determine if dental implants are suitable for you.
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Dr. Or Simel
Dr. Natalie Provenzano has been practicing dentistry since 2002 when she graduated from the University of Southern California Dental School in the class’ top 10. She served on the school’s ethics committee and was a member of the Oral Sedation Team and the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She also received the American Association of Women Dentists’ Female Dentist of the Year Award.
Also an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biology, Dr. Provenzano was an active member of Ignatians Service Organization and Delta Gamma Fraternity and was chosen for the Order of Omega and Delta Sigma Nu Honor Societies.
Oral surgeon Dr. Or Simel has been practicing dentistry since 2009. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry (DDS), UCSF School of Medicine (MD), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, (BS/Biology), and UCSF School of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). He graduated Summa Cum Laude and was on the Dean’s List, and National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
He is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, and California Dental Association.
Together, they provide exceptional general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry to patients of all ages in the area.