Dental Implants
Replacing one tooth, several, or a full arch, planned around the bone and gum that have to hold it.
Dental implants replace teeth that cannot be kept, with a replacement that stands on its own rather than leaning on the teeth beside it. At our Grand Rapids practice we plan every implant from a 3D scan, place it, and work alongside your own dentist, who restores it. And not everyone who expects to start over has to: many patients find there are good options that keep the teeth they have.
Dental implant options in Grand Rapids
Implants can get sick too. Treating disease around implants early is usually what decides whether an implant can be kept.
A single implant replaces one tooth on its own, without involving the teeth on either side of it.
Where more than one tooth is missing, implants can work alongside your natural teeth to restore how you chew.
A fixed set of teeth carried on implants, for an arch where the remaining teeth cannot be kept.
Rebuilding bone that disease or tooth loss has taken away, so there is something solid to build on.
Who dental implants suit
Implants are worth discussing when:
- You are missing one or two teeth and the rest are sound.
- Several teeth are missing, broken down, or loose, and chewing has become uncomfortable.
- Most of the teeth in an arch cannot be kept, or a denture has never felt secure.
- An implant you already have is failing, wherever it was placed.
Heavily broken-down teeth can hold infection that affects more than your mouth, so it is worth having them assessed rather than waiting.
What our patients say
Questions patients ask about implants
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