Rebuild Your Smile and Function with Durable and Predictable Dental Implants
Dental implants are the premier treatment option for patients with a single or multiple missing teeth. They are exceptional in that they replicate the entire tooth structure. The final result is a stable, natural-looking tooth that provides lifelong outcomes.
Ballston Dental Care is thrilled to offer high-quality dental implant services in Arlington, Virginia. Please schedule an appointment with Dr. David Matney to discover how dental implants can restore your smile to its healthy state.
What are dental implants?
There are two parts to a natural tooth—the visible crown you see when you smile and the root buried beneath the gum line. Traditional bridges and dentures replace the crown part of your tooth. These replacements may not be as stable without a root to stabilize them.
Dental implants replace the entire tooth structure (including the root), providing durability and strength when chewing or speaking. Unlike conventional teeth replacements, dental implants don’t slip or fall out when using your teeth. Rebuilding your missing tooth from the root up creates a restoration that looks, feels, and functions like natural teeth, if not better.
How are dental implants placed?
Here is the process of replacing your missing teeth with dental implants.
- Consultation: We’ll carefully review your oral and systemic health to determine your eligibility for dental implants. Your exam will also involve digital X-rays and scans to establish if your jawbone is healthy enough to support an implant. During this consultation, we’ll answer all your questions to ensure you are 100% confident ahead of your treatment.
- Implant surgery: The doctor surgically places a titanium post at a pre-planned location in the jawbone. Your comfort is prioritized by incorporating powerful anesthetics and sedation dentistry in your procedure.
- Healing: Over the next few months, the dental implant will heal and osseointegrate with the jawbone, forming a rock-solid foundation for your prosthetic teeth.
- Abutment placement: The doctor attaches a small metal connector to the implant fixture. The abutment juts out of the gums, linking the implant to the replacement teeth.
- Restoration: The dentist will restore your implant with a customized dental crown. Sometimes, this can be a bridge or denture if you have lost several teeth. Your newly restored smile looks and functions like natural teeth! You can chew comfortably and smile confidently everywhere you go.
Part of our commitment is to provide affordable dental care. We accept insurance from several providers. In addition, dental financing is available for patients without insurance coverage.
Are dental implants worth it?
Dental implants boast a success rate of over 95%, offering a reliable and predictable way of teeth replacement. Here are reasons dentists and patients rave about dental implants.
- Enhanced oral function: Dental implants restore your chewing efficiency, reinstating your eating and speaking ability to near-perfect.
- Jawbone preservation: Dental implants stimulate your jawbone to prevent bone atrophy after missing teeth.
- Confidence boost: Natural-looking results enhance your self-esteem in social and professional settings.
- Durability: Enjoy a long-lasting smile with dental implants. Most dental implants can last for life with good care.
- Low maintenance: Keep your dental implants as healthy as ever by brushing and flossing them like natural teeth.
Ready for dental implants?
When you lose a tooth, it feels like you have lost a part of yourself. However, you can feel whole again with high-quality dental implants in Arlington, VA. Call (703) 229-8565 and reserve your appointment with Ballston Dental Care.
