1.866.769.5463 Dental Implant Candidacy
If you have a missing tooth or are facing the loss of a tooth, you have probably researched your options for tooth replacement. And if you’ve done any amount of research at all, you’ve come to realize that dental implants are, bar none, the best tooth replacement option available. Short of extracting the secret for constant tooth regrowth from shark DNA, dental implants are the closest you will come to having a replacement tooth that is as good as the one you lost. But are you a candidate for dental implants?
Yes!
The ideal candidate for dental implants has all the following characteristics:
- Adequate jawbone in the implant area
- Good oral health
- A non-smoker
- A balanced bite
If you have all these characteristics, you can get your dental implant today! Well, not quite today, but at the earliest appointment time convenient for both you and Dr. Kun.
But even if you don’t have all these characteristics, you are probably a candidate for dental implants, but you’ll have to wait a little bit. Bone grafting has become a much more reliable technique than in the past, allowing us to build up jawbone in people who have lost bone to periodontal disease or resorption. And oral health conditions can generally be treated to make you a good candidate for dental implants. If you are a smoker, you will be asked to quit smoking for a period before and after your dental implant procedure, and your chances of a successful implant procedure are improved if you quit altogether. Finally, if you have an imbalanced bite, neuromuscular treatment can improve your bite to avoid undue stress on the dental implant.
So you are most likely a candidate for dental implants. The only way to be sure, though, is to discuss it with a qualified implant dentist like Michael E. Kun, DMD. Please contact us today to schedule an appointment at our Whitehall office, convenient to the entire Lehigh Valley.
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