Dr. Mehru Bhatia DDS: Dental Implants Specialist in Anaheim Hills, CA

Dental implants are a type of special device that is implanted into the jaw bone and used as a long-lasting solution to missing teeth. During this procedure, your dental implant specialist will use advanced medical techniques to essentially screw in new teeth. Because this is an advanced dental surgery, your specialist will need to conduct x-rays, complete comprehensive dental exams, and provide you with a long-term treatment plan.

Fortunately, this is an outpatient surgery that can be completed in smaller, less time-consuming segments. Your treatment plan will likely include possible tooth removal, dental implant placement, abutment placement, and artificial tooth placement. Each part of your dental implant journey will be minimally painful and require very little recovery time.

There are three types of dental implants: endosteal implants, subperiosteal implants, and zygomatic implants. The type of implant you need will be dependent on your unique situation and the complexity of your tooth and jaw structure. Your specialist will determine which dental implant is best suited for you to help achieve optimal results.

Over the past decade, dental implants have become an extremely popular choice for fixing missing teeth. This is in part because of their many amazing benefits. A few of the most notable benefits of dental implants include:

• Long-lasting results
• Prevents bone loss
• Prevents gum disease
• Keeps surrounding teeth stable
• Dental implants act as natural teeth
• Prevents signs of aging and facial sagging
• Reduces future costs down the road
• High success rates
• The increased quality of life
• Boosted self-esteem!

Your dentist will take into consideration a few factors before deciding if dental implants are the best option for you. Patients who have the following qualities are the most ideal candidates for dental implants:

• A missing tooth or multiple missing teeth
• A strong, fully-grown jawbone
• Don’t have any pre-existing conditions that could potentially slow bone healing
• Healthy oral tissue
• Healthy gums
• Doesn’t smoke
• Desire to improve speech
• Inability to wear dentures or don’t want to wear dentures

The success rate is incredibly high with dental implants which is one of the key reasons why it’s become an increasingly popular treatment option for missing teeth. Studies have proven that dental implant success rates are at about 95%-98%. Talk with your dental implant specialist to learn more about their success rates and past patient experiences.

If you have any additional questions about dental implant specialists in Anaheim CA, please feel more than welcome to reach out to MySmile Dental Care. We encourage you to request a consultation with one of our experts to help you decide what solution would be best for your missing teeth. We deeply believe that each one of our patients deserves to experience high-quality dentistry services with ongoing support through all basic dental needs, treatments, and advanced procedures. There are so many incredible benefits to fixing your teeth and our team would be enthused to help make your smile shine bright again. We serve patients from Anaheim Hills CA, Yorba Linda CA, Tustin CA, Villa Park CA, Irvine CA, Corona CA, Orange CA, Santa Ana CA and BEYOND.