Reliable Dental Implants in Hayward
At Gresel Dental Hayward, we know the importance of confident smiles and understand how frustrating it can be to deal with damaged or missing teeth. Whether you have lost one tooth or multiple teeth due to trauma, decay, or advanced gum disease, our team at Gresel Dental Hayward has the dental implant solution for you.
Dr. Pedro Avendaño enjoys transforming smiles using dental implants and cosmetic restorations in Hayward, Redwood City, San Leandro, and all surrounding locations. Our team provides comprehensive treatments that use safe, high-quality materials, advanced technology, digital impressions, and computer-guided surgery. We can help restore your oral health with precision and skill, so do not let missing teeth impact your quality of life and self-confidence any longer!
To help make dental care affordable to our clients, we work with Care Credit, Wells Fargo Health Advantage, and Lending Club. Moreover, our dentist offers a full menu of implant options, from a single implant to full mouth dental implants. Call us today to learn more about our dental implants in Hayward!
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What Are Dental Implants?
A dental implant is an innovative permanent tooth replacement option. In aesthetics and convenience, it is the next best thing to natural teeth. Unlike other available tooth-replacement options, dental implants can replace missing teeth completely.
Dental implant posts are made of body-safe titanium to serve in the place of your missing tooth and its roots. When surgically placed on your jawbone, the implant post bonds with tissue and bone through a process known as osseointegration.
The bonding process provides a lasting and secure foundation for your new artificial tooth that becomes a permanent part of your jaw. A dental implant stimulates your jaw, maintains your youthful appearance, and prevents healthy teeth from shifting out of position.
Our Dental Implant Process
At Gresel Dental Hayward, we use digital x-rays, impressions, and hi-tech scanners to create precise 3D images of your teeth, jawbone, roots, and facial structure. This information is essential for evaluating your oral health and accurately planning your dental implant treatment. The steps for dental implant treatment include:
- Planning: During the initial appointment, our dentist will discuss your concerns and goals to provide personalized dental care. Our skilled team will also complete a precise examination of your mouth.
- Study Models: For larger cases, we create detailed study models to visualize how the crowns will look and fit clearly. This allows you to see and approve the final appearance before proceeding.
- Pretreatments: If any dental issues are discovered during our examination, our dentist will recommend treatments to address these problems before proceeding with dental implants. That way, we allow your treatment to be long-lasting.
- Placement: Our dentist uses a CBCT scanner for computer-guided surgery and implant placement with excellent precision and skill during dental implant placement. This involves using correct positioning and the right techniques. This procedure can take a few hours, depending on your specific case. We may sometimes use mini-implants when needed.
- Resting Period: After the implant placement, you will need a healing period before your restorations are placed. Our team will give you detailed instructions regarding your follow-up care to speed up your healing and prevent infections.
- Restorations Appointment: We will schedule a final appointment to place your custom restoration and ensure it fits comfortably.
Dental Implant Pretreatments
Before proceeding with dental implant treatment, our dentist will evaluate the health of your gums and jaw. If they are not in optimal condition to support an implant, necessary pretreatments will be recommended. Addressing any active gum disease is crucial, as untreated gum disease can reduce bone density, compromising implant stability. Treating gum disease enhances the chances of a successful implant placement.
If jawbone density is insufficient, a bone graft may be required. Our dentist adds bone grafting material to your jaw during this procedure to improve its density and volume, creating a stronger foundation for your implant. In cases with inadequate bone in the upper jaw, a sinus lift might also be recommended to add bone and make your jaw more capable of supporting an implant.
Although saving your natural tooth is always our top priority, if a tooth is too damaged or decayed to be saved, we can perform an extraction to make room for your new dental implant. Our range of pretreatments is designed to ensure a smooth implant procedure and enhance your overall oral health.
Implant-Supported Restorations
We provide implant-supported restorations to replace missing teeth and provide long-term oral health benefits. Our team will restore your smile with top-quality implant-supported restorations, which include:
- Implant-Supported Crowns: Our dentist crafts dental crowns to fit into the shape of your smile and match the color of your existing teeth. Once we secure the crown to your dental implant, it will last several years when properly maintained.
- Implant-Supported Dental Bridges: We use dental bridges to replace multiple missing teeth with a combination of crowns and artificial teeth). Your implants will act as the foundation for your replacement teeth, and the implant-supported bridge will keep other teeth from shifting.
- Implant-Supported Dentures: Our dentist uses partial dentures supported by implants when you still have some healthy teeth. Full dentures use six to eight implant posts to support an entire arch of natural-looking teeth.
All-on-4® Dental Implants
If you need to replace an entire arch of teeth, our dentist may recommend All-on-4 dental implants. This innovative procedure is designed to restore all the teeth on your top or bottom jaw by use of only four dental implants. This procedure leads to better healing time due to only four implants being used.
Once we've determined you qualify for All-on-4, use our CBCT scanner and surgical guides to place the implants at the precise angle and depth needed to support your restoration. This method effectively restores the functionality and aesthetics of your smile. The All-on-4 procedure is ideal for someone with multiple missing, decayed, or damaged teeth.
Quality Dental Implants in Hayward
At Gresel Dental Hayward, we are committed to providing the dental implant treatment you need to restore your full and healthy smile. Whether you need multiple implants for fixed dentures or just one, we can help. Regardless of your situation, we aim for you to walk out with a beautiful, functional smile that lasts. If you are looking to for dental implants in Hayward, call our office today!
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