A dental implant replaces a missing tooth from the root up. It’s the closest thing to getting a natural tooth back: it’s fixed in place, it doesn’t rely on the teeth next to it, and you care for it just like your other teeth. At Diamond Dental in Beachwood, your options are explained in plain terms, with a written plan and fee before anything begins.
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A dental implant has three parts:
One implant can replace a single tooth. Two or more can support a bridge across several missing teeth, or hold a denture firmly so it doesn’t slip.
An implant stands on its own, so the teeth on either side aren’t touched. Because it sits in the jawbone, it helps keep the bone from shrinking where the tooth was lost. It feels and works most like a natural tooth. The trade-off is time: healing takes a few months before the final tooth goes on.
A bridge fills the gap with a false tooth held by crowns on the teeth on either side. It’s quicker, and there’s no surgery, but those neighboring teeth have to be shaped for crowns. It also doesn’t stop bone loss under the gap.
A denture replaces several or all teeth and comes out for cleaning. It’s the least expensive way to replace many teeth, but it can move when you eat or talk, and the jawbone keeps changing underneath, so it needs adjusting over time. Implants can be added to hold a denture steady.
Replacement timing depends on infection, healing, the available support and the proposed restoration. Your plan should explain whether an extraction site needs time to heal before a later stage of care. No same-day implant service is promised.
Before treatment, ask who will carry out implant placement and restoration, which visits would be at Diamond Dental, and whether an outside clinician is involved. If a tooth needs removal, discuss replacement options beforehand so the plan can account for healing. Learn about tooth extractions.
