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Missing teeth has an obvious appearance that can make you look older than your actual age. The cheek looks sunken in when there are no teeth to support it. Depending on which teeth are missing, your jaw may close closer together to give your facial frame a scrunched and shriveled look. It’s not flattering, and it will cause people to perceive you differently. Unfortunately, the jaw bone really does start to recede after teeth are extracted, and the resulting bone loss can age your appearance rapidly within a few years. The good news is that your appearance, and the actual bone loss, can be restored with dental implants.

Synthetic Roots Looks and feels Just as Real

Even if you have already gone down the road of bone loss, it can be remedied with a bone graft procedure, which replaces the natural lining of the jaw so that it can support the implants. The dental implant itself is a titanium post that is inserted into the jaw bone, where it is accepted as a tooth's root by the the surrounding living bone tissues. Overtime, the stimulated cells grow around the implant until they fuse together and anchor it in just as solidly as a natural tooth root would be.

Dental Implants Look Gorgeous and Real

Other than having the beautiful pearly white teeth of a 20 year model, you cannot tell the difference between real and implants. They feel just as normal as the real thing and only need minimum maintenance, such as brushing and flossing. The brushing and flossing serves just to keep your gums and mouth healthy, because dental implants will not degrade over time, and they may even be stronger than your original healthy teeth were. The length of time that it takes to complete the implant varies drastically by the type of procedure and materials used. Some individual implants can take months, while 4 in 1 procedures, which replace multiple teeth, can be completed as fast as one day. How much healthy bone your jaw has is also a contributing factor in which procedure you need and the length of time that is necessary to complete the implant. A Virginia Beach dentist is usually enthusiastic to have a detailed one on one consultation to help find out which solution would work the best for your particular needs, because everyone deserves to have a beautiful smile.

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