Considering Dental Implants to Replace Your Missing Teeth? Find out if you are a Perfect Candidate

At Gunnerson Dental in Payson, Utah, we don’t stop at making your smile look great with cosmetic dentistry. We offer restorative dental care services to rebuild your smile. So, if you are missing teeth, Drs. Cheyn Gunnerson and Jakob Bradford offer natural-looking dental implants to restore the function and esthetics of your smile. 

What is a dental implant?

An implant is a tooth restoration that replaces one or more missing teeth. It consists of three parts — an implant, an abutment, and a crown. When these components are pieced together, your tooth restoration acts, feels and looks like your natural teeth.

The most crucial step of dental implant placement is surgery. Implant surgery involves inserting a titanium post in the jawbone that once supported your teeth. While most dentists install implants, not all have the expertise and skills to do it right. Our team at Gunnerson Dental has years of experience installing dental implants to support your smile for many years. 

While we don’t guarantee a 0% implant failure rate (overall implant success rate is 98%), we certainly do our best to ensure none of our implant treatments fail.

Are you a candidate for dental implants?

Before placing an implant, we conduct a comprehensive oral exam to establish your suitability for dental implants. 

While each patient’s case is unique, we look out for the following factors to determine your eligibility for dental implants:

• Jawbone health: Your jawbone must have enough volume and density to support an implant. If not, we suggest mini-implants or bone grafting to rebuild your jawbone
• Good oral hygiene: You must commit to daily brushing and flossing of teeth alongside bi-annual dental appointments to make the most out of dental implants
• Overall dental health: Your mouth should be free from cavities and gum disease for a successful dental implant treatment. Should you have these dental issues, we must resolve them first before the dental implant procedure
• Other risk factors: Heavy smokers must stop the habit as tobacco use slows the healing rate. Besides, patients with diabetes, cancer, HIV/AIDS, osteoporosis, and blood clotting disorders must talk first with our dental team for personalized dental care

Whether you are missing one, several, or all teeth in Payson, Utah, please consider implant-based restorations from Gunnerson Dental. 

Call (801) 658-0175 to schedule an appointment with our dental team to determine your eligibility for dental implants. 

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