Dental Implants – Lexington, MA

Tooth loss can happen due to periodontal disease, severe tooth decay, and injury. Maintaining great dental hygiene is important to protect your teeth. Be sure to visit us for your routine dental exams and cleanings. Also, brushing twice a day and flossing daily will help maintain a healthier smile.

The procedure is not painful. We use local anesthetics for your comfort. Afterwards, you may notice mild discomfort which is easily relieved with over-the-counter pain medication.

Implants require regular dental care. Brush twice a day and floss daily. Remember to visit us for exams and cleanings.

The success rate of dental implants in Lexington is around 95% upon initial placement. This makes them one of the most popular and widely preferred tooth replacement solutions available. At our office, we encourage patients to practice good oral hygiene habits and make positive lifestyle changes to ensure these new teeth last as long as possible. After 10 years, the success rate can remain the same, but only as long as you agree to take care of your smile each day.

Dental implants rarely fail; however, it’s not impossible. Knowing how it happens can reduce your risk of developing any of the following problems:

• Peri-implantitis, which is similar to gum disease
• Failed osseointegration (the fusing of the implants with the bone)
• Improper placement
• Facial trauma
• Poor lifestyle habits or unmanaged medical conditions (i.e., diabetes)

Knowing how to take proper care of your smile after your implants are in place will help them stay in place for years and decades to come. Although peri-implantitis is typically the most common reason for implant failure, you can avoid this problem by brushing and flossing daily, as well as seeing your dentist for regular checkups and cleanings every six months.

How much time you will need to take off work depends on a few things:

• Your general overall health
• How many dental implants you received
• If you require additional treatments to improve the state of your smile

It’s typical to only take 1-2 days off work if you only have a single tooth replacement, but you may need to take up to a week off if you plan to receive implant dentures, which require between 4 and 6 implant posts.

Many professionals recommend that patients plan their surgery toward the end of the week, so they can use the weekend to recover and avoid spending additional time away from work.

If you are without one or more missing teeth that sit toward the front of your smile, people will likely notice that you filled in the gaps. However, these teeth provide a lifelike appearance, so most individuals will never be able to tell the difference between your real and artificial teeth. Also, if the gaps exist toward the back of your mouth, you don’t need to worry about others noticing. Instead, you’ll enjoy the benefits of a fully restored smile that looks great and works like new.