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Common Myths About Getting Dental Implants

Posted on 5/15/2025 by Dr. Quincy Gibbs
Dental implants are a popular solution for replacing missing teeth, but there are many myths and misconceptions surrounding them. These myths can prevent people from considering this life-changing option. In this article, we'll debunk some of the most common myths about dental implants and provide you with accurate information to help you make informed decisions about your oral care. Myth 1: Dental implants are painful. Many people believe that getting dental implants is a painful procedure. However, modern advancements in dentistry have made the process much less invasive and uncomfortable. Most patients report experiencing only mild discomfort during and after the procedure, which can be managed with over-the-counter pain medication. Additionally, advancements in sedation dentistry allow patients to choose options that keep them relaxed and comfortable throughout the entire process. Myth 2: Dental implants are only for older adults. While dental implants are a popular choice for older adults who have lost teeth due to gum disease or other factors, they are also a viable option for younger adults who have lost teeth due to injury, decay, or other reasons. In fact, dental implants can be placed in patients of all ages, as long as they are in good overall health and have sufficient bone density in their jaw. Myth 3: Dental implants are not as strong as natural teeth. Dental implants are made of titanium, a biocompatible material that is incredibly strong and durable. They are designed to fuse with the jawbone, creating a stable and secure foundation for the replacement teeth. In fact, dental implants can withstand the same amount of force as natural teeth, allowing you to eat all your favorite foods without worry. Myth 4: Dental implants require special care. Caring for dental implants is not much different than caring for natural teeth. You should brush and floss regularly, and visit your dentist for checkups and cleanings every six months. With proper care, dental implants can last a lifetime. Myth 5: Dental implants are very expensive. While the cost of dental implants can vary depending on the number of implants needed and the complexity of the procedure, they are often a worthwhile investment. Dental implants can improve your oral health, your appearance, and your overall quality of life. Additionally, they can save you money in the long run by eliminating the need for dentures or other types of restorations that may need to be replaced more frequently. Conclusion Dental implants are a safe, effective, and long-lasting solution for replacing missing teeth. Don't let these common myths prevent you from exploring this option. Talk to your dentist today to learn more about whether dental implants are right for you....
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Dental Crowns Can Come Loose - How to Protect Your Teeth

Posted on 5/1/2025 by Dr. Quincy Gibbs
Dental crowns are an excellent way to restore damaged or decayed teeth, and they can last for many years with proper care. However, just like any restoration in your mouth, crowns can sometimes come loose. Understanding what causes this to happen and what you can do to prevent it can help you keep your smile healthy and strong. What are Dental Crowns and How Do They Work? A dental crown is a tooth-shaped cap that fits over a damaged tooth, covering it entirely. It can be made of various materials, including porcelain, metal, or a combination of both. Crowns are used to restore the function and appearance of a tooth, protecting it from further damage and improving its overall health. Why Do Dental Crowns Come Loose? Several factors can contribute to a crown coming loose. These include: How to Prevent Your Dental Crowns from Coming Loose Here are some steps you can take to prevent your dental crowns from coming loose: What to Do if Your Dental Crown Comes Loose If your dental crown comes loose, don't panic. Here's what you should do: Conclusion Dental crowns are a valuable tool in restorative dentistry, but it's important to understand that they require proper care to ensure their longevity. By following the tips above, you can help prevent your dental crowns from coming loose and keep your smile healthy and strong for years to come. Remember, regular dental checkups and good oral hygiene are essential for maintaining the health of your teeth and restorations....
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How Much of Your Tooth Do You Lose When You Get a Bridge?

Posted on 4/15/2025 by Dr. Quincy Gibbs
When you're missing a tooth, a dental bridge can be a great way to restore your smile and function. But how much of your tooth do you lose when you get a bridge? The answer depends on the type of bridge you get. Traditional Dental Bridge Traditional bridges are the most common type of bridge. They consist of an artificial tooth (pontic) that is held in place by crowns on the teeth on either side of the gap. To prepare for a traditional bridge, your dentist will need to remove a significant amount of tooth structure from the two adjacent teeth. This is necessary to create enough space for the crowns to be placed. The amount of tooth structure removed can vary depending on the size and shape of your teeth. However, you can expect to lose about 50% of the tooth structure on each of the adjacent teeth. Cantilever Bridge A cantilever bridge is similar to a traditional bridge, but it only uses one tooth for support. This type of bridge is typically used when there is only one tooth missing on one side of the gap. To prepare for a cantilever bridge, your dentist will need to remove a significant amount of tooth structure from the supporting tooth. This is necessary to create enough stability for the bridge. The amount of tooth structure removed can vary depending on the size and shape of your tooth. However, you can expect to lose about 75% of the tooth structure on the supporting tooth. Maryland Bridge A Maryland bridge is a less invasive type of bridge. It is made of a metal framework that is bonded to the back of the teeth on either side of the gap. No crowns are needed for this type of bridge. Maryland bridges are a good option for people who want to preserve as much of their natural tooth structure as possible. However, they are not as strong as traditional bridges and may not be suitable for all patients. Dental Implants Dental implants are another option for replacing missing teeth. Implants are small titanium posts that are surgically implanted into the jawbone. Once the implants have healed, artificial teeth (crowns) can be attached to them. Dental implants are the most conservative option for replacing missing teeth. They do not require any alteration of the adjacent teeth. However, they are also the most expensive option. Conclusion The amount of tooth structure removed when you get a bridge depends on the type of bridge you get. Traditional bridges require the removal of a significant amount of tooth structure, while Maryland bridges are less invasive. Dental implants are the most conservative option, but they are also the most expensive. Oral Care No matter what type of bridge you get, it is important to take good care of it. This includes brushing and flossing your teeth regularly, and seeing your dentist for regular checkups. With proper care, your bridge can last for many years. Restoration Dentistry If you are missing one or more teeth, talk to your dentist about the best way to restore your smile. They will be able to discuss the different options available and help you choose the best option for your needs....
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Common Myths About Getting Dental Implants
5/15/2025
Dental Crowns Can Come Loose - How to Protect Your Teeth
5/1/2025
How Much of Your Tooth Do You Lose When You Get a Bridge?
4/15/2025
Replacing Your Dentures - What You Need to Know
4/1/2025
Denture Sore Relief - Helping Your Mouth Recover
3/15/2025
Purpose of a Dental Crown Over a Tooth Following a Root Canal
3/3/2025
Replacing Missing Teeth with Dental Bridges - A Guide to Restoring Your Smile
2/15/2025
Caring for Implant Supported Dentures 101
2/3/2025
Ways of Helping Your Mouth Recover After a Denture Sore
1/15/2025
How a Dental Bridge Works When Only One Side Has Support
1/1/2025
What to Do About Denture Sores
12/16/2024
5 Rules to Better Care for Your Dentures
12/2/2024
How to Prolong the Life of Dental Crowns
11/15/2024
What are Denture Sores?
11/1/2024
Can't You Just Leave a Gap Where a Tooth Went Missing?
10/15/2024
What Are Procera Crowns?
10/1/2024
How Long Do Dental Onlays Last?
9/16/2024
Do You Have to Lose Your Teeth to Get Implants?
9/2/2024
What Health Conditions May Restrict a Person From Getting Dental Implants?
8/15/2024
Taking Care of Your Dental Prosthodontics
8/1/2024
The Benefits of Dental Implants
7/15/2024
Rebuilding Lost Bone and Gum Tissues for Dental Restorations
7/1/2024
What to Know About Your New Mouth Guard
6/15/2024
Can Missing Teeth Cause Wrinkles?
6/3/2024
Everything You Need to Know About Dental Crowns and Bridges
5/15/2024
Everything You Need to Know About Prosthodontics
5/1/2024
Are Dentures Better Than Implants?
4/15/2024
Are Dentures Better Than Crowns
4/1/2024
Types of Dental Crowns to Consider
3/15/2024
Tooth Cap vs Crown
3/1/2024
Longevity and Maintenance of Dental Prostheses
2/15/2024
Latest Trends in Dental Ceramics for Crowns and Bridges
2/2/2024
Orthodontic surgery, airway dimensions and breathing patterns
1/15/2024
Dental crowns and functions to teeth
1/2/2024
What Are Inlays And Onlays?
12/15/2023
Important Things To Do When A Tooth Is Chipped
11/15/2023
Caring For Your Dental Implants
11/1/2023
How Bulimia Affects the Teeth And How to Find Hope
10/31/2023
What Is Pap and Is It Safe For Whitening Procedures
10/15/2023
Prosthodontic management of oral pathology
9/25/2023
Denture Cleansers Can Help Keep Your Mouth Healthier
9/11/2023
5 Facts About Prosthodontics
8/21/2023
Partial Dentures Can Protect Your Remaining Teeth
8/7/2023
Removing Dentures Each Night Can Promote Lung Health
7/24/2023
What is Dental Cone Beam CT?
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What Are the Different Types of Denture Prosthesis?
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Neck liposuction
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Getting Dentures Helps Boost Your Health
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How Dental Bonding Can Fix Minor Issues with Your Smile
5/8/2023
Amalgams in prosthodontics
4/24/2023
3 Questions to Ask Before Committing to Prosthodontic Treatment
4/10/2023
Is It Okay To Sleep With Your Dentures In?
3/20/2023
Top Benefits of Sedation Dentistry
3/6/2023
What You Need to Know About Dental Implants
2/20/2023
Prosthodontic Treatment of Bruxism
2/6/2023
3 Qualities of a Dental Implant Candidate You Should Check
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Crowding and Spacing Management in Prosthodontics
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Why You Need to See a Prosthodontist
12/19/2022
The Benefits of Dental Implants or Prosthodontic Dentistry
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Understanding Denture Stomatitis and What It Means
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What Is Osseointegration In Dental Implants Placement?
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The Difference Between a Prosthodontist and a General Dentist
10/24/2022
Factors That Affect The Life Of Your Crowns
10/10/2022
What to Expect During Prosthodontic Treatment
9/19/2022
Procedures Performed by a Prosthodontist
9/5/2022
Is Using Your Teeth Roughly Likely to Chip Your Veneers?
8/22/2022
What is Prosthodontics?
8/8/2022
Facts that you should know about dental implants
7/18/2022
Advantages of prosthesis procedures
7/4/2022
Should I Get Partial Dentures?
6/20/2022
Those Darn Grey Teeth Could Be Due To Tetracycline
6/6/2022
Why Dental X Rays Are Essential For Getting Proper Dental Care?
5/23/2022
My Teeth Are Discolored By Tetracycline: Consider Porcelain Veneers
5/9/2022
Can Baking Soda Improve Our Oral Health?
4/25/2022
3 Amazing Benefits of Dental Implants
4/11/2022
Common Causes of Denture Sores
3/21/2022
Why is the All-on-4 Treatment Becoming a Popular Choice?
3/7/2022
The Benefits of Dental Crowns
2/21/2022
Is It Sinus Pressure or a Toothache?
2/7/2022
Treatment Options for Missing Teeth
1/24/2022
Are Dental Implants Cosmetic?
1/10/2022
Full Arch Dental Implants Vs. Dentures
12/23/2021
The Benefits of Implant-Retained Dentures
12/10/2021
What to Know About Getting a Partial Denture
11/22/2021
Places of Your Dentures that Are Easy to Miss When Brushing Them
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Procedures Prosthodontists Perform
10/25/2021
Is Dental Bonding the Best Material for a Chipped Tooth?
10/11/2021
Is Using Your Teeth Roughly Will Likely Chip Your Veneers?
9/21/2021
Are Onlays and Inlays Easily Stained?
9/6/2021
What You Can Do to Help Minimize Denture Pain?
8/23/2021
Understanding Dental Implants
8/9/2021
Do Teeth Shift Around After You Get a Dental Crown?
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Do Sealants Protect Against Staining, Too?
7/12/2021
Do You Need an Inlay or an Onlay For Your Teeth?
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Some Medications Can Impact How Dental Implants Heal
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How Your Mouth Adjusts to a New Dental Crown
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Are Dental Implants the Best Solution for You?
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All About Dentures
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What if my Dental Bridge is Loose Should I Get it Fixed?
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Psychological Impact of Tooth loss
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How to Ensure Success of Your Dental Implants?
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What is a Peg Tooth?
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Come See Us if Your Jaw Has Been Popping or Clicking
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We Can Make Treating Oral Cancer Easier
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Bone Grafts Require a Careful Recovery
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Is Dental Bonding Good at Fixing Dental Issues?
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What Makes a CEREC Crown Different?
12/7/2020
How Implants and Dentures Work Together
11/16/2020
Brushing Teeth As a Caregiver Means Needing to Watch for Signs of Trouble
11/9/2020
Is Keeping Your Dentures Moist Necessary?
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Custom Dentures Can Be the Perfect Solution
10/5/2020
What to Do if a Dental Crown Comes Loose
9/21/2020
What Job Does a Bridge Actually Have for Your Mouth?
9/7/2020
How to Adjust to a New Set of Dentures
8/24/2020
Ways of Properly Caring for New Bonding
8/10/2020
What to Expect Following the Placement of a Dental Crown
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Reasons to Consider Upgrading Your Dentures This Year
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Dentures Can Be a Great Option, Even if You Are Young
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Tips for Caregivers Helping Someone with Dentures
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What Are the Most Common Sources of Dental Pain?
5/15/2020
:How Teeth Grinding Can Damage Dentures
4/20/2020
Questions Most New Denture Wearers Ask Us
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Times Where You May Need to Have a Temporary Crown Installed
3/20/2020
Pros and Cons of Getting Overdentures
3/10/2020
How Dried Out Dentures Can Hurt Your Mouth
2/20/2020
What Is the Purpose of Brushing Your Dentures?
2/10/2020
How a Single Missing Tooth Harms Your Jaw Bone
1/20/2020
Foods that Can Cause Problems During Implant Recovery
1/10/2020
Three Reasons You Need to Upgrade Your Dentures in the Next Year
12/20/2019
Most Important Rules When Taking Care of Dentures
12/10/2019
Could a Bridge be the Right Answer for Your TMD?
11/20/2019
Common Repairs Dental Bonding Can Make
11/10/2019
Most Common Denture Mistakes New Denture Wearers Often Make
10/20/2019
How to Care for Dental Bonding So It Lasts as Long as Possible
10/10/2019
The Best Foods While Getting Used to Dentures
9/20/2019
What Do You Need to Know When Getting Used to New Dentures?
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How Do You Get Dentures Adjusted?
8/20/2019
Do You Need More Than Suction to Hold Dentures in Place?
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How Managing TMJ Pain Is Made Easier by Replacing Lost Teeth
7/20/2019
Do You Know How to Manage Denture Odors?
7/10/2019
Is Dental Bonding a Great Fix-All Solution?
6/20/2019
How Your Gums Adjust to Dental Implants
6/10/2019
Can Your Dentures Improve the Health of Your Jaw?
5/20/2019
Will Everyone Eventually Have Dentures?
5/10/2019
You Can Wear Only One Set of Dentures
4/20/2019
Why Your Dentures Make You Salivate More Than Usual
4/10/2019
Problems with Shifting Teeth After a Tooth Comes Out of Your Mouth
3/20/2019
Most Common Causes of Denture Sores
3/10/2019
Purpose of a Dental Crown Over a Tooth Following a Root Canal
2/20/2019
How to Pick the Perfect Dental Crown
2/10/2019
Make Sure to Keep Dentures Moist
1/20/2019
Loose Bridges Need Treatment Before They Cause Damage
1/10/2019
Is Denture Adhesive Your Only Option to Stabilize Your Dentures?
12/25/2018
How to Prevent Denture Halitosis
12/15/2018
What is Denture Relining?
11/25/2018
How to Pick the Perfect Dental Crown
11/15/2018
How to Get Used to Brand New Dentures
10/25/2018
How Long Do Dentures Typically Last?
10/15/2018
Who is the Best Candidate for Implant Surgery?
9/25/2018
Top 3 Myths About Getting Root Canals
9/15/2018
What Wears Down Dental Bonding?
8/23/2018
Swelling and Dentures - What You Need to Know
8/13/2018
Is There Any Special Trick to Protecting Dental Bonding?
7/20/2018
Do Your Dentures Suffer When You Grind Your Teeth?
7/10/2018
What Can Cause Denture Sores?
6/25/2018
Ways of Keeping Veneers as Long as Possible
6/15/2018
Foods That Can Hurt Your Mouth Following Dental Implant Placement
5/25/2018
Danger of Trying to Wear Dry Dentures
5/15/2018
Why Partial Dentures Need Support to Stay In Place
4/20/2018
How Long Does it Take to Adjust to New Dentures?
4/10/2018
How Partial Dentures Are Held In Place
3/23/2018
Do You Need an Overdenture?
3/13/2018
Top 3 Reasons to Consider Dental Bonding
2/23/2018
Things to Avoid Eating After Dental Implant Surgery
2/13/2018
Can You Get Benefits from Dentures and Implants At the Same Time?
1/23/2018
Can Denture Cements Hurt Your Gums?
1/13/2018
What Things Can Stain Your Dental Bonding?
12/23/2017
What Makes Gold Ideal For Dental Crowns?
12/13/2017
Who Should Not Get Dental Implants?
11/23/2017
Who is Most at Risk for a Dental Allergy?
11/13/2017
What Happens to Your Gums When You Take Your Dentures Out?
10/23/2017
What Can't You Eat with Dentures?
10/13/2017
Signs of an Oral Appliance Allergy to Be Watchful Of
9/27/2017
Knowing When Your Dentures Need to be Realigned
9/17/2017
Adjusting After a Dental Crown Placement
8/25/2017
Dentures Can Wreak Havok on Your Gums If You Aren't Careful
7/30/2017
Dental Implants Can Keep You Looking and Feeling Young
7/23/2017
Helping Elderly People Care for Their Aging Teeth
6/25/2017
Dental Crowns Can Come Loose - How to Protect Your Teeth
6/15/2017
When Your Prosthodontist Will Need to Trim Down Your Tooth
5/27/2017
What Makes Custom Dentures Different?
5/17/2017
When Crowns Should be Used Instead of Fillings
4/27/2017
Signs of a Denture Allergy
4/17/2017
How a Crown Gets Placed After a Root Canal
3/27/2017
Caring for Dental Bonding to Help Them Last
3/17/2017
What You Should Expect During a Bridge Consult
2/27/2017
Do You Need a Night Mouth Guard?
2/17/2017
How to Keep Your Gums Healthy When You Wear Dentures
1/27/2017
How to Care for Dental Bonding
1/17/2017
Common Symptoms of Ill-Fitting Dentures
12/30/2016
Bruxism and Dentures - Be On the Lookout
12/20/2016
Proper Denture Care is Imperative for Good Oral Health
11/30/2016
Getting Your Dentures to Stay in Place
11/20/2016
Should You Do Half Implants and Half Dentures?
10/30/2016
What to Expect during Your First 30 Days with Dentures
10/20/2016
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