Menlo Park area patients ask about dental implants for tooth replacement

At Peninsula Dental Implant Center of Menlo Park, patients of San Carlos, California, and beyond can obtain the best care for their smiles. With a dental implant, which replaces your missing tooth, you can affordably obtain restorative dental procedures to meet your needs. When patients are missing one or more teeth, they may turn to Dr. Shivani Gupta for services to plan, place, or restore implants. The cost of dental implants is often more than alternative treatments but provide patients with lifetime repair!

What is a dental implant?

Our dentist describes the dental implant as a biocompatible post that is made of metal and is placed into the bone of the jaw. The post acts as a replacement tooth root and takes hold of the bone for stability and strength. Once the dental implant is firmly in place within the jaw, the dentist can then restore the implant over the top abutment. There are a wide range of options when it comes to restoring the implant abutment, and it often depends on how many teeth are missing. Here are a few of the solutions you can choose from:

• Dental crown – replacing a single tooth with a dental implant can be achieved with one dental implant covered by a custom dental crown. This replaces the tooth and restores the smile quickly and easily.
• Dental bridge – dental bridges use surrounding teeth to support the restoration to replace one or more missing teeth in a row. Unfortunately, not all of the patients looking to place a dental bridge have teeth, or a tooth, on each side to hold it in place. In situations such as this, one or two dental implants may be placed to hold the bridge.
• Dentures – patients who are missing all their teeth in the dental arch are often the best candidates for full dentures. Unfortunately, these can be problematic for some patients due to poor fit and function. Instead, patients can obtain a more conservative full denture that uses four dental implants along the arch to anchor them in place. Not only does this provide better function and fit, but it maintains the natural bone of the jaw for a more youthful appearance.This ensures a younger look over time to the facial structure.

Why choose Dr. Shivani Gupta for your dental implant needs?

Dr. Shivani Gupta has attained the Associate Fellowship to the American Academy of Implant Dentistry. She is also a member of various organizations, including the International Congress of Oral Implantologists and the American Association of Implant Dentistry. With years of experience in providing patients with restorative dentistry, she continues to be a highly desirable professional in the community of San Carlos, California, and Menlo Park for implantology.

Learn more about dental implants for replacing missing teeth

If you reside in the Menlo Park area and have considered the advantages of using dental implants for replacing your missing teeth, schedule a consultation appointment and initial evaluation to determine if you are a candidate. Dr. Shivani Gupta and the team at Peninsula Dental Implant Center can help. Call (650) 232-7650 to request time to speak to her at 1201 St. Francis Way in San Carlos, California. She is open to new and referred patients in the community who are seeking the best care possible for the placement and restoration of dental implants.

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