Dental implants from Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO are state-of-the-art, with a success rate in the area of ninety-eight percent. That number is a testament to implant technology. But like any medical or dental procedure, there are risks. In this post, we will consider possible complications of a dental implant. Infection. Any surgical procedure…
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How Do You Choose a Dental Practice For a Dental Implant?
This article from Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO is for people who have decided to replace a missing tooth with an implant. Great choice! Now you need to choose a dental implant dentist to execute the procedure. This is a key decision. A dental implant is permanent. It involves oral surgery. It requires a…
Learn How You Can Change Your Life By Transforming Your Smile
Dental implants from Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette have many benefits, from restoring your ability to bite and chew to preventing the bone loss that occurs when a natural tooth is lost. Best of all, they restore your smile! Dental implants are sometimes referred to as “tooth implants,” because they are a support for an…
Are Dental Implants Experimental?
Dental implants are tooth replacement marvels that have been placed in millions of people. They look and function just like the real thing, and are available at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO. Technically, dental implants are not replacement teeth. The actual implant is a titanium post that is inserted into your jaw. In a…
Implants Prevent Denture-Related Health Problems
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, 25% of adults over 65 have no remaining teeth. Many people with missing no teeth choose conventional dentures. But there is a better, state-of-the-art alternative at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO. Problems With Dentures Conventional dentures usually fit properly at first. But the mouth changes…
Getting a Dental Implant May Not Take as Long as You Think
Categories: dental implants, restorative dentistry
Think you don’t have time to transform your smile? Getting a dental implant from Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO may not take as long as you think. Each patient is different. But in most cases, complete implant procedures take fewer visits than they used to. We can usually restore missing teeth with just a…
A Missing Tooth Can Lead to Bone Loss
Bone recession is an unfortunate yet common consequence of losing one or more of your teeth. It happens because the blood supply and stimulation needed for maintaining healthy bone is gone. There are consequences to bone loss – some obvious, some less so. This blog post from Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO takes a…
Is There A Down Side To Dental Implants?
Dental implants might sound like some futuristic solution to missing teeth. But they’ve become part of mainstream dentistry, and are available at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO. Most patients have a lot of questions about dental implants, once they seriously begin to consider them. Are there any drawbacks to implants? Are they Are they…
Dental Implants: A Big Step Forward
Categories: dental implants, restorative dentistry
Dental implants have been hailed as one of the greatest steps forward in the history of dentistry. They have several functions, and are available at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette CO. A dental implant is a titanium post that we surgically place in the jaw. One of these posts can support one artificial tooth, while…
What is the Recovery Time for a Dental Implant?
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Once one of our patients at Boulder County Smiles in Lafayette decides to go ahead with a dental implant, one of the first things they want to know is: how long is the recovery time? Our answer? It’s difficult to predict, because every case is different. There are various factors that go into the process,…
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