Implant FAQ’s

Can Dental Implants really help improve my smile?
Yes. We all know that even missing a single tooth can affect the way you look in a negative way. By filling in that missing tooth with Dental Implants, you can eventually improve your smile and the way you look. It will make you look younger, fresher, and also healthier.

Will Dental Implants benefit my dental health?
As a matter of fact, yes. You may want to know that missing a few teeth can damage your remaining teeth as well as your gums. By getting Dental Implants to fill in the gaps for your missing teeth, it will lessen the pressure on your other teeth and gums, which will prevent your remaining teeth from deteriorating or getting worn down and also prevent irritation of the gums.

How can Dental Implants help improve my overall well-being?
If you are missing a few teeth, then it will impair the overall natural function of your teeth, which is to bite and chew food. If this is affected, your diet will also be affected. By having these filled in with Dental Implants, your bite will improve as well as your diet, which will really improve your overall well being. Dental Implants can also have a positive effect on your confidence. Because you will look good, you will also feel good.

Are dental implants suitable for everyone?
Unfortunately, Dental Implants have qualification requirements before you can have the procedure done to you. Not everyone is suitable to get this procedure done. There are medical and dental considerations. The age is also a big factor to determine if you are qualified to get Dental Implants or not.

What are the qualifications for getting Dental Implants?
In order to get Dental Implants, our dentists will first examine your jawbone. There should be enough of it when it comes to quality and quantity. Also, there should be ample supply of blood in the jawbone to promote proper healing. Children aren’t necessarily qualified for Dental Implants because the bone has not yet fully developed. When they grow up the jawbone may also develop which can cause the implants to shift. The patient should also be dentally and medically healthy as this procedure is a 3 to 6 month treatment plan.

How long before I fully heal and get the artificial teeth installed after the Dental Implants surgery?
The healing basically depends on one person to the other. Also, it will depend on the severity of the condition. The healing process usually takes from 2 months to 6 months. After that, the artificial teeth, denture, or crowns and bridges can now be installed and locked in to place on the implants.

Are Dental Implants painful?
Dental Implants are a minimally invasive surgical procedure. In the past, getting Dental Implants can be very scary and it is also very uncomfortable. Here at Divine Smiles, we only employ the latest techniques and treatments for doing the procedure. We offer Sedation Dentistry with Dental Implants, which will help you feel comfortable and at ease during the entire procedure. You will feel no pain at all.

What are the benefits of Dental Implants?
There are quite a lot of benefits that Dental Implants can provide. For starters, it can improve you in an aesthetical way. By filling in missing teeth, you will look a lot younger and also healthier. Because you will look better, this means that you will also feel good, which will boost your self-confidence. Your overall dental health will also improve as Dental Implants can minimize the pressure on your remaining natural teeth and gums, which will prevent wear and tear and deterioration of your remaining natural teeth as well as your gums.

Can anyone tell that I had Dental Implants done?
Dental Implants are custom made for one patient to another. This means that you will have a unique set of Dental Implants if you have it done to you. It will be made to suit you as well as mix in with your natural teeth. It will look very natural that no one will ever know that you had this procedure done to you.

Are Dental Implants comfortable?
Yes. Unlike your traditional dentures, Dental Implants will not fall off your mouth or loosen when you bite and chew on food. It will feel so natural that after a while, you won’t even realize that you are wearing Dental Implants.