Dental Implants

Missing teeth pose more than just an aesthetic issue – they may pose significant functional and health issues as well. When you are missing teeth, you will begin to experience a certain degree of bone loss in your jaw, potentially leading to further tooth loss later in life. Additionally, missing teeth can impact the strength of your bite, cause your adjacent teeth to slip or become crooked, and even interfere with speech.

You have several options when it comes to replacing missing teeth, but the strongest and most durable option is dental implants. These artificial tooth roots are fused to your jawbone during a process called osseointegration. Once placed, your jaw will accept the implants as a natural part of your mouth. In this way, your implant will protect your jaw from further bone loss, prevent adjacent teeth from becoming misaligned, and offer a functionally and aesthetically superior replacement solution for missing teeth.

Dental bridges are an effective alternative for patients who do not have enough bone to support a dental implant, but implants are structurally and functionally superior. The sooner you have an implant placed after losing a tooth, the better chance it will have of successfully bonding to your remaining bone.

Dental Implants at Our Office

Hendersonville, North Carolina cosmetic dentist Dr. Thomas F. Tomlo works closely with oral surgeons in our area who can place and anchor your dental implant. Once your implant has been securely anchored (a process which can take several months as your bone fuses to the implant), Dr. Tomlo will create a custom tooth restoration using our state-of-the-art CEREC machine. The teeth created in our office are colored, sized, and shaped to match your adjacent teeth, blending seamlessly with your natural smile.

Dr. Tomlo also provides dental implant restorations for patients who require repair or replacement of a previously-installed false tooth. Like all of the restorations in our office, Dr. Tomlo will take special care to precisely match the new restoration to your surrounding teeth in size and color. We are dedicated to providing all of our patients with a beautiful smile that lasts.

For more information, please see Questions about Dental Implants.

If you have recently lost a tooth, you may be a candidate for dental implants. Please contact the experienced cosmetic dentistry team at Dr. Thomas F. Tomlo, DDS, PLLC today to schedule a personal consultation. Our office proudly serves the Hendersonville and Asheville areas of North Carolina, as well as the Spartanburg and Greenville areas of South Carolina.