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Replacing Missing Teeth – West Lake Hills, TX

Fill Your Gapped Smile, Boost Your Confidence

Older man and woman smiling after replacing missing teeth

Although some people may assume that missing even a single tooth is not that big of a deal, this simply isn’t true. The fact is, missing teeth can be detrimental to your long-term oral and overall health. Dr. Long and her team want to do everything possible to provide the right options for replacing missing teeth in West Lake Hills, TX with reliable, natural-looking, and functional fixed bridges and dental implants, both of which dramatically improve your quality of life and reduce your risk of other dental conditions.

Why Choose Westlake Hills Dental Arts for Replacing Missing Teeth?

Dental Bridges

Model smile with dental bridge restoration

To replace single or multiple consecutive teeth, we can create a personalized restoration called a dental bridge. Bridges are made up of multiple crowns that have been fused together. The crowns located in the center of the bridge are meant to fill the gap in your smile, preventing neighboring teeth from shifting out of place. The crowns on either end are hollowed out (similar to dental crowns) and the teeth sitting adjacent to the gap in your smile are modified so they can hold the bridge in place.

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Dental Implants

Animated dental implant supported dental crown

Instead of relying on existing teeth to hold a restoration, dental implants make use of titanium posts that are biocompatible with bone and soft tissue. Once the posts are surgically placed into the jaw, they can integrate into the bone. A restoration (usually a crown or bridge) can be placed on top of the implant once the site has fully healed. While this treatment takes longer to complete than does a bridge, it usually provides a more conservative and natural-looking solution for tooth loss.

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Missing All Teeth

A digital image of an implant denture sitting on top of four dental implants on the lower arch

Losing all your teeth doesn’t mean that you must resort to traditional dentures to repair and restore your smile. Instead, we can insert between 4 and 6 dental implants into your upper or lower arch before securing a customized implant denture into place. While you have the option to choose between a fixed or removable denture, you can rest easier knowing that your new prosthetic will last longer, allow for greater functionality, and improve your oral health because of the continuous stimulation deliver to your jawbone.

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