Heather came to our office to replace her two missing upper teeth. This was a case where the patient had lost her two baby teeth in the area and no permanent teeth ever developed to replace them. In this situation we needed to first do bone grafting in the areas of the missing teeth in order to build up enough bone to place the implants. After the bone grafts had matured for about four months we placed two implants. About four months after that Heather had her final restorations. As you can see, the case turned out beautifully and Heather was very happy with the final results.
Patient Comments:
If a friend were afraid of having a dental implant, I would tell them that I felt exactly the same way when I found out that I was missing two of my permanent teeth and would have to choose a method of replacement. Essentially having a peg screwed into my bone scared me...a lot. But, after about three years of contemplating my options, I decided that dental implants would produce the best life
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