Encinitas Dental Art has years of experience helping patients achieve their desired smiles utilizing the latest dental implant technology. This case is about how Encinitas dental implant clinic restored the smile of a local patient named Nancy.
Nancy, came to the practice seeking dental implants for her three missing teeth. Encinitas Dental Art helped restore her ability to eat and smile again with confidence. After years of neglect, Nancy was faced with having multiple teeth extracted. If loosing three teeth wasn’t enough, Nancy soon became aware of how difficult it was to continue her normal eating habits. She became very self-conscious and started to avoid eating in social situations. She noticed that her other teeth were starting to shift and it was even affecting the way she smiled.
After learning more about teeth implants on the Internet, Nancy wondered if this could be the solution to her problems. Nancy came to Encinitas Dental Art for an evaluation of her dental problems. After a thorough examination, a customized treatment plan to replace Nancy’s teeth was developed by the experts of Encinitas Dental Art. Nancy chose dental implants to replace her missing teeth because it didn’t require any preparation to any of her other teeth and provided a long lasting solution that wouldn’t be susceptible to dental decay. In Nancy’s case, teeth implants were the optimal solution, as the implants resemble the look and feel of natural teeth. They can be maintained by normal brushing and 8flossing and do not require any special floss threaders or messy denture adhesives as in the case of bridges and dentures.
After the evaluation process at Encinitas Dental Art clinic, Nancy began the implant process. Though the process is very benign, she opted for IV sedation to help manage her dental fear. Three titanium dental implants were placed in her jaw bone. These root form titanium posts served as the foundation for Nancy’s new teeth. Nancy was an excellent candidate for dental implants, but due to the time that she delayed in finding the right dentist to replace her teeth, she lost a little bit of critical bone in her jaw. A small bone graft was placed in the area of her missing teeth and the implants were successfully placed.
Encinitas Dental Art has traditionally referred patients to other offices for the surgical portion of teeth implant process, as is the case with many dentists in the area. However, with the addition of our new dentist, Dr. Christopher Henninger, to Encinitas Dental Art we are able to provide most dental implant services in our office avoiding the hassle of visiting multiple dental offices. Dr. Ed Coffey, a prosthodontist at Encinitas Dental Art, specializes in the restoration of dental implants. This allows us to handle even the most complex dental issues in one location.
After all three dental implants were surgically placed, Nancy entered the healing phase of the process, which normally lasts somewhere between 3 to 6 months. During the healing phase, the bone integrates with the titanium implant creating a stable foundation for prosthetic teeth, or crowns. After the healing phase, Nancy was ready for her new teeth. Impressions were taken of Nancy’s teeth to create the final crowns that were attached to each dental implant. Encinitas Dental Art made the teeth implant process 100% successful.
Nancy couldn’t be happier with the results of her new smile. She is no longer forced to chew with her front teeth and has regained confidence when she smiles. It is not only a joyful event for Nancy but also the entire Encinitas Dental Art team to see her happy with dental implantation.