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Why Dental Implants are the Best Choice for Replacing Teeth
If you have lost teeth in Herndon, Sterling, Ashburn, Leesburg, Potomac Falls, Virginia, several options exist to replace your missing teeth. While you can consider dental bridges or dentures, these options aren’t suitable for everyone. Due to poor mouth structure, discomfort, soreness, and other reasons, you may need a different tooth replacement option.
Dental implants are the real deal when it comes to replacing your teeth. At Abel, Phan & Associates, we install dental implants that imitate your natural teeth from looks to performance. Once Dr. Abel, who has 20 years experience with dental implants, installs a dental implant, you won’t even realize it’s a replacement!
Why Dental Implants are the “Gold Standard” for Replacing Teeth
Dental implants are titanium screws inserted into the jawbone to replace your missing teeth. Once an implant is inserted underneath the jawbone, it triggers the osseointegration process, where the implant fuses with the bone to become part of the dental anatomy.
Since a dental implant is designed to mimic your natural tooth, it yields numerous benefits, including:
- Restored oral functionality: Once fusion occurs, your implant is locked in place, gaining stability similar to your original tooth. As a result, you can chew, bite, laugh, and speak without worrying about your teeth. You function as if you have 100% natural teeth.
- Stops bone loss: When you lose a tooth, the empty (edentulous) space starts losing bone because it lacks the stimulation of your natural tooth. Dental implants stop bone deterioration by stimulating your jawbone, just like your natural teeth.
- Stabilizes nearby teeth: If you ignore the gap left by a lost tooth, the adjacent teeth start shifting into the empty space. This shifting messes with your bite alignment, maligning your aesthetics and causing TMJ-related aches. Dental implants fill the hole left by the lost teeth, maintaining the health of the nearby teeth.
- Lasts for life: An implant should last a lifetime if well-maintained. The only part that needs replacement about every 15 years or so is the crown or bridge.
- Easy to maintain: You don’t have to change how you clean your teeth when you have an implant. No special techniques or cleaning agents are required to care for an implant. Brushing and flossing daily alongside bi-annual dental appointments are sufficient to see your implants last for life.
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New Patients: (571) 450-9848 | Existing Patients: (703) 433-9999
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Want to get your confident and functional smile back? If you want to replace your missing teeth with natural-looking dental implants, please dial (571) 450-9848 to book an appointment with Abel, Phan & Associates of Sterling, Virginia.
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Husband and wife duo Drs. Chuong Phan and Anna Abel lead the Abel, Phan, and Associates dental team.
Dr. Phan is a Howard University College of Dentistry graduate and has practiced for over 20 years. His favorite clinical procedures are orthodontic and endodontic treatments, including root canal therapy. He has been trained in many prestigious institutes. Dr. Abel graduated from the University of Maryland School of Dentistry and has over 20 years of experience. Her favorite procedures are cosmetic services like veneers, implants, and oral surgery. She has trained with top-level organizations.
Both doctors are regular volunteers at Northern Virginia Dental Clinic, providing care to low-income patients, for which they have received many honors. They have also volunteered to help disadvantaged communities, especially children, through many foreign missions.