Replace Missing Teeth Cleburne
Restoring Smiles to Be Whole & Healthy Again
Dr. Chris and Dr. Bob are both incredibly passionate about helping patients affected by tooth loss restore their smiles with the use of leading-edge treatments and techniques. Whether you opt for traditional dentures or dental implants to provide you with more lifelike and stable results, our experienced team can help rebuild your smile and boost your confidence. Contact us today to schedule a consultation and learn more about our dental services that can replace missing teeth in Cleburne.
Why Choose Long Family Dental of Cleburne for Replacing Missing Teeth?
- In-House Dental Implant Placement & Restoration
- Family-Owned & Operated Practice Since 1970
- Uninsured? We Offer an In-House Membership Plan
Dental Bridges
A missing tooth should be replaced as soon as possible. Teeth use their neighbors for support, and when one is missing, those neighboring teeth start to shift inward. The bite changes in response to the pressure, which may lead to problems with the entire jaw. The surrounding teeth may also deteriorate, potentially resulting in additional tooth loss.
As part of our restorative dentistry services, Long Family Dental of Cleburne offers bridges to fill in the spaces created by missing teeth and prevent future oral health issues. The sides of a bridge use the two surrounding teeth for support, with the replacement teeth fitting snugly in the smile gap. Bridgework is as much an art as it is an exact science. The materials used may be gold alloys, porcelain bonded to metal alloy, or all-ceramic material. The choice of material depends on requirements for strength, wear, and/or esthetics.
Dentures
There are different types of dentures, but they share a common function. They replace teeth that have become loose or lost due to bone loss. When bone loss around the roots of teeth becomes too severe, it's time for dentures. No one enjoys losing their natural teeth, but with this reliable reconstructive option, you can still eat and talk normally.
At Long Family Dental of Cleburne, our experienced dentists will examine your entire mouth and determine whether teeth can be restored or will need to be removed entirely. If necessary, the loose teeth are then extracted. Then, dentures are created to be a comfortable, custom fit.
There is an adjustment period after dentures are placed in the mouth, and it can take some getting used to. But once accustomed to the dentures, all the normal functionality and appearance of a confident smile returns, and patients can carry on with their regular lives. Often, we recommend using dental implants to further stabilize dentures and improve jawbone health.
Dental Implants
Dental implants combine all of the wonderful aesthetic benefits of traditional prosthetics with a strong, unmovable foundation of artificial tooth roots (the implants themselves). We will place the dental implants using a surgical guide for a minimally invasive experience, and once they fuse with the jawbone, a naturally-occurring process called osseointegration, they can act as replacements for your tooth roots. We can then attach a dental bridge, crown, or denture to the implants to restore any number of missing teeth.