69% of adults have lost at least one tooth.
50 million Americans have lost all of their teeth.
These statistics may sound startling, but they’re true. Here’s another fact: if a missing tooth isn’t replaced, up to 20% of neighboring teeth will be lost in the next 4 to 8 years.
Dr. Roberto Monteagudo of Monteagudo Center for Smile Designs in West Allis offers a permanent solution to solve the problems caused by missing teeth and ill-fitting dentures. With dental implants, he restores incomplete smiles – and changes lives! The structure of an implant is copied straight from Nature, so you get a strong, secure, and stable solution for a smile designed to last a lifetime. (more…)
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Do you have one or more missing teeth in a row? This problem can negatively impact oral function, as well as self-confidence. Traditionally, dentists replace the teeth with a fixed bridge. A bridge consists of prosthetic teeth in a row, attached to crowns on either end. The crowns are called abutment crowns, and they attach to healthy abutment teeth on either side of the space left by missing teeth. In some cases, the natural abutment teeth are not strong enough or healthy enough to retain a bridge long term. In other situations, patients don’t want to crown healthy teeth to hold a bridge in place. Dr. Monteagudo offers Mini Dental Implant bridges as an alternative to the traditional crown and bridge.
Mini Dental Implants (MDIs) are very small, biocompatible screws placed into a few sockets where teeth are missing. The procedure does not require flap surgery because the unique design of MDIs allows for insertion into the jaw, directly through the gum tissue. Because the screws are made of biocompatible material, jawbone tissue naturally integrates with them to create a solid anchor for securing a bridge. (more…)
Dr. Monteagudo offers FDA-approved Mini Dental Implants as a reliable and natural-looking option to replace missing teeth. With Mini Dental Implants, small posts fit into sockets left by missing teeth, then a denture is secured to the top of the posts. Also called MDIs, Mini Dental Implants are manufactured by the reputable 3M subsidiary, Imtec. This style of dental prosthetic offers an innovative, lasting solution to solidify loose, wobbly, or slipping dentures.
Fact: 50 million Americans have lost all of their teeth.
For patients who don’t have sufficient bone density, or for those who don’t want to endure traditional implant surgery, Mini Dental Implants pose a practical solution. The MDI posts feature threads, like a small screw. Dr. Monteagudo can gently secure the MDI posts without performing traditional implant surgery, or “flap” surgery. The narrow implants are inserted into the gums, then into the jaw. In most cases, four posts are placed to secure a denture. Healing occurs rapidly, and soon, an overdenture can be secured to the posts. (more…)
