Dental Implant, Sedation Dentistry

This patient presents with a missing tooth. The patient has the choice to have a traditional bridge, or place a dental implant. In this situation, the traditional bridge option would require cutting on the two adjacent healthy teeth. The dental implant option would not require any cutting or drilling on the two adjacent teeth. The pictures show the missing tooth. The dental implant with the abutment placed and the final crown cemented on the abutment. The patient chose to have the implant placement procedure performed with sedation dentistry. She is now able to use her implant as a natural tooth.

Cosmetic Denture, Dental Implants, Sedation Dentistry

This patient came into the office very displeased with both the look and fit of her upper partial denture. Because of her situation with the number teeth missing, it was very difficult, if not impossible to place a clasp to hold her partial denture in place. Esthetically, a partial denture clasp would have not looked very nice on her front teeth. We were able to solve her problem with the placement of a dental implant. The dental implant allows her partial denture to snap into place without movement. She is very pleased with the look and fit of her partial denture. She can smile and eat comfortably. This patient chose to have sedation dentistry during the placement of her dental implant.