Dental Implants near Dallas, TX

TMJ Plus Wellness Center provides dental implants in Grapevine, TX. We treat patients from throughout the greater Dallas area. Call us at 817-481-6888 to schedule an appointment.

Ceramic Dental Implants

Ceramic implants are a much healthier option for anyone needing implants, but wanting to keep their mouths free of metal. Unlike titanium implants, ceramic ones don’t attract bacteria into the gums, have a much lower risk for gum tissue disease, and don’t conduct metal or heat energy. Dr. Coats is a Preferred Provider for Z-Systems ceramic dental implants.

Guided Implant Placement

At TMJ Plus Wellness Center, we plan your procedure in advance, using a customized 3-D implant surgical guide. This helps ensure that we avoid any anatomical issues and that we place the implant perfectly within the parameters of the bone, in good relationship to the gums, adjacent roots, nerve anatomy, and sinuses.

During your procedure, we use the 3-D surgical model of your gums and bone tissue to achieve precise placement of the implant. Following your procedure, we will allow time for the bone and implant to heal before placing a crown on the top.

Using CBCT scans, virtual treatment planning, and highly specialized training, we are able to provide guided implant placement for our patients.

Using a virtual 3-D model or a physical model, implant placements and the following restorative work can be simulated to create the ideal patient treatment plan. These virtual plans allow the doctor to take multiple aspects of implant placement and restoration into consideration, resulting in optimal aesthetics, function, and longevity for the patient’s final restoration. Working with a 3-D model also allows the patient to better understand the procedures and visualize the end result.

Single Tooth Dental Implants

Dental implants replace tooth roots in the mouth. Implants provide a strong foundation for fixed or removable replacement teeth and can aid in the prevention of bone loss in the jaw.

Dental implants are small anchors that are placed in the jawbone to simulate natural teeth.

At TMJ Plus Wellness Center, we have found that ceramic implants are a much healthier alternative to titanium, which has been the standard material for implants for decades. Ceramic implants are much stronger than titanium, are more sustainable, and they do not collect as much plaque, thus reducing your risk for inflammation, cardiovascular diseases and strokes. Additionally, they do not conduct heat or electrical energy and cause no irritation to the immune system.

Once the implants are placed, the implant anchors begin to fuse with the bone over the course of a few months. After the fusing process is complete, we will complete the dental implant with a crown.

Implant Supported Bridges

An implant supported bridge is a restorative solution for spaces where three or more adjacent teeth are missing. This restoration typically requires two implants to support the porcelain bridge. The bridge provides a functional and aesthetic replacement for a patient’s natural teeth.

Because of the natural look and feel of the porcelain and the functional stability provided by the implants, implant supported bridges are an effective solution to replace multiple missing teeth.

A traditional bridge uses teeth on either side of the gap where teeth are missing for support. An implant supported bridge uses two or more dental implants rather than the adjacent teeth. When a bridge uses natural teeth for attachment, the natural teeth must be prepped for crowns and are then subject to increased stress which may be damaging - particularly if the existing tooth, roots, or surrounding bone structure are already compromised. A dental implant supported bridge replaced your missing teeth and avoids putting any additional stress on your natural teeth.

Implant Supported Dentures

For patients who are missing many or all of their teeth, implant supported dentures may be an alternative to traditional dentures. This solution requires the placement of two or more implants. In order to replace a full arch denture, a minimum of four implants is generally recommended. Eligibility for this solution is dependent upon a number of factors, with jaw bone density being one of the most significant determining factors.

Traditional dentures rely on an acrylic base that sits directly on the gums, held in place by a paste or adhesive. Using implants as supports for dentures allows for a smaller and more comfortable base and less shifting of the prosthesis during use.

Implants can support both full and partial dentures as well as both fixed and removable dentures. If a removable denture is selected, the denture will “snap” on to the implant rather than requiring the use of denture paste or adhesives. Removable dentures can be taken out for cleaning at night.

This technique offers many advantages over traditional dentures.

Easy to care for, this solution can simulate the look and feel of natural teeth and stay fixed in place with the implants acting as anchors. Patients will not experience the typical rocking and movement or gum irritation associated with dentures.

Dental implant placement can also help alleviate the sunken look that can occur with bone loss in the jaw by stimulating bone growth in the area around the implant. This process can also help prevent future bone loss.

Full Arch with Only Four Implants

This procedure is a unique implant solution that allows patients with a completely edentulous (toothless) upper or lower arch to replace all of the teeth in that arch using only four implants as anchors.

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