Dental Implants

Implants have enhanced the quality of life for thousands of people throughout the world, including the patients featured on this site, improving overall health and well being and restoring the confidence that comes from a natural smile and appearance.

Dental implants represent the “state-of-the-art” in dental technology, making it possible to restore the mouth as closely as possible to its natural state and eliminating the need to cut down adjacent teeth for bridgework.

Dr. Anson is considered one of the premier implant surgical specialists in the country. Many of our implant patients are referred to our practice because of Dr. Anson’s expertise in complicated cases that require bone augmentation and regeneration, as well as his reputation for achieving superior esthetic results. A number of these cases have been featured in articles in scientific journals that Dr. Anson has authored to share his expertise in esthetic anterior implant techniques with his colleagues.

If you are missing teeth, Dr. Anson will thoroughly evaluate your situation to determine if you are a candidate. If you qualify, dental implants are usually the preferred, superior method of tooth replacement.

Before Anterior Implant	After Anterior Implant

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Dental Implants: Replacement Tooth Roots

The reason it is so important to replace the tooth root and not just the visible part of the tooth (crown) is that natural tooth roots, which are embedded in the bone, preserve the bone.

When teeth are missing, the bone that previously supported those teeth melts away, or deteriorates. This process is called bone resorption. The impact of deteriorating bone from complete tooth loss includes collapsed facial profiles, lost lip support, increased wrinkles around the mouth and the appearance of a pointed nose and chin that are too close together.

However, the bone can be preserved by replacing missing tooth roots with dental implants. Since the bone actually forms a strong bond to the implants, they can serve the same functions as natural tooth roots: a strong foundation for biting and chewing, and stimulation for the bone to hold it in place.