Most patients who get a dental implant are middle-aged or older, but that doesn’t mean younger people can’t get them, too. At Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ we have patients of all ages. When it comes to age and dental implants, there is really only one exception: the patient must have a fully-formed jawbone…
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Dental Implants: Care and Cleaning
Dental implants from Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ are the most advanced tooth replacement options available anywhere. With regular checkups at our office and daily care at home, they can and should last a lifetime. Artificial teeth supported by dental implants look and function like natural teeth, and daily care at home is essential…
Preventing Bone Loss from Lost Teeth
Categories: Dental implants, Dentures
One of the consequences of losing one or more natural teeth is bone recession, which means a loss of bone mass. It’s an unfortunate consequence, but also avoidable with a dental implant from Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ. Within a year of losing a tooth, as much as twenty-five percent of the bone around…
All-on-4 Implant Dentures: Fully Functional
Losing most or all teeth is something we try to prevent in all our patients at Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ. But it happens sometimes, in spite of everyone’s best efforts: anything from disease, decay, and trauma can lead to tooth loss. When it does, implant dentures from All-on-4 are the most advanced solution…
The Unique Benefits of Dental Implants
Categories: Dental implants, Implant dentistry
Dental implants are a permanent solution to lost teeth, making them an ideal, state-of-the-art alternative. At Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ we have single and multiple dental implant options. The simple truth is that dental implants offer things that other repacement teeth cannot match. They are not only meant to last a lifetime; they…
Ten Years Later: Dental Implant Satisfaction
If you’re sitting on the fence about whether to replace a missing tooth with a dental implant, this post from Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ may help you make up your mind. A survey of people who had dental implants for eight to fourteen years were overwhelmingly satisfied with their decision to get them.…
Renew Your Smile with a Dental Implant!
Even with scrupulous brushing and flossing and regular dental checkups things can go wrong, and a patient will lose one of their natural teeth. At Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ our recommendation is to replace a missing tooth with a dental implant. A dental implant is a titanium post we insert into the jaw…
Take A Big Bite With Implant Dentures!
An unfortunate reality of conventional dentures is the limited ability to bite and chew. This limited ability, in turn, also restricts the foods that you’re able to eat. Happily, there is a solution: implant-supported dentures, like those available at Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ. The reason that conventional dentures affect the ability to bite…
Prevent Bone Loss With Dental Implants
Categories: Dental implants, Implant dentistry
The loss of bone mass is one of the more serious consequences of losing a tooth. Unfortunately, it is also common. It can be prevented with a dental implant from Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ. Bone loss, or bone recession, happens because there is no stimulation to the jaw bone, which is ordinarily supplied…
Dental Implants: Proper Care Means No Problems!
Categories: Dental implants, Implant dentistry
Millions of Americans are enjoying the benefits of dental implants, like those you can get at Wildflower Dental in Sun City AZ. These same people are also finding out that caring for their implant-supported artificial tooth isn’t all that different from caring for natural teeth. There are, however, some things to bear in mind with…
