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Galveston, Texas

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Dental Implants

What Are Dental Implants?

Dental implants are replacement tooth roots. Implants provide a strong foundation for fixed (permanent) or removable replacement teeth that are made to match your natural teeth.

What Are the Advantages of Dental Implants?

There are many advantages to dental implants, including:

  • Improved appearance. Dental implants look and feel like your own teeth. And because they are designed to fuse with bone, they become permanent.
  • Improved speech. With poor-fitting dentures, the teeth can slip within the mouth causing you to mumble or slur your words. Dental implants allow you to speak without the worry that your teeth might slip.
  • Improved comfort. Because they become part of you, implants eliminate the discomfort of removable dentures.
  • Easier eating. Sliding dentures can make chewing difficult. Dental implants function like your own teeth, allowing you to eat your favorite foods with confidence and without pain.
  • Improved self-esteem. Dental implants can give you back your smile, and help you feel better about yourself.
  • Improved oral health. Dental implants don't require reducing other teeth, as a tooth-supported bridge does. Because nearby teeth are not altered to support the implant, more of your own teeth are left intact, improving your long-term oral health. Individual implants also allow easier access between teeth, improving oral hygiene.
  • Durability. Implants are very durable and will last many years. With good care, many implants last a lifetime.
  • Convenience. Removable dentures are just that; removable. Dental implants eliminate the embarrassing inconvenience of removing your dentures, as well as the need for messy adhesives to keep your dentures in place.

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Dental X-Rays: When to Get Them »

What Types of Problems Can X-Rays Detect?

In adults, X-ray films can be used to:

  • Show areas of decay that may not be visible with an oral examination, especially small areas of decay between teeth
  • Identify decay occurring beneath an existing filling
  • Reveal bone loss that accompanies gum disease
  • Reveal changes in the bone or in the root canal resulting from infection
  • Assist in the preparation of tooth implants, braces, dentures, or other dental procedures
  • Reveal abscesses (an infection at the root of a tooth or between the gum and a tooth)
  • Reveal other developmental abnormalities, such as cysts and some types of tumors

In children, dental X-ray films are used to:

  • Watch for decay
  • Determine if there is enough space in the mouth to fit all incoming teeth
  • Determine if p...

Emergency Contact for Galveston

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Galveston Hospitals *

Shriners Hospital Galveston
815 Market St
Galveston, TX 77550
(409)770-6600

University of Texas Medical Branch at Galveston
301 University Blvd
Galveston, TX 77555
(409)772-1011

Mainland Medical Center
6801 Emmett F Lowry Expy
Texas City, TX 77591
(409)938-5000

CHRISTUS St John Hospital
18300 St John Dr
Nassau Bay, TX 77058
(281)333-5503

Clear Lake Regional Medical Center
500 Medical Center Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
(281)332-2511

Clear Lake Rehabilitation Hospital
655 E Medical Center Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
(281)286-1500

Cornerstone Hospital of Houston at Clearlake
709 Medical Center Blvd
Webster, TX 77598
(281)332-3322

Triumph Hospital Clear Lake
350 Blossom St
Webster, TX 77598
(281)316-7800

Memorial Hermann Southeast Hospital
11800 Astoria Blvd
Houston, TX 77089
(281)929-6100

San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Alexander Campus
1700 James Bowie Dr
Baytown, TX 77520
(281)420-8600

Triumph Hospital Baytown
1700 James Bowie Dr
Baytown, TX 77520
(281)420-7800

Bayside Community Hospital
200 Hospital Dr
Anahuac, TX 77514
(409)267-3143

Vista Medical Center Hospital of America
4301 Vista Rd
Pasadena, TX 77504
(713)378-3000

Bayshore Medical Center
4000 Spencer Hwy
Pasadena, TX 77504
(713)359-2000

San Jacinto Methodist Hospital Garth Rd
4401 Garth Rd
Baytown, TX 77521
(281)420-8600

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