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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 Mishawaka

  • In case of Emergency, call 911

Nearby Mishawaka Hospitals *

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Mishawaka
215 W 4th St
Mishawaka, IN 46544
(574)259-2431

Our Lady of Peace Hospital
801 E LaSalle Ave
South Bend, IN 46617
(574)280-5822

Riverside Hospital
533 N Niles Ave
South Bend, IN 46617
(574)283-1104

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center South Bend
801 E LaSalle Ave
South Bend, IN 46617
(574)237-7111

Madison Center & Hospital
403 E Madison St
South Bend, IN 46617
(574)234-0061

Memorial Hospital of South Bend
615 N Michigan St
South Bend, IN 46601
(574)647-1000

Elkhart General Hospital
600 East Blvd
Elkhart, IN 46514
(574)294-2621

Lakeland Medical Center Niles
31 N St Joseph Ave
Niles, MI 49120
(269)683-5510

Community Hospital of Bremen
1020 High Rd
Bremen, IN 46506
(574)546-2211

Doctor's Hospital
411 S Whitlock St
Bremen, IN 46506
(574)546-3830

Oaklawn Psychiatric Center
330 Lakeview Dr
Goshen, IN 46528
(574)533-1234

Goshen General Hospital
200 High Park Ave
Goshen, IN 46526
(574)533-2141

Lakeland Specialty Hospital Berrien Center
6418 Deans Hill Rd
Berrien Center, MI 49102
(269)471-7761

Borgess Lee Memorial Hospital
420 W High St
Dowagiac, MI 49047
(269)782-8681

Michiana Behavioral Health Center
1800 N Oak Rd
Plymouth, IN 46563
(574)936-3784

Saint Joseph Regional Medical Center Plymouth
1915 Lake Ave
Plymouth, IN 46563
(574)936-3181

LaPorte Hospital & Health Services
1007 Lincolnway
La Porte, IN 46350
(219)326-1234

Lakeland Hospital St Joseph
1234 Napier Ave
Saint Joseph, MI 49085
(269)983-8300

Starke Memorial Hospital
102 E Culver Rd
Knox, IN 46534
(574)772-6231

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