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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 Pinellas Park

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Nearby Pinellas Park Hospitals *

Northside Hospital & Tampa Bay Heart Institute
6000 49th St N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33709
(727)521-4411

St Petersburg General Hospital
6500 38th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33710
(727)384-1414

Edward White Hospital
2323 9th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33713
(727)323-1111

Bay Pines VA Healthcare System
10000 Bay Pines Blvd
Bay Pines, FL 33744
(727)398-6661

St Anthony's Hospital
1200 7th Ave N
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
(727)825-1100

Palms of Pasadena Hospital
1501 Pasadena Ave S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33707
(727)381-1000

Bayfront Medical Center
701 6th St S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
(727)823-1234

All Children's Hospital
801 6th St S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33701
(727)898-7451

Windmoor Healthcare of Clearwater
11300 US 19 N
Clearwater, FL 33764
(727)541-2646

Largo Medical Center
201 14th St SW
Largo, FL 33770
(727)588-5200

Kindred Hospital St Petersburg
3030 Sixth St S
Saint Petersburg, FL 33705
(727)894-8719

HEALTHSOUTH Rehabilitation Hospital of Largo
901 N Clearwater Largo Rd
Largo, FL 33770
(727)586-2999

Sun Coast Hospital
2025 Indian Rocks Rd
Largo, FL 33774
(727)581-9474

Morton Plant Hospital
300 Pinellas St
Clearwater, FL 33756
(727)462-7000

Mease Countryside Hospital
3231 McMullen-Booth Rd
Safety Harbor, FL 34695
(727)725-6111

Kindred Hospital Tampa
4555 S Manhattan Ave
Tampa, FL 33611
(813)839-6341

Mease Dunedin Hospital
601 Main St
Dunedin, FL 34698
(727)733-1111

Town & Country Hospital
6001 Webb Rd
Tampa, FL 33615
(813)888-7060

Memorial Hospital of Tampa
2901 Swann Ave
Tampa, FL 33609
(813)873-6400

St Joseph's Children's Hospital of Tampa
3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)870-4000

St Joseph's Hospital
3001 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)870-4000

St Joseph's Women's Hospital
3030 W Martin Luther King Jr Blvd
Tampa, FL 33607
(813)879-4730

University Community Hospital Carrollwood
7171 N Dale Mabry Hwy
Tampa, FL 33614
(813)932-2222

Tampa General Hospital
2 Columbia Dr
Tampa, FL 33606
(813)844-7000

Kindred Hospital Central Tampa
4801 N Howard Ave
Tampa, FL 33603
(813)874-7575

Helen Ellis Memorial Hospital
1395 S Pinellas Ave
Tarpon Springs, FL 34689
(727)942-5000

Shriners Hospital for Children
12502 Pine Dr
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-2250

South Bay Hospital
4016 Sun City Center Blvd
Sun City Center, FL 33573
(813)634-3301

H Lee Moffitt Cancer Center & Research Institute
12902 Magnolia Dr
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-4673

James A Haley VA Medical Center
13000 Bruce B Downs Blvd
Tampa, FL 33612
(813)972-2000

University Community Hospital
3100 E Fletcher Ave
Tampa, FL 33613
(813)971-6000

Blake Medical Center
2020 59th St W
Bradenton, FL 34209
(941)792-6611

Manatee Memorial Hospital
206 2nd St E
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941)746-5111

Brandon Regional Hospital
119 Oakfield Dr
Brandon, FL 33511
(813)681-5551

Manatee Palms Youth Services
4480 51st St W
Bradenton, FL 34210
(941)792-2222

Community Hospital of New Port Richey
5637 Marine Pkwy
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727)848-1733

Manatee Glens Hospital
2020 26th Ave E
Bradenton, FL 34208
(941)782-4600

Morton Plant North Bay Hospital
6600 Madison St
New Port Richey, FL 34652
(727)842-8468

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