Dental Implants Look and
Feel Like Natural Teeth!

What is a Dental Implant    One-Visit Dental Implants
Implants Over Dentures or a Bridge    Are you a Candidate for Implants?

Dr. Davidson is very experienced in dental implants. He conducts the whole procedure in the practice and can even place the implant in only one visit, eliminating the need for temporaries, and reducing the amount of time spent in the chair.

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No-Charge Dental Implant Evaluation

Get a personal evaluation with Dr. Davidson to determine if dental implants are an option for you. He will examine you and answer all your questions.

Call 330-467-6066 or click here to schedule online.

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What is a Dental Implant?

A dental implant is a tooth that feels and functions like a natural tooth. It is used where there are missing teeth. It is commonly composed of a titanium metal screw and a ceramic crown. Not only does a dental implant fill unsightly gaps in a smile, they are also important to deter bone loss.

Using the Latest Dental Implant Technology

Dr. Davidson uses the Galileos 3-D x-ray system. He was the first dentist in Ohio to do so. Galileos enables Dr. Davidson to place dental implants with great accuracy. Before physically placing the implant, the implant is placed virtually ensuring an accurate fit and reducing the amount of bone grafting potentially needed.

The Galileos 3-D x-ray system allows Dr. Davidson unprecedented precision and ease of implant placement.

The tooth restoration part of the dental implant is made in Dr. Davidson's lab using breakthrough CEREC 3D technology (high-quality ceramic restorations) to create a tooth that matches your other teeth in shape and color.

CEREC restorations are milled from a single block of high-quality ceramic, a substance which is particularly compatible with the body and has the same characteristics as normal, healthy dental enamel.

Dr. Davidson is an expert in CEREC technology and trains other dentists in the use of ceramic for restorations. Additionally, he has a strong art background and an eye for proportion and color, which is vital when crafting crowns.

One-Visit Dental Implants

If your bone structure is adequate, and bone-grafting is not required, Dr. Davidson can place the permanent dental implant, post and tooth restoration, in one visit. This is significantly less than most implant procedures which require substantial waiting time and a temporary crown while the permanent crown is being manufactured.

Advantages of Dental Implants over Dentures or a Bridge

• Your mouth will be restored as closely as possible to its natural state
• Permanently fixed & won't loosen
• Long-lasting
• Keeps you looking younger by preventing shrinkage of jaw bone
• Deter further tooth loss
• No nightly care & adhesives
• Allow you to eat all foods
• Don't need to cut down adjacent teeth as in bridges

Fixed bridges and removable dentures are not the perfect solution to missing teeth and often bring with them a number of other problems. Removable dentures may slip or cause embarrassing clicking sounds while eating or speaking. Of even greater concern, fixed bridges often require the cutting down of adjacent healthy teeth, and removable dentures may lead to bone loss in the area where the tooth or teeth are missing. Recurrent decay, periodontal (gum) disease and other factors often doom fixed bridgework to early failure. For these reasons, fixed bridges and removable dentures usually need to be replaced every seven to 15 years, compared to an up to 25-year life span for dental implants.

Are you a candidate for dental implants?

The ideal candidate for a dental implant is in good general and oral health. Adequate bone in your jaw is needed to support the implant. Some people who have lost bone in their jaw still can get implants, but first the bone must be rebuilt using special bone-grafting procedures.

People how are currently wearing partial or full dentures can replace these with dental implants, or use implants to stabilize and secure the denture, making it much more comfortable.

People who are not good candidates for dental implants include:

• Young patient whose jawbones have not fully developed.
• Pregnant women
• People with existing medical conditions. If you can have routine dental treatment, you can generally have an implant placed. While precautions are advisable for certain conditions, patients with such chronic diseases as high blood pressure and diabetes are usually successful candidates for dental implant treatment.
• Patients who take certain medications such as steroids or drugs that suppress the immune system.

Dr. Davidson can evaluate you to see if you would be a good candidate to receive implants. Call 330-467-6066 to schedule your free dental implant evaluation or click here to schedule online.