If you smile through your fear and sorrow, smile, and maybe tomorrow you’ll see the sun come shining through. These are the words to Nat King Cole’s song “Smile,” in which he reminds us to face hard situations by showing happiness before we have a reason to. This idea isn’t just an inspiring lyric. It actually has scientific merit: smiling makes it easier to get through difficulty. When a person smiles while completing difficult tasks, they feel less stressed and more satisfied with their work. So if you’re not beaming because you’re insecure about your missing teeth, we can help bring a cheerful look back to your face with cosmetic dental implants.
What’s Holding Your Smile Back?
Time and time again, studies on smiling show us that the mere act of putting on a happy face is more important to our overall well-being than we may realize. For instance, smiling boosts your mood by releasing serotonin in your brain. It also helps to convey emotions in social situations and makes us seem more likable. And when we grin at ourselves in the mirror, we can even boost our self-perception.
If gaps in your smile cause you to refrain from smiling, you’re missing out on all these benefits. Maybe you’ve lost a single tooth or multiple teeth. If that’s the case, you might feel like everyone is staring at the gap in your smile every time you grin.
Or perhaps you’ve lost all your teeth, and you’re struggling to feel confident with your dentures. While securing dentures with adhesives offers some grip, they may still slip and slide when you talk and eat. Or they can even fall out, turning a moment you should be enjoying into one of embarrassment. Instead of smiling confidently, you’re wondering whether your dentures will stay put.
Missing teeth also affects the structure of your face in various ways. Without teeth in your mouth, your cheeks might start to sag inward, forming jowls. And once you lose teeth, your jawbone misses out on healthy stress from chewing, which causes bone loss that ages your appearance. Jawbone loss also worsens your denture’s fit, contributing to even more insecurity about your teeth.
If you’re feeling down about your smile, cosmetic dental implants can restore youth to your overall appearance. But make no mistake, cosmetic implants are about more than just looks! By restoring bite force, dental implants help you enjoy your favorite foods again and slow bone loss associated with missing teeth. For many patients, mini dental implants are the foundation of a complete smile makeover.
Transform Your Smile With Cosmetic Dental Implants
Whether you’re missing one, multiple, or all of your teeth, cosmetic dental implants make a radiant, complete smile possible.
We use implants to restore a single tooth with a crown, multiple teeth with a bridge, or a full set of teeth with cosmetic implant dentures. Our dentists may even be able to convert your existing dentures to removable implant dentures that snap in and out of your mouth. So no matter how many teeth you’re missing, dental implants can create a smile that looks and feels real.
At the Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, we offer a special denture called the Denture Fountain of Youth. It’s a modern solution that addresses the challenges of traditional dentures, such as fit issues and bone loss. This unique kind of denture uses neuromuscular dentistry to consider your entire facial structure and capture the natural movement of your facial muscles. The result is a denture that accounts for your face’s unique functionality, taking years off your appearance.
Understanding Mini Dental Implants
Mini dental implants are a minimally invasive way to upgrade your smile for the long haul. While they are designed to last for years and years, we can place them without much fuss! In just one visit, you’ll leave the office with your implants and a complete smile.
The mini dental implant procedure is simple and minimally invasive. Here’s how it works: First, we make a small hole in the gums. Then we gently place a small implant into the jaw. We can immediately place a temporary crown, bridge, or denture after placing the implant(s), and you’ll be able to eat and smile with a full set of teeth on the same day. In the next few weeks, you’ll return for a follow-up appointment and receive your permanent replacement teeth.
With cosmetic dental implants, we can bring more than just a smile to your face. We can restore the oral function that you deserve.
Book a Free Smile Makeover Consultation
Smiling more often can have a powerful impact on your well-being. If your smile is holding you back, a smile makeover with mini dental implants can help restore your confidence. Mini implants do more than enhance your appearance: they improve bite strength and support jawbone health, helping you feel and function your best.
At the Center for Cosmetic Dentistry, our goal is to restore your confidence with a beautiful, fully functional smile. We offer mini dental implants to anchor crowns, bridges, and implant dentures, transforming your smile without the long wait of traditional dental implants. Schedule a free consultation today to explore what’s possible!
