Advancements in dental technology make it possible to replace missing teeth using a variety of minimally invasive procedures. Each option provides attractive and stable new teeth, often in a single day.
Drs. Parker and Pennington will collaborate with you to help you choose the option for replacing missing teeth (or teeth that need to be extracted) that best suits your needs and budget.
Advancements in dental technology make it possible to replace missing teeth using a variety of minimally invasive procedures. Each option provides attractive and stable new teeth, often in a single day.
Drs. Parker and Pennington will collaborate with you to help you choose the option for replacing missing teeth (or teeth that need to be extracted) that best suits your needs and budget.
A dental implant is a titanium post inserted into the jawbone to replace the root of a missing tooth. A porcelain restoration, such as a crown, bridge, or denture, is attached to the post with a connector called an abutment.
One of the most damaging side effects of missing teeth is bone loss. Although bone is often perceived as being a hard, static material, it is actually continually changing and growing, and it requires the stimulus of teeth to continue to do so. Implant-supported restorations provide this stimulus.
The best option for replacing one missing tooth is a dental implant. Dental implants offer a permanent solution to tooth loss. They are stable and long lasting and they look, feel, and function like natural teeth. A dental implant doesn’t require the cutting down of healthy teeth as with a bridge.
We do recognize that not all patients are ready to go forward with a dental implant and do offer other solutions such as high-quality bridges and partial dentures.
When multiple teeth are missing, each missing tooth can be replaced with a dental implant. However, depending on how many teeth are missing, this can quickly add up in cost. An alternative is to use a dental bridge that uses implants to support one or more porcelain “teeth.” A dental bridge supported by implants is a fixed (non-removable) restoration and acts and feels very much like natural teeth.
Our doctors provide experienced, comprehensive care with kindness and compassion.
Dr. Parker gets rave reviews from his patients and his peers. He is known for his kind and gentle touch, friendly, easy-going manner, and his genuine concern for his patients’ well-being. Many patients warmly address him as “Dr. Sid”, and others have called him their hero. He is often referred to as a “perfectionist” by patients and peers alike.
While attending high school, Dr. Pennington worked at Radenco Dental Lab in Millen, Georgia. He continued to work at dental labs while pursuing his Bachelor of Science at Georgia Southern University, which reinforced his appreciation of the skilled craftsmanship that is required to create lifelike dental restorations.
One of our doctors will evaluate your individual case and collaborate with you to choose the best option for replacing your teeth while keeping your budget in mind. In some cases, temporary restorations can be worn for a few years to spread out costs, help you become accustomed to implant-supported restorations, or to allow for fine-tuning that perfects your restoration.
Options for replacing all your teeth are as follows:
Dr. Parker is known for creating beautiful, natural looking dentures that fit snugly and comfortably. He uses state-of-the-art techniques and materials to provide you with premium-quality dentures that usually don’t require the use of dental adhesives.
Your dentures will look quite natural and, when necessary, can be designed with a corrected bite and tooth length to help fill out the lower portion of your face.
Traditional dentures are a good option when a patient is not comfortable with oral surgery and dental implants.
With implant-supported dentures, your custom dentures are attached to a series of dental implants that are placed strategically within your jawbone. This provides more stability, increases your ability to chew, eliminates any potential slippage, and provides stimulus for bone regeneration.
Denture stabilization requires a minimum of two dental implants per arch, although more implants equals increased stability and more lifelike function. We can also retrofit your existing dentures to snap onto the implants.
New Teeth in One Day is a technique using four implant posts to support a single arch. Long, tapered posts are placed in locations and at angles that provide the greatest support and distribution of load, while maximizing the use of existing jawbone.
With this procedure, bone grafting isn’t always necessary, which means less expensive and faster results. As with any implant-supported restoration, bone loss is minimized and chewing ability is greatly increased.
Implant-supported bridges are flexible, stable, and mimic natural teeth as closely as possible. A series of implant-supported bridges can be used to replace all teeth, with six to eight implants on the top arch and five on the bottom arch.
They are the best option for replacing multiple missing teeth. However, implant-supported full or partial dentures are functional, stable, and help deter bone loss as well.
SDIs (small diameter implants) can be used when space for an implant is limited or when bone grafting isn’t an option due to medical considerations. They are used to stabilize dentures or support a single tooth restoration.
SDIs are more affordable than their larger counterparts. However, the general rule of thumb with dental implants is that longer and wider posts provide the best support.
“After 38 months without teeth, it was a great thing to be able to eat again. Thank all of you for the wonderful service you gave Phyllis and me. We enjoy coming here at any time.”
“Well, I just love Dr. Pennington and Dr. Parker. They have been super, helping me with all my dental problems, and they do such a beautiful job. They are so gentle.
They did implants and added a partial denture, and changed my front crowns. Beautiful. Now I can eat and smile. Love it!”
“After receiving implant-supported dentures, I am no longer in pain and I can eat anything. These teeth are actually better than my original teeth. I can chew gum and I can whistle.
The staff has all become part of my life, just like family. If I see any of them in the store, they always give me a hug and say hello. I could have searched the world over and not found anyone better! They are heaven sent.
I smile more now and am more outgoing. I am a nicer person to be around, and I’m no longer afraid to eat in public.”
