Single Tooth Implants

Losing even one tooth can throw your entire mouth out of balance. Over time, your remaining teeth will shift out of place, and you may experience jaw bone resorption in the area where you have lost a tooth. There are two ways to replace the missing tooth, and those are a crown attached to a bridge or a single tooth implant. As a periodontist, Dr. Grossman has the experience, skill, and training to provide dental implants for those patients missing one tooth.

With a bridge, the surrounding teeth anchor the restoration, and so must be prepared to hold the crown in place. This means some amount of tooth reduction and then the stress and pressure of holding the replacement tooth after the bridge is cemented to the adjacent teeth. Dental implants, however, function as their own anchors, so no surrounding teeth must be sacrificed. A single tooth dental implant replaces your tooth with the most esthetic, hygienic, and natural alternative.

If you have more than one tooth that requires replacement, see what we can do for multiple teeth.

Call our Acton and Newton Centre, MA offices today to reserve your personal periodontal evaluation. As a periodontist, Dr. Stephen Grossman serves patients with specialized treatments, including periodontal therapy, implant dentistry, gum grafting, soft tissue management and bone regeneration procedures that are backed by extensive education and experience. Dr. Grossman and our team serve patients from Waltham, Lexington, Brookline, Chestnut Hill, Wellesley, Sudbury, Concord, Westford, and beyond from our Acton and Newton Centre practice locations. We look forward to meeting you and providing the same standard of care to address your periodontal needs.