Brighton Dental Implants, - Dr. Walter Goodell, DDS

Dental Implants

Brighton Dental Implants, - Dr. Walter Goodell, DDS - Brighton Michigan

Zimmer Dental Implants

A dental implant is a small "anchor" made of titanium. It is inserted into the jawbone to take the place of your missing tooth root. After Osseointegration, or when the surrounding bone has attached to the implant, a replacement tooth is secured to the top of the implant. The new tooth looks, feels, and performs just like your natural teeth.

Dental implants can be used in a variety of situations, whether you need to replace a single missing tooth or many teeth. They can even be used to replace a full denture. As anchor points, implants can also securely attach a partial denture or bridge.

If something happens to your natural teeth, you can continue to live confidently with Zimmer Dental implants. Unlike dentures and bridgework, implants are a solution proven by experience to last for many years. They look and feel like your natural teeth, and eliminate the worry of slipping or coming loose.

For more than two decades, dental implants have been used successfully with people just like you — a safe, medically proven alternative that delivers confident living. By working with Zimmer Dental, your doctor can offer you the most advanced implants and prosthetics available today.

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What is involved with the Implant Procedure?

The dental implant process involves several steps that take place over a time period that averages from four to nine months. The typical process will include:

Initial implant placement: This procedure is typically performed in your dentist’s office under either a local or a general anesthesia. Your doctor places the implant into your jaw. Over the next several months, bone will attach to the surface of the implant anchoring it into position. Depending on your particular case, an additional minor procedure creates an opening through which your artificial tooth will emerge.

Implant prosthetic attachment: During this phase, your dentist painlessly attaches a prosthetic "post" from Zimmer Dental to the implant. A simple impression will be taken and over the next few days an artificial tooth will be created for a functional natural restoration.

Am I a candidate for Dental Implants?

If you're healthy enough to have a tooth extracted, you're probably healthy enough to have an implant - whether your missing teeth are the result of injury, disease, or decay. General good health and adequate bone in the jaw are the key requirements. Your doctor can tell you if implants are right for you.

Testimonials

"My headaches are gone! Approximately once a week, for years, I would wake up in the morning with a "nasty" headache - one that would last all day. No matter what pain relievers I used, the headache would persist and not leave me until the next morning. I never really thought it was abnormal. It was just the way I was made and I learned to accept them.
Then at a dentist appointment one day Dr. Goodell conveyed to me that it was obvious to him that I had been clenching and grinding my teeth during sleep. He asked if I had headaches. We talked for a bit and he suggested that I might benefit from an NTI dental appliance, which makes clenching virtually impossible. I was skeptical, but I agreed to let him 'create' a custom NTI for me. He did so that day and I went home with it.
I will be frank. This little device was not inexpensive. But it is worth its weight in gold to me. I started wearing my NTI in May of 2014 and cannot be without it. I wear it faithfully every night, even when I travel or go camping. It changed my life. How? My headaches are gone!
Thank you, Dr. Goodell

~ Julie C from Brighton September 6, 2016

I have been a patient of Dr. Goodell for several years. I was originally referred to Dr. Goodell by my oral surgeon. The surgeon had all but given up on saving my dental implants, He stated that there was only one dentist the he knew of that might be able to save them and I was lucky to have him in the Brighton area. I made that first appointment and it has been one of the best decisions I've ever made.

I was amazed with Dr. Goodell's knowledge and use of his state of the art laser treatments. He has indeed saved my dental implants and slowed the progression of my periodontitis.
Throughout the years, I've found Dr. Goodell to be gentle, meticulous, and patient. He will take the extra time to answer all of my questions.

Since my first visit, he has created beautiful new dentures for me. Wow! What a difference. I'm all smiles!

I am very impressed with his team. Besides their professionalism, they are so warm and friendly. They make you feel like family. I always leave the office with a positive experience.

~Gail from Brighton March 28th, 2016