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Procedures

Dental implants

Treatment options

In most dental situations, you have the time to evaluate your treatment choices. No treatment is always an option, but may not be in your best interest. If you elect to be treated, there is often more than one way to proceed. Common treatment options for this procedure are listed on this page.

Edentulism (missing teeth) is treatable other ways.

More information on dental procedures

Fixed partial dentures
Dental procedure image: Bridges (fixed partial dentures)
A fixed partial denture ("bridge") is a type of dental restoration that is permanently placed in the mouth to replace one or more missing teeth...
Removable dentures
Dental procedure image: Removable dentures
Removable dentures (sometimes referred to as "false teeth" or "plates") are versatile in their ability to replace any number of missing teeth and to fill out the contours of the face and lips...