Rediscover your smile with dental implants
With dental implants, people can smile with confidence.
Dental implants are designed to provide a foundation for replacement teeth that look, feel and function like natural teeth. The person who has lost teeth regains the ability to eat virtually anything and can smile with confidence, knowing that their teeth appear natural and that facial contours will be preserved.
Dr. Hank Ford, owner of Northern Maine Oral & Facial Surgery, says the implants are tiny titanium posts, which are inserted into the jawbone where teeth are missing and act as tooth root substitutes.
“They are surgically placed into the jawbone where the bone bonds with the titanium and creates a strong foundation for artificial teeth,” he said. “Then, small posts, called abutments, are attached to the implant, and they protrude through the gums. The abutments provide stable anchors for the attachment of new artificial replacement teeth.”
Dr. Ford, a New York native, performs dental implant surgery in his Ambulatory Surgical Center.
“Once you learn about dental implants, you finally realize there is a way to improve your life,” said Ford, who graduated from Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston in 1988 and completed his residency in Oral and Maxillofacial surgery in 1993. “When you lose one or more teeth, whether it’s a new situation or something you have lived with for years, chances are you have never become fully accustomed to losing such a vital part of yourself.
“Dental implants can be your doorway to renewed self-confidence and peace of mind,” he said. “With them, people are rediscovering the comfort and confidence to eat, speak, laugh and enjoy life.”
Located at 181 Academy St., Suite 1, in Presque Isle, Northern Maine Oral & Facial Surgery PA is open from 7:30 a.m.-4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday.
For information about dental implants or to schedule a consultation appointment, call 764-6337 or log onto www.nmofs.com.
