Why would you select dental implants over more traditional types of restorations?

With dental implants you don’t sacrifice the integrity of adjacent healthy teeth to bridge the space of a missing tooth.

• A tooth-supported fixed bridge requires shaving down the adjacent healthy teeth and cementing the bridge. This results in weaker tooth structure and susceptibility to tooth decay. 
• Dental plaque may build up beneath the crowns resulting in gum disease and bone loss. Tooth decay leads to root canals and tooth loss.
• A tooth-supported fixed bridge only lasts five to ten years and eventually it will need to be replaced.
• With a bridge there is no replacement for the missing tooth roots, the bone beneath the bridge will continue to shrink.

Dental implants may need periodic adjustments. However, they can last a ‘lifetime’ with good oral hygiene and regular visits to the dentist for x-rays and clinical exams. Dr. Doug Sinn has extensive experience in oral and maxillofacial surgery and specializes in dental implants.

Welcome to Dr. Doug Sinn's blog about advanced facial cosmetic surgery, oral and maxillofacial surgery. Dr. Sinn discusses solutions to correct physical malformations resulting from aging, disease, injury and birth defects that have often led to psychological burdens. 

Men and women of all ages are choosing facial cosmetic surgery to improve their appearance. Dr. Sinn performs minimally invasive facial cosmetic procedures in an office setting using local and/or intravenous anesthesia. Some procedures may require use of an outpatient or same day surgery center, or hospital.

Harmony between facial appearance and function

What is unique about Dr. Sinn is that he has many years of experience and training in surgery of the functional and aesthetic aspects of the face, mouth, teeth and jaw. What this means is that he has surgical and dental background that uniquely qualifies him to perform oral, maxillofacial and cosmetic procedures involving soft tissue (skin and muscle) and hard tissue (bone and cartilage).