Restoring Smiles With Implants

At Fresh Meadows Dental Care, Dr. Farid Hakimzadeh replaces teeth and restores patient smiles with dental implants. Implants are a permanent restorative option for teeth that are missing or have been extracted.  They look and feel just like natural teeth, and are the most permanent and efficient means of replacing lost teeth.

An implant is placed over a series of appointments because of the healing time required.  Implants are titanium screws inserted through an incision in the gum. Over a period of 3-6 months, the jaw bone heals around the implant to become a solid, stable base for the new tooth. During this time a patient is fitted with a temporary crown, and a custom crown is created to match their smile perfectly.  After the jaw bone and gums have healed appropriately, the custom crown is placed in a second minor procedure.  The doctor may need to expose the head of the implant by removing some gum tissue, and the crown will be screwed to the top of the implant.  When this is complete the tooth looks like part of the natural smile, and with proper care will last for decades!

To learn more about dental implants and all the services provided at the practice, visit www.freshmeadowsdental.com for more information. To schedule an appointment with Dr. Farid Hakimzadeh of Fresh Meadows Dental Care in Oakland Gardens, NY, call 718-224-7272. 

Designs of Dental Bridges

Bridges are among the many options we offer patients with broken or missing teeth at Fresh Meadows Dental Care in Flushing. These prosthetics replace the crowns of multiple teeth and can be customized to fit a variety of situations.

A traditional pontic bridge rested on two reshaped natural teeth as its bases and contained a third crown suspended between them. This shape helps to guard against the teeth shifting position and allows the patient to retain the natural roots of two of their teeth, which maintains the density of the jaw bone. Dentists usually prefer to use this type of prosthetic when the supporting teeth need to be reshaped and given new crowns, anyway. The patient will wear a temporary bridge over their reshaped teeth while the permanent bridge is made in a laboratory.

In modern times, it is possible to make bridges that skirt healthy teeth. These can be removable dentures or permanent structures supported by implants. Dentists shape the base of bridges to allow easy oral hygiene, which our hygienists will demonstrate.

Farid Hakimzadeh, DDS, operates Fresh Meadows Dental Care at 58-47 Francis Lewis Blvd., Suite 100, Flushing, New York, 11364. To schedule an appointment, call 718-224-7272 or visit Fresh Meadows Dental and fill out a contact form.