Injury to the mouth, dental decay, gum disease, and even simply biting into something too hard can all lead to a broken or missing tooth. Your teeth are an integral part of your appearance, speech, and eating habits, so it can be stressful when this happens. At Virginia Biological Dentistry in Glen Allen, VA, Dr. Olivia Hart understands the urgency and care needed to help restore your smile and teeth to their natural beauty and function. Dr. Hart follows biological protocols to repair or replace teeth with biocompatible materials and performs ceramic implant placement when necessary.
Welcome to the ceramic implant page. My name is Dr. Olivia Hart and I’m the owner of Virginia Biological Dentistry. Implants are the big part of our practice. I have trained with the world leading specialist in the industry, and I’ve been placing ceramic implant for years. We use special biological protocol to make sure that our patients can receive the implant the same day of the extraction surgery. Please check our testimonials, check our cases, and please give us a call.
Dr. Olivia Hart is one of the few dentists in Glen Allen, Virginia that offers her patients FDA-approved, biocompatible, biomimetic, durable metal-free zirconia implants, also known as ceramic implants.
A broken tooth can affect your smile and negatively affect your oral health. When a tooth is chipped or broken, it can:
Fortunately, several effective methods exist to repair or replace a broken tooth. Traditionally, dentists used amalgam fillings that contain mercury to repair a tooth with a filling, but Dr. Hart takes a cautious approach regarding metals due to their known toxic effects on the body. Instead, she uses a BPA-free, metal-free, and natural-looking composite material when performing dental filling or bonding. Other natural, non-toxic options are available, such as conservative ceramic inlays, onlays and overlays, porcelain and zirconia crowns, and porcelain veneers.
Finally, if a broken tooth cannot be salvaged, our biological dentist will evaluate whether you are a good candidate for biological extraction with immediate placement of a biocompatible ceramic implant. This metal-free implant closely mimics the look and function of your natural tooth.
While Dr. Hart tries to save your natural tooth whenever possible, sometimes a broken tooth extraction needs to occur. When this happens, it may be tempting to leave the gap left by the missing tooth due to the time and money it takes to restore the tooth, but that can hurt many aspects of your life—your smile, how well you can eat, and speak, and your long-term oral health. It can even make your face look sunken over time, leading to the deterioration of your jaw bone.
Dr. Hart offers several biocompatible options for replacing missing teeth. Rather than using titanium in dental implants, which can cause graying of the gums and the circulation of toxic metal materials in your body, Dr. Hart utilizes ceramic or zirconia implants to give patients unparalleled functionality, feel, and fit for their replacement tooth. Partial or full dentures, porcelain dental crowns, and natural-looking bridges are also great options for many of our patients.
Whether you have been living with a broken or missing tooth for a while or are dealing with recent issues with your teeth, it is never too late to restore your smile back to health. We are happy to discuss all of your treatment options and will be upfront with you about the cost of replacing missing teeth or fixing broken teeth. Call Virginia Biological Dentistry today at (804) 381-6238 or email us at [email protected] to schedule your personalized consultation!
