Patient Reviews

5/5

Friendly, knowledgeable, and caring staff. They made me feel at ease as a new patient. I'm glad I found a very good dentist office.

M. Chateain, Bayview Patient

5/5

Great dental services! Everyone in the practice is friendly and professional and attentive to the patients needs and concerns.

Larry Sekei, Bayview Patient

5/5

Cares about patients. The staff is very helpful and accommodating. Scheduling was easy. The practice is outstanding and deserves 10 stars!

Nadine Audi, Bayview Patient

5/5

Made me comfortable knowing I had a lot of anxiety Everything was explained really thoroughly which made me feel even more at ease

P. Dunigan, Bayview Patient

5/5

Dentist and dental tech are very kind and professional. Work is done gently . Great experience.

J. Harrington, Bayview Patient

5/5

Staff is wonderful, Alex does a great job cleaning my teeth 😁 I'm not one that enjoys the dentist but Bayview makes me feel at ease. Thank you!!

S. Frederick, Bayview Patient

5/5

First visit. Everyone was so nice and made me comfortable knowing I had a lot of anxiety Everything was explained really thoroughly which made me feel even more at ease.

K. Palacios, Bayview Patient

5/5

Excellent customer service. Extremely kind, courteous and caring about their patients. They do an awesome job communicating the treatment and patient out of pocket cost for a procedure.

R. Greene, Bayview Patient

5/5

Great dentist. Thorough, explained everything, reasonable pricing, warm and friendly staff. So happy I found you.

R. Kupferberg, Bayview Patient

Missing or Failing Teeth

Get It Back, and Much More

If you’ve lost teeth, or are about to have some extracted, you’re facing many new limitations. You might only be able to eat soft foods because eating anything else causes you discomfort. You might not be able to speak clearly and naturally. You can smile but the idea embarrasses you—especially if the missing teeth are in your smile zone. Your face may even take on a sunken, aged appearance if your tooth loss leads to bone recession.

There are many solutions to recover your smile, including dental bridges and dental implants, which offer the function and aesthetics of real teeth, jaw protection, and unequaled longevity. You may be surprised at how quickly you’re able to eat, speak, laugh, and smile again once your teeth are replaced by our team at BayView Dental Associates. If you have failing or missing teeth in, reach out, we’ll help you find the tooth replacement solution you need for a complete, confident, and healthy smile.

Life with Missing Teeth

Why Replace Damaged or Missing Teeth?

If treatment like root canals, gum disease treatment, and restorative dentistry are ineffective, damaged, infected, and failing teeth, should be removed to protect your dental health and even systemic health. Unless they’re wisdom teeth or extra teeth that are causing overcrowding in your mouth, most teeth should be replaced after removal. Apart from the ways tooth loss can decrease your quality of life, it can also trigger a sort of “domino effect” in your health.

Without natural tooth roots stimulating healthy bone growth, your bone will begin to deteriorate beneath the empty tooth socket. This will spread and can even lead to additional tooth loss in adjacent teeth. Replacing your tooth before extensive bone loss can occur will help prevent unnecessary additional harm as well as the need for bone grafting procedures. If your bone is stable enough or has received bone reconstructive treatment, you’ll have the option between dental bridges, dentures, and dental implants for your new, complete smile.

Remedies for Missing Teeth

Dental Bridges

For one missing tooth or a series of missing teeth, dental bridges are frequently the first solution many patients think of. Dental bridges are made of a series of crowns that span the gap left behind by tooth loss. Requiring one or more adjacent teeth as the foundation of the bridge, called the abutment teeth, this solution requires that we remove some of the enamel of this tooth, or teeth, when placing your dental bridge. Once placed, this solution is aesthetic and prevents adjacent teeth from shifting.

Dentures and Partials

Dentures are a time-tested, economical solution to tooth loss. They fit over your gums and stay in place either through suction or adhesive creams but can also be removed. You can have full or partial dentures; full dentures cover entire arches of teeth, essentially replacing all your teeth while partial dentures take the place of a few missing teeth in a row or throughout an arch.

Implant Supported Dentures

For additional stability, dentures can be anchored in your jawbone by dental implants. Implant supported dentures won’t slip out of place or irritate your gums and offer healthy bone stimulation. They also enable you to eat a greater variety of foods than standard dentures do.

Dental Implants

The best overall tooth replacement option available today is dental implants. They are the most natural-looking solution that can also last decades with proper care. Dental implants can replace one tooth, multiple teeth, or a full arch of teeth. Comprised partly of artificial tooth roots, they protect your jawbone from deterioration and thus your facial shape from changing. What’s more, they allow you to eat anything you want—hard foods, sticky foods, chewy foods, and whatever your favorites might be.