At DeForest Dental Services, we often receive the same questions from our patients about the dental services we provide. Afterall, choosing a procedure that will provide you with a beautiful new smile can require some serious decision making!
To answer some of those questions and help our patients make educated decisions about their
particular circumstance, we have created the following FAQ page (Frequently Asked Questions).
If you don’t see the answer to your question please call us at (608) 846-3948, or contact us here. We will be happy to have one of our professionals answer any question you may have!
We're a full-service dental office located in DeForest Wisconsin, just a short drive from Madison, the capital city, and Sun Prairie, Wisconsin. We provide comprehensive general and cosmetic dentistry procedures to our patients.
If you are coming from out of town, click on the "Directions" link at the bottom of the page to get a map to guide you to our office. Be sure to check back often, since we will be updating this page on a "frequent" basis!
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Dental Implants
Q. How do dental implants prevent bone loss?
A. Bone needs stimulation to maintain its form and density. That is why the astronauts lose bone mass while they are in space ... their bones lack the stimulation that results from our everyday resistance to gravity. The bone in your jaw is constantly reinforced by the force applied by your teeth.
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The teeth transmit force to surrounding bone, so when you lose a tooth, the lack of stimulation results in bone loss or "resorption".
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Dental implants are inserted into the jawbone in place of missing teeth. Then prosthetic restorations, like porcelains, bridge-work, or dentures are attached to a post or abutment placed inside the implant. So when you chew, the implant acts like the root of a tooth - it transmits force to the jaw and stimulates the bone.
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