Considering the fact that your teeth’s main purpose is to tear, shred, and grind your food to prepare it for digestion, you might not be surprised to learn that what you eat and drink can influence your oral health. After all, most of us have been told since an early age to refrain from cookies,… Read more »
Posts By: Dr. Thanasi Loukas, DMD
Park Ridge Dentists Answers FAQs About Tooth Loss & Dental Implants
If human teeth were meant to last a lifetime, then why do people lose them so often? Also, considering your teeth’s significance to the rest of your oral health, what should you do if you happen to lose one or more teeth? Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas, have extensive experience replacing teeth that have… Read more »
What is Facial Collapse? Your Park Ridge Implant Dentists Explain
You may not be surprised to hear that tooth loss can seriously diminish your smile’s aesthetic appeal, but what about the effects that missing teeth can have on the facial structures that frame your smile? Your teeth do more than just bite and chew; they also support strong and healthy oral/maxillofacial structures, like your cheeks… Read more »
Park Ridge Dentists Explain the Mechanics Behind Dental Implants
You’ve probably heard of dental implants before and they’re ability to do what no other dental restoration can do—replace a missing tooth’s roots. However, if you’ve lost one or more teeth and are contemplating your replacement options, you may wonder why dental implants are so popular, and how they live up to the claim of… Read more »
Traditional vs. Implant-Supported Dentures in Park Ridge
People have long depended on dentures to restore the full use of their smiles after losing most or all of their teeth. Consisting of a row of false teeth that sit upon a gum-colored base, the idea behind dentures has existed for hundreds of years (perhaps longer), though today’s materials allow for more precise and… Read more »
Park Ridge Dentists on Gum Disease—The Leading Cause of Tooth Loss
As implant dentists in Park Ridge, Dr. Maria and Dr. Thanasi Loukas have extensive experience restoring the smiles of patients who’ve lost one, several, or all of their teeth. Advanced dentistry allows them to replace even the roots of your lost teeth with dental implants to help preserve your oral health from the destruction that… Read more »
How Many Teeth Can Dental Implants Replace?
Losing a tooth can significantly influence the confidence in your smile. Losing several can be devastating. Like any dental disease, addressing tooth loss early is your best chance of preventing further damage. If you’re familiar with dental implants, then you probably realize the importance of replacing your tooth’s root as well as its crown. However,… Read more »
Park Ridge Dentist Introduces—Dental Implants
With today’s advanced dentistry, more people are able to enjoy their full, healthy, natural smiles for much longer than generations before us. Your teeth can now be saved and restored even when ravished by advanced decay, and gum disease (the leading cause of adult tooth loss) can be successfully managed and controlled without the need… Read more »
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