FAQs

Missing teeth can lead to health problems as well as personal appearance concerns. A lost tooth creates a space that affects the area around it. Pressure from normal activities, like eating, can cause the remaining teeth to shift and tilt. Tilted teeth can become unstable which makes them more likely to deteriorate. Teeth support facial tissue, such as your lips and cheeks. When gaps created by missing teeth are left open, tissue can “cave in” significantly changing a person’s appearance.

We use advanced materials such as Emax (Lithium Disilicate) for replacement teeth and non-allergic dental alloys such as titanium to fabricate implant abutments and frameworks. We use the highest quality denture teeth to create optimally functional and natural-looking dentures.

For anyone with a healthy mouth and jaw dental implants are the ideal way to replace missing or weakened teeth because they help prevent the remaining teeth from moving or loosening.

Puget Sound Advanced Prosthodontics works with surgical specialists at our treatment center and at their clinics to serve people efficiently and where they’re comfortable. It is possible for your team to install implants and your replacement teeth in one procedure. Dr. Schmidt is proficient in the All-On-4® dental implant technique.

Discuss all preferences with your primary dental provider. Decisions about the approach which delivers the best solution and best outcomes are made as a treatment team with you.