Koch Aesthetic Dentistry Birmingham Alabama – Blog

The best permanent tooth replacement treatment available to Birmingham people who are missing teeth are dental implants.

A dental implant is a metal (ideally titanium) rod implanted into the bone to replace the missing root. The crown and supporting structure are securely and permanently attached to the rod. Titanium is amazingly strong and extremely well tolerated by the human body. There are very few instances of rejection. In fact, most Birmingham implant dentists are not familiar with any such cases.

Tooth implants offer a long-term solution to tooth loss. Are you a good Vestavia Hills or Crestline candidate for tooth implant surgery?

Because the metal rod is anchored into the jaw bone, it is essential that you have enough healthy bone at the implant site.  Dr. J. Paul Koch can determine if you do.

Age is rarely a factor. Dental implants have proved to be successful for Birmingham people of all ages. Dr. J. Paul Koch provides comprehensive cosmetic dental care for every member of the family.

There are a few medical issues that may affect your eligibility for implants. These include diabetes, osteoporosis, radiation therapy for cancer, parathyroid disorders, bone disorders and leukemia. The presence of one or more of these conditions does not necessarily mean an implant cannot work for you; discuss any health issues with Dr. J. Paul Koch during your implant dentistry consultation.

Koch Aesthetic Dentistry is located at 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 323 in Birmingham. Call 205-202-8618 to schedule an implant consultation.

Koch Aesthetic Dentistry, is a cosmetic dentistry practice in Birmingham, Alabama.

You find your family dentist at 2311 Highland Avenue South, Suite 323, in Birmingham Alabama. We serve the 35205 zip code with family dentistry.

Our specialties include implant dentistry and dental veneers. We also provide other cosmetic services such as teeth whitening and Invisalign.

Our commitment is to provide the most comfortable care for your and your family. Our staff is passionate about your smile, your comfort and your professional care, and ready to greet your family with a friendly smile and home town care.

We look forward to meeting you and your family and showing you the many wonderful cosmetic dentistry services available for you.

If you are like most Birmingham web users, you have probably seen the multitude of ads for ‘free teeth whitening kits’.

Some show a ‘real Vestavia Hills, Crestline mom’ who discovered a ‘tooth whitening secret’. Others assure you that their system is the one that ‘Homewood dentists don’t want you to know about’. Many contain a link to a page that contains a convincing Hoover tooth whitening testimonial. They bolster their legitimacy by aligning themselves with respected companies such as CNN, USA Today and Forbes.

Unfortunately, most of these are rip-offs. In a recent article, the Better Business Bureau explains the scam:

The countless Web sites for various teeth whitening products claim to offer a no-risk, money back guarantee, free trial of the product. To sign up, customers must provide a credit or debit card number to cover shipping. Complainants to BBB state that they are billed before their trial ends and continue to be billed after they have told the company they want to cancel.

Complainants also may find mystery charges for other companies and services that they didn’t realize they were signing up for with their ‘free’ trial.

The BBB has received complaints about the following company/product names:

• Dazzle White
• White Smile
• Teeth Smile
• Dazzle Smile
• Ivory White
• Max White
• My Whitening
• Gleaming White Smile
• Advanced Wellness Research

Don’t trust your smile to an internet scammer. Your Birmingham tooth whitening dental office is the only place for safe teeth whitening. You don’t want to take a chance with your credit card number or your tooth enamel! Call us at Koch Aesthetic Dentistry for advanced cosmetic dentistry and worry-free tooth whitening. We offer in-office professional Zoom whitening.  You can reach us at 205-202-8618.

Birmingham dental techniques and materials have advanced to a point where total and near-total mouth reconstruction is possible right here in the Birmingham area.

Unlike conventional removable dentures, extensive mouth reconstruction involves strong, functional and aesthetically pleasing teeth with roots permanently anchored into the jaw bone.

You have probably heard around Birmingham about dental implants; the tooth replacement option that is, in most cases, the best possible replacement for a missing tooth. Dental implants have been used in Vestavia Hills, Crestline and Homewood for many years to replace one or two missing teeth. However, they can also provide a structure for dental crowns, bridges, and anchored dentures that replace nearly every tooth in the mouth!

Every Birmingham  smile makeover patient requires a somewhat unique combination of cosmetic dental procedures, but let’s talk about a hypothetical case involving several restorations:

‘Linda’ was a 52 year-old Birmingham patient with a mouthful of problems. She was missing most of her back teeth on both her upper and lower arch. Four of her front teeth were chipped and her gums had eroded revealing the metal bases of two old crowns.

To restore a beautiful, strong and youthful-looking smile, she would receive dental implants to anchor partial dentures for her upper and lower back teeth. After soft tissue grafts, her front teeth would receive a combination of porcelain crowns and dental veneers.

The result? A stunning smile, renewed confidence and no more slipping dentures!

• Koch Aesthetic Dentistry
• http://www.KochAesthetics.com
• 205-202-8618
• Ask us about dental implants