{"id":2779,"date":"2020-03-08T18:20:08","date_gmt":"2020-03-08T23:20:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/?p=2779"},"modified":"2026-10-27T14:54:12","modified_gmt":"2026-10-27T19:54:12","slug":"dental-implant-case-of-the-day-12","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/dental-implant-case-of-the-day-12\/","title":{"rendered":"Dental implants to replace missing lower teeth"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This patient had spaces between her lower teeth that could not be corrected with orthodontics. So I fixed her spaces with dental implants.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2780\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2780\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_smile.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2780 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_smile-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dental implants before after arlington va\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_smile-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_smile-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_smile.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2780\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">before\/after dental implants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2781\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2781\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_lower.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2781 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_lower-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dental implants to replace missing teeth\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_lower-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_lower-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_lower.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2781\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">dental implants occlusal view<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2782\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2782\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_impression.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2782 size-medium\" src=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_impression-300x249.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"249\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_impression-300x249.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_impression-768x636.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_impression.jpg 946w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2782\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">implant impression copings<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2783\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2783\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_x-ray.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2783 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_x-ray-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dental implants x-ray\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_x-ray-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_x-ray-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_x-ray.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2783\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">x-ray of implants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"attachment_2784\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2784\" style=\"width: 300px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"http:\/\/caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_design.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2784 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_design-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"dental implants computer design\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_design-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_design-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.caringdentists.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/implants_design.jpg 640w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-2784\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">computer design images dental implants<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"Virtual articulator\" width=\"604\" height=\"340\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/sbrqNtuyyAM?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This patient had spaces between her lower teeth that could not be corrected with orthodontics. 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