At Perledent Dental Care we are pleased to offer a full range of dental care services and dental treatments to our patients from Beaverton OR and the surrounding communities. Our dentistry services include: children's, cosmetic, family, general, implant, preventive, restorative and sedation dentistry.
Is it a big problem to lose a tooth? Believe it or not, yes! Losing even a single tooth can cause your other teeth to shift and move around, which is not good. Missing teeth affect your ability to chew and to absorb nutrients from your food. Because it’s difficult to chew with missing teeth, you may begin favoring softer foods and more carbohydrates, which can cause you to gain weight. Other bad things can happen; your speech can be affected. The gaps in your teeth may cause your face to change shape, creating a "sunken" appearance that can make you look much older than you really are. As soon as a tooth comes out, bone loss begins in the jaw, contributing to that “aged” appearance. Dental implants can replace one tooth or many and are the best way to treat a missing tooth (or missing teeth). Designed to blend with your remaining teeth, they look so natural that even a dentist has to look hard to tell the difference.
Below is an excerpt from an article found on Colgate.com that was written by the ADA 
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If a tooth suffers from substantial injury or infection, of if third molars have become impacted, extraction is the solution to the problem. At Perledent Dental Care, we do most extractions in our office, so you will not be inconvenienced with a referral to another office. Our understanding manner will make you feel at ease in our care for this treatment, and we provide moderate IV sedation to make sure you receive the best experience possible.
In Case of Emergency...
Have your dentist’s contact info handy in your cell phone or keep a business card in your wallet. “If you think you need to talk to somebody, you probably do,” Dr. Messina says. In fact, more dental emergencies can be resolved over the phone than you might think (especially if you keep up regular visits). “As a patient, it’s hard to know the difference between something that needs to be treated right away and something that can wait until you get home,” he says. “That’s what we are here for.”
We offer a better solution to dentures that slip, slide, and tilt. With the use of just a few dental implants to support the dentures, your teeth will be “locked” into place. Yet they easily snap off for cleaning. No more irritating and messy adhesives to try your patience. Ask us if you can benefit from this innovative solution!