Dental Implants

Dental implants are metal posts or frames that are surgically positioned into the jawbone beneath your gums and are used to replace missing teeth.  Dental implants have the ability to make a difference in your smile as well as boost your confidence.  With advances in technology, our doctors at Evans Dental Care use implants to replace a single tooth or to replace an entire arch. In order to receive implants, you must have healthy gums and adequate bone structure to keep the implant in place.

The following are just a handful of benefits that make dental implants an investment worth considering:

• Dental implants restore smile aesthetics


• Boost confidence


• Allow you to eat foods that are difficult or impossible with missing teeth or dentures


• Allow you to follow your usual oral care routine

If you have questions or concerns regarding dental implants or restorative dental services, please give us a call. To learn about the services we provide at our practice, visit www.evansdentalcare.com for more information. To schedule an appointment at Evans Dental Care in Williamsburg, VA, call 757-349-8877.

How to Care for Dentures

We provide patients with comfortable, safe prosthetic teeth at Evans Dental Care in Williamsburg. Our philosophy of personalized care ensures each patient’s dentures will be a good fit and will be supported as needed. But in order to prevent infection and further oral problems, patients need to understand how caring for dentures differs from normal oral hygiene.

Dentures need to be kept wet. When the patient removes them at night, the dentures should be placed in room temperature water. While there is nothing wrong with using a dissolvable product to clean them, the dentures should still be brushed each morning and night. This should be done by scrubbing them all over with a soft-bristled toothbrush. If patients have some remaining natural teeth, they may use separate toothbrushes, because dentures cannot be cleaned with ordinary toothpaste. Minerals in toothpaste which are beneficial to enamel can scratch plastic dentures. Patients should also brush their gums in the morning in order to restore blood flow and to clean in between any abutments of mini-implants they may have.

It is important to not put a denture in hot water, or else the plastic may bend and warp. If a denture does become misshapen, it should be only be repaired by professionals.

Dr. Peter Evans operates Evans Dental Care at 103 Bulifants Blvd., Suite B, Williamsburg, Virginia, 23188. To schedule an appointment, visit Evans Dental Care or call 757-349-8877.