Why You Should Consider Dental Implants

If you, like millions of adults, have lost one or more teeth, you may be all too familiar with the unpleasant consequences. For many people, missing teeth lead to a less active lifestyle, an unattractive smile, embarrassment from loose dentures, and pain or difficulty eating.

Traditional dentistry can provide replacements for missing teeth using bridges, removable partials, or dentures. However, each of these can cause a new set of potential problems.

Bridgework usually involves filing down adjacent, healthy teeth to provide a stable foundation for supporting the replacement teeth. Partial and full dentures can at times be very unstable, leading to discomfort and difficulty with speech. These unnatural appliances often slip or move and regularly need to be removed for cleaning. On the other hand, Dental Implants look and perform more like natural teeth. They are rooted in the bone and there is no artificial plastic on the roof of the mouth. The need for adhesives to hold the teeth in place is eliminated. More importantly, the use of Dental Implants does not impact healthy, adjacent teeth.

Another problem associated with dentures and traditional bridges is atrophy (shrinking of the jawbone) that can progress relentlessly over the years. Since Dental Implants are anchored into the jawbone like natural teeth, Dental Implants are the only tooth replacement solution that can protect your dental health by simulating a natural tooth and its root structure while helping to prevent bone loss.

Because of the remarkable advances in dentistry in recent years, Dental Implants are the treatment of choice for most people missing one, a few, or all of their teeth.