5 Benefits Of Dental Implants

We’ve discussed options of replacing missing teeth before. Now, we’d like to focus on one of the more advanced options for addressing tooth loss: dental implants. There’s a reason more and more people are selecting this option for correcting tooth loss. There are a number of benefits of dental implants, including a natural looking appearance and the potential to last decades longer than other tooth replacement options.

5 Benefits of Dental Implants

Implants offer a number of benefits, including:

1. Lifelike appearance: After placement, the individual implants are topped with a dental crown. The restoration is custom-made using lifelike porcelain to create a tooth that blends with your smile. No one should be able to tell you have a replacement tooth.
2. Helps prevent facial collapse: When you lose teeth the body stops supplying the jawbone around the lost tooth with doses of calcium and phosphorus. Without these key nutrients, the jawbone dissolves, leading to facial collapse and causing an aged appearance. However, dental implants stimulate jawbone growth and are accepted by the body as natural tooth roots. Patients then avoid further loss of jawbone density.
3. Potential to last a lifetime: On average they can be expected to last 25 years and often much longer, providing a lifetime of tooth replacement. In comparison, dentures require adjustment or replacement about every 5 to 10 years, while bridges need replacement every 10 to 15 years.
4. Can address minor to severe tooth loss: We can use them to replace a single lost tooth. We can also place multiple implants to support a prosthetic, such as fixed dentures.
5. Requires minimal maintenance: You simply care for them as you would your natural teeth. You should brush, floss, and have your teeth professionally cleaned about once every six months.

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