What are the benefits?
Dental implants offer numerous benefits over other tooth replacement options such as dentures and bridges.
Here are some of the key advantages:
1. Improved Appearance: Dental implants look and feel like your natural teeth. Because they are designed to fuse with bone, they become permanent.
2. Enhanced Comfort: Implants eliminate the discomfort of removable dentures because they are integrated into your bone structure.
3. Easier Eating: Sliding dentures can make chewing difficult. Dental implants function like your natural teeth, allowing you to eat your favorite foods with confidence and without pain.
4. Improved Oral Health: Unlike a tooth-supported bridge, dental implants don’t require reducing other teeth. More of your own teeth are left intact, improving long-term oral health. Individual implants also allow easier access between teeth, improving oral hygiene.
5. Durability: Implants are very durable and will last many years. With good care, many implants last a lifetime.
6. Convenience: Removable dentures are just that; removable. Dental implants eliminate the embarrassing inconvenience of removing dentures, as well as the need for messy adhesives to keep them in place.
7. Improved Self-Esteem: Dental implants can give you back your smile and help you feel better about yourself.
8. Improved Speech: With poor-fitting dentures, the teeth can slip within the mouth causing you to mumble or slur your words. Dental implants allow you to speak without the worry that teeth might slip.
9. Bone Loss Prevention: When you lose teeth, you also tend to lose bone mass in your jaw. Dental implants stimulate natural bone growth because they are anchored in the jawbone, similar to natural teeth roots.
10. Supports Facial Structures: Implants prevent the facial sagging and premature aging that can occur due to bone loss when teeth are missing.
11. Predictability: Dental implant treatment has a track record of reliable, long-term successful outcomes and is often considered more predictable than other repair and restoration methods.