Advantages of Dental Implants

There are several important advantages to this treatment as compared with a bridge or a removable denture:
  • More esthetic. Since an implant uses a root replacement, the tooth looks like it's growing right out of the gum, so it is very natural looking.
  • No jaw shrinkage. When you lose an entire tooth - crown and root - your jawbone shrinks because there is no root there. When a number of teeth are missing, the shrinkage can be substantial and can give your face a "caved-in" look that makes you look much older. Dental implants can prevent this from happening. A bridge or a removable appliance, even if it is a beautiful cosmetic denture of the kind Dr. Chal is famous for, won't. (Click here to read more about facial collapse on Dr. Chal's main web site.)
  • No damage to surrounding teeth. To get a dental bridge, the two teeth adjacent to a missing tooth must be ground down to serve as anchors. Dental implants eliminate the need to grind down healthy teeth.
    With a removable complete denture, the adjacent teeth don't have to be completely ground down, but they do have to be modified some. Plus, anchoring the denture on existing teeth causes stress and weakens those teeth.
  • Permanent solution. The fixture is placed permanently in your jawbone as a replacement tooth. There are no loose parts to worry about. It is stable and comfortable. It won't become loose and cause sores. Normally, it will serve you for life.

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