If you are missing one or more teeth and would like to
restore your ability to smile, speak and eat with comfort and confidence, then
dental implants may be right for you. Dental implants can replace missing
teeth, support a fixed bridge and eliminate the need for a removable partial
denture or anchor a full denture.
Innovations in tooth implant materials and
techniques continue to improve the success rate of titanium implants. More and
more patients are enjoying the benefits of having dental implants.
There are several advantages to dental implants, including:
Improved Appearance. Dental implants look and feel like your
own teeth. And because they are designed to fuse with bone, they become
permanent.
Improved speech. With poor-fitting dentures, the teeth slip
within the mouth causing you to mumble or slur your words.
Improved comfort. Because implant retained restorations
become part of you, they eliminate the discomfort of acrylic dentures.
Improved Chewing and easier eating. Sliding dentures can
make chewing difficult. Dental implants function like your own teeth, allowing
you to eat food with confidence and without pain.
Improved confidence. Dental implants can give you back your
smile and help you feel better about yourself.
Improved oral and general health. Dental implants don't
require reducing other teeth, as a tooth-supported bridge does. Because nearby
teeth are not altered to support the implant, more of your own teeth are left
intact, improving long-standing dental health.
Convenience. Removable dentures are just that; removable and
a denture , designed to be a basic replacement for missing teeth and nothing
else whereas dental implants eliminate the embarrassing inconvenience of
removing dentures, as well as the need for messy adhesives to keep them in
place.
Your Implant Dentist in Preston can help you decide if a
dental implant is right for you. He will review your medical and dental
histories, and thoroughly examine your teeth, gums and bite. X-rays and models
will be taken and analysed. Risks and benefits of available treatment options
will be discussed.
The placement of dental implants requires special knowledge,
training, skills and facilities. Only experienced, qualified and accredited
implant dentists with advanced knowledge and training in surgery of the mouth,
face, and jaws, and are appropriately skilled at inserting implants.
