Benefits of Implants

Implants offer many benefits over traditional crown and bridge or dentures for tooth replacement. The younger you are, the more advantageous implants are for long-term health of the mouth (teeth, bone and gums) over your lifetime. Implants represent the only tooth replacement treatment that preserves bone at the site (maintaining the shape and structure of the jaws and face). They also do not involve the filing down of the uninvolved teeth surrounding the site(s) that crown and bridge require. Implants are the only permanent replacement option if an extraction site does not have surrounding teeth to support a crown and bridge. Implants are also the best solution for patients who are not able to support full dentures because of the shape of their gums, and enables the patient to avoid extensive bone graft/skin graft surgery. Single tooth implants are also advantageous over 3-tooth bridges because you can directly floss the contacts, instead of having to thread floss under a bridge.

Summary of Benefits:

• Improved function (better chewing)
  
• Esthetic enhancement (appearance)
  
• Improved digestion, health and well-being
  
• Avoidance of injury to adjacent teeth required for traditional crown and bridge
  
• Avoidance of need for root canal which may result from crown and bridge
  
• Helps maintain bone that would normally resorb over time
  
• Solution for patients with no surrounding teeth around a site or who cannot support full dentures
  

Consent Forms

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