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The Advantages of Dental implants

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  • Lower risk of losing bone tissue – the human body reproduces bone tissue as a part of its natural processes. This also involves the renewal of the bone tissue surrounding the tooth. Therefore, the human body does not lose any bone tissue, unless the natural processes are disturbed when a tooth is lost. Gradually, a cavity will develop in the bone tissue instead of the missing root and the bone tissue will start deteriorating, which is known as atrophy of the bone. One of the consequences of this process is the alteration in the structure of the jawbone. This can be experienced by patients who have to have their dentures modified frequently due to atrophy worsening. This process can seriously impair the patient’s dental health and even result in rapid ageing due to the jaw losing shape and causing the face to droop. Fitting dental implants into the bone allows the body to continue the natural renewal of the bone tissue.
  • Improved function – as soon as dental implants are completely healed and fused with the bone tissue, they are reliable enough to be treated just like natural teeth, which means that the patient does not have to face limitations about consumption of solid foods or take any extra precautions while eating. Moreover, the speech process is not affected in any way. Therefore, dental implants are a far more convenient way of tooth replacement. Unlike dentures or crowns, they cannot become loose or cause pain while eating. Moreover, patients who have dentures are told to avoid certain foods and often experience gum problems such as irritations and inflammations.
  • Easier dental hygiene – dental implant closely resemble natural teeth and do not require any other special forms of attention apart from brushing and flossing, which are a normal part of everyone’s oral hygiene, and regular dentist checkups. Dental implants do not need extra attention, while bridges and dentures have to be removed from the mouth in order to be cleaned.
  • Dental implants do not require removing healthy teeth – in the case of using dental bridges for tooth replacement, the healthy teeth surrounding the gap have to be used for supporting the structure. If the artificial structure is damaged in any way, this may result in the need to remove completely healthy teeth that have been used to support the bridge. In the case of dental implants, surrounding teeth are not used in the process and cannot experience any damage.
  • Natural appearance – if the treatment is of a high quality, the implant should look naturally and match the patient’s healthy teeth. Dentures, on the other hand, frequently loosen when used for a longer period of time and are likely to differ in appearance from the patient’s other teeth. Bridges are kept in place with metal constructions that result in the tooth appearing darker and thus unnatural. Therefore, dental implants are the best solution for achieving the most natural look.