Dental Impants

By replacing any gaps, dental implants can give you the confidence of being able to eat, chew, talk or smile without the risk of dentures falling out. This, along with the natural-like appearance is a great reason why many choose to have dental implants.

• Dental implants feel just like natural teeth. They avoid the need for metal arms that you frequently see on dentures. These metal arms often exert force on other teeth which over a duration of time cause damage.
• As implant teeth are retained from the titanium root there is no need for a ‘flange’ or any extension of the denture into the palate or root of your mouth. Dentures generally require this, and as such are bulkier in the mouth and often prevent proper tasting of foods.

• To make a “th” sound, the tongue touches the upper row of teeth, while to produce a “v,” the upper row of teeth makes contact with the lower lip.
  Teeth are also responsible for helping you pronounce the letters “g,” “s,” and “z” and the sounds “ch” and “sh.”
• Dentures are a common tooth replacement option, but they don’t always help with speech since they slip, preventing the tongue from forming the necessary phonetic sounds.
• Dental implants, on the other hand, are a long-term option that enhances speech by allowing you to speak naturally.

Dental implants can replace one or more of your teeth without compromising the health of your neighbouring teeth by chopping them down or utilising them as bridge or denture anchors.

Notice the need to shave adjacent tooth structure down to accommodate a fixed bridge.

As dental implants are integrated with the bone in the jaw, stimulation of forces while we chew everyday helps maintain the surrounding bone. It essence the function of the implants through chewing ‘tells’ the bone to stay. Whereas with dentures there is no stimulation to the bone to ‘tell’ the bone to stay. Shrinkage of the jawbone can then cause changes to the natural shape of our lips and face.

• Implants are extremely long-lasting and can last for many years in most cases. A single tooth crown, for example, has a 10-year survival rate of 97.4 percent.
• Because implants function in the same way as natural teeth, you won’t have to remove them for cleaning, allowing you to continue about your daily routine without shame or inconvenience.