Dental implants are an effective way to replace lost teeth. Your own teeth do not have to be ground as is the case with metal-ceramic crowns, because implants have their own roots. Dental implants are highly recommended for patients with missing teeth. Why? Let's take a look.

A dental implant is a titanium post (like a tooth root) that is surgically positioned into the jawbone beneath the gum line that allows your dentist to mount replacement teeth into that area.

It has the same biomechanical outcome as natural teeth, so it can bear strong forces, and greatly improve chewing efficiency while compared with conventional dentures. Thus goes the saying, "dental implant-your third set of teeth".

Dental implant has a life expectancy of more than 30 years, and the surgery has no age limit, as long as the elderly patient does not have severe systemic disease.

Advantages of dental implants:

(1) Healthy teeth can be preserved. The healthy adjacent teeth won’t be ground;

(2) Stable artificial root: The implant-supported denture is attached to the implant by the connecting device (abutment) tightly, stable and comfortable; the denture has small base or no base, performing excellently in mastication. When the patient wearing implant-supported denture chews food, the occlusal force will be transmitted directly into or on the jaw bone via the implant, and then quickly transferred and dispersed into the larger support bone, thereby the denture can bear the occlusal load safety;

(3) Dental implants are stable, unlike the common removable dentures which may come off during eating or talking to block your trachea or esophagus;

(4) The artificial root is deeply implanted in the alveolar bone and gives functional stimulation to the bone to protect bone structure and avoid bone resorption;

(5) Artificial implants have a long life expectancy;

(6) Good appearance. Dental implant looks just like your own natural teeth. When you speak, your facial expressions are as natural as before, which can enhance your self-confidence.

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