Dental implants are a great way to restore missing teeth in a permanent and easy to maintain manner.
What are Implants?
Missing teeth can make chewing, speaking and even smiling difficult tasks. Missing teeth can also lead to less confidence in your physical appearance which can have an affect not only on your physical health but on your mental and emotional well-being. Traditionally when teeth were missing the only options available were a fixed bridge placed in between the adjacent teeth, or a removable denture. Now dental implants are a great way to restore missing teeth in a permanent and easy to maintain manner, without affecting healthy adjacent teeth.
The replacement tooth is secured by a titanium anchor implanted directly into the jawbone, functioning like a natural tooth root by securing the tooth and your teeth’s positions. Though the surgery seems quite invasive, the bone has very little nerve endings. Patients tend to have less postoperative pain than they would from having a tooth taken out. In most cases people can go to work and continue with their normal lives the day after surgery.
Dental implants can also be used to stabilize ill fitting or loose dentures by acting as an anchor. Patients tend to favour dental implants because they become a permanent part of your mouth and look and feel like natural teeth. Patients can confidently speak and chew without being concerned about their dentures shifting.
Certain dental insurance plans will partially reimburse patients for the implant procedures. We can advocate on your behalf with your dental insurance company to see if this coverage is available.