Advantages of dental implants

Last chance or first choice? Dental implantology has reached a stage where it can provide a wide range of treatment options for different cases. Today implants can be so much more than a simple alternative to conventional dentures, but should be considered a first choice for anyone longing for a more satisfactory, flexible and permanent solution than older forms of dental treatment could offer.

If you lost one tooth conventional dentistry required the sacrifice of two healthy adjacent teeth to provide anchors for bridgework. An implant on the other hand replaces only the one tooth actually missing and even prevents the bone level from receding further.

Even when you are missing several teeth the same procedure can be applied to provide you with a fixed restoration, thus saving you the discomfort of any form of removable prosthesis. Of course implants can also be used to anchor bridgework. There is a wide variety of options to reach the desired result of fixed teeth. Each and every case has to be planned on an individual basis to find the solution that is right for you.

Traditionally implants were used to support conventional dentures once the alveolar ridge of the lower jaw had receded and thus failed to serve as a means of natural support. This option is of course still available, but even in these kinds of cases a fixed restoration can be obtained thanks to advanced surgical techniques and improved materials (new implant surfaces, bone substitutes, membranes, etc.). While there are still voices speaking up in favour of dentures we can assure you that cleaning a fixed restoration in your mouth is easy to perform and most satisfying.

Recent surveys have shown that the life expectancy of dental implants is very high: We can tell you that nearly 90 % of all dental implants are still in place and functioning 15 or more years later.