Improvements in dental technology have made dental implants a popular choice to replace missing teeth. Though some people still choose dentures or traditional bridges, dental implants provide several advantages over these options. Our Long Island implant dentist can help determine if dental implants are a good option for you.
Aesthetic Advantages of Dental Implants
Many people choose dental implants because of the way they look. Implants are virtually indistinguishable from your natural teeth. They are custom made to match the color and the overall shape of the tooth or teeth being replaced. They are made of materials that match the light reflecting properties of natural enamel, again making them look much more like natural teeth than the typical, more opaque materials used for traditional dentures. If you need to have only one or two teeth replaced, implants also more aesthetically pleasing because they do not require metal bands or adjacent crowns to anchor the replacement teeth.
Also important to many people is the fact that dental implants are stationary. Dentures can move around in the mouth and can even fall out if their fit is poor. If you choose implants, you will not have to worry about this kind of potential embarrassment.
Physical Advantages of Dental Implants
Dental implants are also more comfortable than dentures. Dentures create bulk in the mouth and require a period of a few weeks for you to get used to them. Implants take up no more room than natural teeth, because the visible portion of the tooth is attached to an artificial root that is affixed directly to the jawbone. In addition, they stay in place, and do not have to be removed for cleaning, and so do not create uncomfortable abrasions or other issues caused by dentures that move in the mouth. Dentures must be reevaluated and sometimes resized every few years to ensure their fit remains comfortable; implants do not require this kind of maintenance, either.
To find out more about dental implants and their advantages over traditional dentures, please contact our implant dentistry team at Broadway dental for additional information.