Four Major Benefits of Dental Implant Placement

For people who are missing one or more teeth, there are more options than ever before to restore those teeth - and your smile. Depending on your budget and needs, you have several ways of getting false teeth.

Of these, the best is dental implant placement. Yes, implants require surgery and that sometimes makes people a bit more apprehensive about the process; but dental implants are a routine, everyday procedure.

If you're wondering whether you should get dentures, bridges, or implants, here are some reasons you should probably be thinking about implants.

Four Reasons Dental Implant in Guelph Placement Makes Sense

1 - No need to cut down adjacent teeth

When preparing for a bridge, the adjacent teeth need to be ground down to stumps to allow the laboratory to make a bridge that fits aesthetically and comfortably. The placement of a dental implant eliminates the need to grind down or even touch any adjacent teeth. The preservation of natural tooth structure is always one of our biggest priorities.

2 - Maintain your jawbone

Your jawbone "expects" to have a tooth embedded in it, and when a tooth is missing, that causes the jawbone to stop maintaining itself in that area. You slowly lose bone mass, which can alter the shape of your face over time. Implants prevent this from happening. The implant binds to your jaw and prevents resorption of the bone which often gives a premature aged appearance to the face.

3 - No dietary changes

A significant downside to dentures is that they require some level of change to your diet. At the least, sticky foods -such as soft candies- must be avoided, because they'll become stuck on the metal parts of the denture\bridge. However, that's not the case with implants. Because they so closely mimic real teeth, you don't have to make any lifestyle changes.

4 - A totally natural look

When crafted by a skilled dentist, an implanted tooth is simply indistinguishable from a natural tooth. There may even be people in your life with implants, and you don't even know it. There's no other tooth-replacement option that so perfectly recreates the look of a natural tooth.

Need dental implant placement in Guelph? Contact Guelph Village Dental today for an appointment!