Our patients find that dental implants are better in every way than earlier methods of tooth replacement. With ordinary dentures, a person has to be careful of what they eat and there’s always the possibility of dentures slipping or clicking embarrassingly. With bridges, special care is needed to make sure they last and they often trap food underneath.

When dental implants became available a couple of decades ago, finally patients had a way to get their smiles restored that would feel and function just like their natural teeth. When the implants are completed, there are no restrictions on what to eat. They will never slip like dentures. They will feel secure like a patient’s natural teeth.

When implants are used to replace all the teeth in a smile, a dentist and the patient can work together to design the exact smile the patient would like. When one or more teeth are being replaced, they can be designed to exactly match the patient’s other teeth.

What’s more, with implants, a patient can once again use normal biting pressure while eating. A person who has worn dentures for many years often finds that they must reduce the pressure of their biting and chewing, which means restricting the foods they eat.

What if a patient was planning to get a bridge to replace a missing tooth? Replacing that missing tooth with an implant means that teeth on either side don’t need to be reshaped to prepare them for a dental bridge; those healthy teeth can remain intact.