One of the greatest advantages to dental implants is their permanency. The majority of dental restorations have a limited life span due to the
components or susceptibility of the tooth to decay. Dental implants are as close as dentistry gets to a permanent fix. Most patients will retain
their dental implant for the duration of their natural life. This is mostly due to the nature of the restoration itself. Since the implant and its
components are biocompatible but not susceptible to decay or degradation of the material, their only mode of failure is loss of bone that provides
retention for the implant. Since this is quite rare after integration of the dental implant, it almost never occurs.
Another advantage of dental implants is that they allow for a more conservative approach to the adjacent, surrounding or remaining teeth. Fixed
bridges and removable dentures often require some or significant preparation of other teeth to provide adequate retention for the restoration. In
the case of dental implants they are the source of retention and therefore require no preparation or removal of unnecessary tooth structure.
Cleanse ability of implant restorations is much like that of your natural teeth. They can be flossed and brushed with traditional methods. On the
contrary, fixed bridges require adjunctive tools to thread floss under the bridge. Since patients are often not inclined to take the time to
perform this extra procedure, fixed bridges have a much shorter life span than traditional crowns and that much more from dental implants.
Removable dentures must be removed from the mouth to provide adequate visibility and access for cleaning--nobody wants to have to remove their
teeth to clean them.
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