Have Dentures? Here’s 5 Reason Why Dental Implants are Right for You

When it comes to replacing missing teeth, you want to feel confident that your dental restoration will support your smile for the rest of your life. Too often though, patients go for the fastest solution – dentures or bridges. While these traditional tooth replacement options can be great for the short-term, these treatments can do a number on the future health of your smile.

Luckily, you have a choice – replace or secure your current restoration with dental implants. Here are five reasons why you should give this option some serious consideration:

1. Oral Health Benefits
   While you may have heard about the oral health benefits of dental implants, in reality how familiar are you with these benefits? As dental implants are surgically placed into the jaw, they help preserve bite alignment, preventing the domino effect of problems that can accompany shifting teeth. While dental implants are often used to replace missing teeth, they can also be used to replace seriously damaged teeth. In cases of repeated failed root canal treatments, dental implants are ideal for replacing missing teeth without worrying about future infection.
2. Jaw Health
   Speaking of health benefits, dental implants are one of the few solutions that provides much-needed health benefits for the jaw. When teeth go missing, the jawbone also suffers as there are no longer roots to stimulate bone strength. As a result, the area surrounding the missing tooth tends to atrophy, leaving the patient at risk of losing even more teeth. Since dental implants are placed directly into the bone tissue, the prosthetic stimulates the bone tissue just like a natural tooth and helps improve the overall strength of the smile.
3. Bite Security
   If you’ve worn a denture for any period, chances are you’re familiar with how a denture can quickly slip out of your mouth at the most inconvenient time. Dental implants completely eliminate this problem by securing your prosthetic directly to your jaw. With dental implants, you not only gain confidence that your smile looks great, you gain confidence knowing your teeth function as they should.
4. Dental Aesthetics
   If a dull smile can make you feel self-conscious, missing teeth and dentures can take a serious toll on your self-esteem. Even high quality dentures can have an unnatural band of pink acrylic that’s meant to cover your gums but often looks out of place in your smile. In contrast, dental implants and implant supported dentures are designed specifically for your smile. Often, the restoration is designed to reflect just the natural teeth, ensuring no one can tell that your teeth are actually a prosthetic.
5. Improved Self Confidence
   One of the greatest benefits of dental implants is how tremendously the treatment improves patients’ self-confidence. With dental implants and implant supported dentures or bridges, patients can once again enjoy the look, feel, and function of a completed smile.

Whether you’re missing just one tooth or have worn a denture for decades, dental implants can be uniquely adapted to suit your smile. To learn more about your implant options in Tarpon Springs and Greater Palm Harbor, call Dr. Emmanuel Kontos today and schedule your consultation with our implant dentist.