Are Dental Implants Right for You?

Dental implants represent a long-term solution to a missing tooth or a gap in your smile. From accidental damage to tooth loss as a result of gum disease, the challenges that come with a missing tooth or teeth aren’t just practical; they’re linked to confidence and self-esteem, too.

This is one of the reasons why dental implants are such an important service to so many clients.

In short, dental implants offer clients an opportunity to restore their smile to its former glory (if not making it better in the process!) Here’s who the treatment is for and why dental implants are such an integral dental service.

Who is Eligible for Dental Implants?

Dental implants are the term used to describe the titanium screws, which are embedded into the jawbone to act as a replacement tooth root. A new crown or bridge is then screwed in place following a period of healing, essentially recreating the smile you may have lost through accidental damage or tooth loss.

While the circumstances under which patients may consider dental implants vary, the eligibility criteria is always the same. Patients need to have a good at-home dental routine, which includes regular brushing, flossing, and general dental hygiene. They also need to have good overall health to minimise the risk of complications, and need to have sufficient jawbone accessible to fix the implant.

This criteria is not designed to prevent patients from accessing treatment – rather, it’s there to keep patients safe and to ensure results are long-lasting.

The Benefits of Dental Implants

We’ve already touched on the fact that dental implants are a long-term solution to a gap in your smile. But what are the benefits and reasons to plug that missing tooth?

Every patient approaches us with their own motivations and reasons for filling a gap in their teeth. From confidence in the workplace to a boost in self-esteem, aesthetic reasons are often up there among the most prominent motivators. But they’re not the only benefits our patients seek.

Fitting a dental implant and plugging a gap in your teeth makes it easier to communicate and can also have a positive impact on simple actions like eating and drinking. Especially for those who experienced tooth loss suddenly and unexpectedly, the benefits of fixing the problem in a way which is natural cannot be overstated.

And it’s this which leads us into a final point: the work of expert dentists across Essex and beyond, to ensure all dental implants are blended into the surrounding teeth with ease.

Do I Need a Dental Implant?

Do you have a gap in your teeth which is affecting your confidence or ability to do everyday things like eating and communicating normally?

If so, then you’re already partway towards being deemed eligible for suitable for a dental implant!

This is a solution for patients who have lost a tooth and who want to fill the gap with a natural, virtually seamless replacement tooth. To find out more and to schedule a consultation to discuss treatment and associated costs, get in touch with us directly.