Cosmetic solutions for missing teeth - dental implants
Clinician: Dr Brenda Finnegan and Dr Robbie Wolfson,
Many patients experience tooth loss – whether it be a single tooth that is lost or multiple teeth. New advances and technical innovations make it possible to replace missing single teeth permanently, using a titanium dental implant and without treating or touching adjacent teeth.The end result is that only you will know that you have ever lost a tooth.
People affected by tooth loss often find eating in public difficult and traumatic or are not confident about their smile. When teeth are lost your jawbone actually shrinks away, and from scientific research we know that wearing dentures accelerates this process,this in turn affects the muscle tone to the face reducing bone support for the lips and cheeks eventually leading to a typical denture look as immortalised by famous cartoons.The lips and lower part of the face collapsed producing ageing effect on the individual's appearance.
Dental Implant Success Rates:
Conventional dental implant success rates are 90-95%. That means that 1 in 10 in the upper jaw and 1 in 20 in the lower jaws.
