Your teeth were designed to last a lifetime, but sometimes they don’t!  Tooth replacement is important to your general health and to the health of your other teeth. Not only do you lose chewing ability when a tooth is lost, but unreplaced teeth can cause other teeth to be lost, tipped or crowded and create subsequent problems. Also, there are the obvious problems of poor appearance.  Your facial structure is different.  For people who have been living with dentures for many years, implant supported dentures  provide a completely new eating experience, chewing and tasting many foods and flavours for the first time.  Dental implants can stabilize or support a denture.  Worry of slipping dentures and dealing with adhesives will be a thing of the past.  Looking at a smile with dental implants is like looking at a beautiful, natural smile.  They have the possibility of truly changing and enhancing your life.

Dental implants should always be considered as an option to replace a failing or missing tooth. Replacement of lost teeth with dental implants has been used for treating missing teeth for more than 50 years and is recognized as an effective treatment choice.  Dental implants may be considered as one part of your cosmetic dental treatment. 

See the implants section under cosmetic dentistry for further information.