• Restoring chewing function
Dental implants perfectly restore chewing function and allow patients to enjoy a variety of foods again. A patient without a molar on one side usually struggles to chew food on the other. Once the defect has been restored, the chewing load can again be distributed evenly on both sides of the jaw. Patients who are missing all or most of their teeth usually lose the pleasure of eating because they have to give up some foods. In addition, they are no longer able to chew their food properly, so they swallow undercooked food, which leads to gastrointestinal disturbances, psychological problems and fluctuations in BMI (body mass index). For these patients, the restoration of all their teeth with implants gives them back the ability to eat a wide variety of foods and enjoy them again.
• High dental aesthetics
Teeth restored on implants look extremely beautiful and natural. They look and function exactly the same as natural teeth. They do not move in the mouth and cannot fall out. In cases where the patient had crooked, yellowed or uneven natural teeth before the implantation, the prosthesis can correct all this and create a correct bite.
• Tolerance of the body
The implant is made of titanium, a material that is perfectly compatible with our body. Studies have shown that it is one of the best tolerated materials in humans and only rarely causes a rejection reaction. As a result, the likelihood of implant acceptance is as high as 99 percent. Whether implants can be placed depends not so much on the age of the patient, but on the health of the patient, the state of the mouth and gums and the presence of sufficient jawbone.
Your dentist will determine whether implants are right for you personally, after carrying out detailed radiological examinations and gathering information about your general body condition during your consultation.
• Protecting the surrounding teeth
In cases where the patient has no tooth, it can be restored by placing the prosthesis directly on the implant. This way, the adjacent teeth are preserved and do not have to be ground down to allow the bridgework to be attached to them. Restoring a single tooth on an implant is the most sparing way to restore a missing tooth.
Dental implants can also be used in cases where two or more adjacent teeth are missing. Implants provide the necessary support for a bridgework without having to wear a removable partial denture. When a bridge is attached to the implant, the implant absorbs part of the chewing force, thus sparing the adjacent natural teeth, whereas when wearing a removable denture, all the chewing force is borne by the adjacent teeth, gums and jaw. In this case, the natural teeth wear faster.
• No bone loss
In the absence of a tooth, the bone eventually begins to erode, as it does not receive any chewing load. If an implant is immediately threaded into the empty space, the bone is again stressed and forced to work. In this way, the implant prevents it from atrophying. This also prevents the antagonistic tooth (opposite jaw) from elongating and changing the bone around the affected area.
Most people find it uncomfortable to wear removable dental plates, which are fixed to the gums. As the jaw gradually changes while wearing them, the plates start to no longer fit and need to be re-fitted. If not worn properly for a long time, it can cause bone loss. Eventually, the jaw changes so much that the plate can no longer be fitted. Once the plate is attached to the implants, it is much more comfortable and the implants themselves stop the jawbone from breaking down.
