Did you know that studies have shown that during an adult's lifetime, he or she will have a 70% chance of losing at least one tooth? Yet, so many people put their faith in giving their children great dental and orthodontic care that many believe that they do not need to worry about their smile once the braces are off.
Unfortunately, too many teens and adults cast their retainers aside or an accident happens and they lose their once beautiful smile.
However, tooth loss does not mean that a person will never be able to smile again.
They can create their beautiful smile all over again.
They just need the right tools to do so.
As we stated, missing teeth are nothing new, but the methods to deal with them are.
Thanks to modern dental care, people are no longer dragged down by bulky dentures, wobbly bridges or other annoying methods to deal with tooth loss.
Now, today's patients can receive replacements for missing teeth without slowing down.
One of the biggest drawbacks for dentures is that they require extra care, they interfere with someone's lifestyle and they can hamper a smile.
Dentures are not 100% stable in a person's mouth and can come loose from talking or smiling widely.
Not to mention that their uniform shape usually gives away their real provenance.
However, dental implants are undetectable in a person's mouth and they can live life however they see fit.
This is because dental implants become part of a person's mouth.
They can be as active as they would like without taking any additional precautions for their implants.
They are also permitted to eat whatever they would like.
Implants become part of the person's jaw, therefore no sticky bonding agents are needed to secure the device.
A secure implant equals a confident person who is willing to show off that million-dollar smile.
However, that is only one of the reasons that implants improve a smile.
Another reason is the technical aspects behind it.
Anyone that has had braces knows that orthodontists and oral surgeons are obsessed with creating a perfectly symmetrical mouth.
A millimeter here, a millimeter there can make all the difference between a beautiful, symmetrical smile and one that is not right.
Well, dental implants allow the truest form of symmetry outside of natural teeth.
The periodontist or oral surgeon can select the best size, shape and color to give the patient the best chance of symmetry possible.
Symmetry is the foundation for anything that is aesthetically appealing and a symmetrical, white smile is completely possible with implants.
The reason why it is so easy to achieve symmetry is because of the way the implants are shaped.
One size does not fit all in the dental implant industry.
Fortunately, dental professionals and specialists take great pains to ensure that an implant of the right shape and size is created for the patient.
This involves taking molds of the patient's mouth to duplicate the corresponding, natural tooth in the same place.
This method ensures that the replacement tooth will be the same color, shape and size as the patient's other teeth.
The best part about dental implants however, is their success rate.
They have the highest success rate of any dental replacement on the market.
It is more than a whopping 95% success rate.
All that is requires are typically two outpatient procedures performed months apart and the person will be on their way.
The resulting product features a person with a stunning, 100% natural looking smile.
Once the implant is secure, he or she can resume an active lifestyle without any food restrictions.