Dental Implants

The Next Best Thing to Having Your Own Teeth

It feels inevitable that we may lose our teeth. It is not the case. At A Smiling Place, we take a holistic approach where each tooth is yours to be kept healthy for life. In the event of tooth loss through severe tooth decay, old age, or trauma to the tooth or gums there are options available to you.

The next best thing to having your natural teeth is a dental implant.

What is a dental implant?

A dental implant is a very natural looking and feeling artificial tooth root. It can be placed by a periodontist, an oral maxillofacial surgeon or general dentist / dental surgeon, who has had appropriate post graduate surgical training, that acts as a foundation for a replacement tooth such as a crown or bridge. Generally, with proper care and cleaning, dental implants can last for life. They are usually recommended for people with good oral health who have lost a tooth or teeth due to a variety of reasons. As implants are embedded, they maintain the natural line of the jaw.

What are the benefits of dental implants?
Dental implants are widely recommended by many dentists. Unlike other treatments or procedures to cope with tooth loss, dental implants provide more benefits, such as:

• Restore your smile
• Laugh without worry of loose teeth
• Eliminates the pain and discomfort associated with loose teeth
• Enjoy the foods you used to enjoy, the way you used to enjoy them
• Greatly reduce the risk of infection and stagnation of loose teeth
• Maintains the natural structure and form of your jaw and face.
• Enjoy life without worrying about your teeth getting in the way.

Dental implants don’t rely on neighbouring teeth for support. They don’t affect the form and growth of the teeth beside them because of added pressure.

Denture Wearers: Experience The Change with Implants
Dentures were the norm in the past if someone lost a tooth. Denture wearers have always had a very unnatural experience compared to those with implants. If you or anyone you know has been a long-time denture wearer, then you most likely exhibit the following trademarks and behaviour:

• Minimal or complete elimination of “hard” foods or dishes from the diet.
• Meals are preferred to be over cooked and mushy in texture.
• Foods are cut finely than regular or “normal” bite-size portions before consumption.
• Unconsciously raises hand routinely over the mouth when laughing or smiling to conceal the slipping o dropping of the dentures, or worse, to catch a falling denture.
• Food particles usually packs or gets stuck under the dentures necessitating a trip to the bathroom after every meal, and even during a meal when a particularly “large” food particle gets stuck, like a tomato seed.
• Wrinkles are a common effect as bone resorption almost always follows long term denture wear.

Dental implants are a more natural solution allowing your teeth to function properly. They eliminate all the situations mentioned above and also the pain, discomfort, the risk for infection and further damage. If you are currently wearing dentures it’s never too late to get dental implants.

More Information:

1. EBU012_Patient Education Brochure_en_UK.pdf
2. BIOMET 3i Patient Education Flipchart

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