Dental implants are an excellent option for many patients. When you lose teeth, or even just one tooth, your ability to speak and eat is often negatively affected. Many people are uncomfortable with dentures or bridges, as they do not fully replace the appearance or function of natural teeth.
As a result of these issues, more dentists are recommending, and patients are choosing, dental implants. Long an accepted treatment in Europe, implants are becoming more popular in the United States as a permanent solution to missing teeth. Many dentists and patients now consider dental implants to be the treatment of choice for many dental situations.
If your dentist has recommended an implant, you probably have questions. This may help to answer some of them.