{"id":86,"date":"2023-08-29T09:05:54","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T09:05:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/xcare-demo.pbminfotech.com\/demo1\/?p=877"},"modified":"2025-01-08T12:09:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-08T11:09:24","slug":"zehra-can","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/zehra-can\/","title":{"rendered":"What Are the Best 7 Benefits and Drawbacks of Dental Implants?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A dental implant is an artificial replacement for the root of your tooth. It screws into your jawbone and supports a fake tooth (crown). It has many benefits, but not everyone is a great fit for an implant.<br \/>\nDental implants are installed surgically while your mouth is numbed with a local anesthetic. The surgery itself takes about\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/flipbooks.leedsth.nhs.uk\/LN001941.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">90 minutes<\/a>, but the whole process might take as long as\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.guysandstthomas.nhs.uk\/health-information\/dental-implants\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">6 to 12 months<\/a>\u00a0because you usually need multiple dental appointments.<br \/>\n<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/dental-and-oral-health\/dental-implant-procedure\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dental implants<\/a>\u00a0can provide a natural-looking and natural-feeling replacement for a missing tooth that lasts for many years. However, they can be more expensive than the alternatives and may not be suitable for people who can\u2019t undergo dental surgery.<br \/>\nLet\u2019s look at the benefits and drawbacks of dental implants compared with other dental surgeries.<\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:post-content --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:paragraph {\"className\":\"pbmit-firstletter\"} --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:paragraph --><\/p>\n<p><!-- wp:html --><\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'Proxima Nova Fallback', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;\">Durability<\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">The\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC7518499\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">gold standard Trusted Source<\/a>\u00a0for treating missing teeth is a titanium dental implant. Dental implants can last longer than alternatives and have a success rate above\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/books\/NBK470448\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">97%Trusted Source<\/a>\u00a0for 10 years.<br \/>\nIn a large\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC8359846\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 studyTrusted Source<\/a>\u00a0examining the life span of 10,871 implants over 22 years, researchers found implant survival rates of:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">98.9% at 3 years<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">98.5% at 5 years<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">96.8% at 10 years<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">94.0% at 15 years<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">For reference, a\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/32359852\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2021 reviewTrusted Source<\/a>\u00a0found that complete dentures last an average of 10.1 years.\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/dental-bridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Dental bridges<\/a>\u00a0generally need to be replaced every 5 to 15 years.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'Proxima Nova Fallback', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;\">Prevents bone loss<\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">Dental implants may help prevent bone loss that occurs after you lose a tooth.<br \/>\nWhen you\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/loose-tooth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">lose a tooth<\/a>, your jawbone is no longer stressed in that part of your mouth. Over time, your body breaks down and reabsorbs some of the bone tissue.<br \/>\nNumerous\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6926561\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">studies Trusted Source<\/a>\u00a0have found that 30% of the alveolar ridge is lost after tooth loss. Your alveolar ridge is the part of your jawbone that contains your tooth socket. Most bone loss occurs in the first 6 months.<br \/>\nIn a\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC5120622\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 review of studiesTrusted Source<\/a>, researchers found evidence that implants seem to have a noticeable effect on alveolar ridge preservation by lowering the rate of bone resorption. Resorption is when a substance \u2014 in this case, bone \u2014 is destroyed before the body absorbs it.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'Proxima Nova Fallback', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;\">Natural look and feel<\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">A dental implant acts as an artificial root for your tooth. Dentists can put a crown on the top of the implant that helps mimic the look and feel of a natural tooth and may feel more comfortable than alternative treatments such as dentures.<br \/>\nIn a\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27136739\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 studyTrusted Source<\/a>\u00a0from Sweden, researchers found that 94% of 400 people who responded to a questionnaire sent by mail said that they were sufficiently satisfied with the aesthetics of their implant.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'Proxima Nova Fallback', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;\">Keeps adjacent teeth stable<\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">When you\u2019re missing a tooth, the surrounding teeth can migrate toward the gap and cause problems with your bite and ability to chew. An implant can fill the gap between your teeth and\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fda.gov\/medical-devices\/dental-devices\/dental-implants-what-you-should-know\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">keep up the healthTrusted Source<\/a>\u00a0of your surrounding teeth by preventing them from drifting.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'Proxima Nova Fallback', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;\">Restores the cosmetic appearance of your face<\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">Jawbone loss after losing a tooth or teeth can reshape your face. It might lead to changes such as:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">sagging skin<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">collapsed cheeks<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">sunken appearance<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\"><a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/malocclusion-of-teeth\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">bite misalignment<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">Facial changes are usually most noticeable if you\u2019re missing many teeth.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">Dental implants may help prevent these changes by helping keep the structural integrity of your jaw and preventing bone loss.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'Proxima Nova Fallback', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;\">Behaves like natural teeth when speaking and chewing<\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">A dental implant more closely mimics your natural teeth when chewing than traditional dentures or bridges. It also may help preserve your speech patterns by filling holes in your teeth that cause changes to the way air passes through your mouth when you talk.<br \/>\nOverdentures are false teeth that attach to an implant (or multiple implants) but are removable. In a\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6899632\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 studyTrusted Source<\/a>, researchers found that a group of 32 people had improvements in their speech quality after receiving 5 or 6 mini implants to support overdentures after an adaptation period of 4 months. Some people had minor problems with \u201cs\u201d sounds after treatment.<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">An implant-supported denture is another term for overdenture.<\/p>\n<h3 style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; clear: both; font-family: 'Proxima Nova', 'Proxima Nova Fallback', sans-serif; font-weight: bold; font-size: 26px; line-height: 30px; margin-bottom: 20px; margin-top: 35px;\">Restores bite force<\/h3>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; font-size: 18px; line-height: 26px;\">In a\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; text-decoration: none; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/27496252\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2016 studyTrusted Source<\/a>, researchers found that implant-supported overdenture of the lower jaw increases biting force compared with traditional dentures.<br \/>\nImproves quality of life<br \/>\nIn a\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov\/pmc\/articles\/PMC6617188\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">2019 studyTrusted Source<\/a>, researchers reported no implant failures at a 3-year follow-up appointment among 98 people who received implant-supported overdentures. The researchers concluded that implant-supported overdentures could increase quality of life with limited risks and high rates of implant survival.<\/p>\n<p><a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent;\" name=\"vs-dental-bridges\"><\/a>Benefits of dental implants vs. bridges<\/p>\n<p style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; margin-bottom: 25px; margin-top: 25px; line-height: 26px;\">Dental implants offer some advantages over traditional\u00a0<a style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; background-color: transparent; cursor: pointer; border-color: currentcolor; color: #02838d;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.healthline.com\/health\/dental-bridge\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">dental bridges<\/a>\u00a0such as:<\/p>\n<ul style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit;\">\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">They tend to last longer.<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">They tend to look more natural.<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">They tend to lead to less decay in surrounding teeth.<\/li>\n<li style=\"-webkit-font-smoothing: antialiased; box-sizing: inherit; line-height: 26px; margin-bottom: 8px;\">They don\u2019t require damaging surrounding teeth.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><!-- \/wp:html --><\/p>\n<p><!-- \/wp:columns --><\/p>\n\n<!-- wp:paragraph -->\n<p><\/p>\n<!-- \/wp:paragraph -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A dental implant is an artificial replacement for the root of your tooth. It screws into your jawbone and supports a fake tooth (crown). It has many benefits, but not everyone is a great fit for an implant. Dental implants are installed surgically while your mouth is numbed with a local anesthetic. The surgery itself [&hellip;]<\/p>","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":1084,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"inline_featured_image":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[17,18],"class_list":["post-86","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-general-dentistry","tag-medical","tag-surgery"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=86"}],"version-history":[{"count":11,"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1757,"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/86\/revisions\/1757"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1084"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=86"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=86"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/aicdent.al\/sq\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=86"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}