The Benefits of Dental Implants Over Other Tooth Replacement Methods

The number of people with missing teeth is large, and a solution to this problem is in great demand. In an article in the consumer reports journal titled "Dental Implants: Should You Bite?" it is written that 19 million American adults have lost all their teeth (50). Moreover, in the same  journal, it is written that another 113 million Americans have lost at least one tooth (50).

The large number of people with missing teeth will in turn exert a large demand on tooth replacement techniques. Dental implants seem to be a choice many people with missing teeth choose. In an article in the USA Today magazine titled "Ceramic Implants as Sturdy as Metal," it is said that over 106 million American adults are missing some of their teeth and many of them are choosing dental implants (6). The number of people undergoing implant operation is increasing and that reflects a growing view about it as a solution to the problem of missing teeth. In fact, a national survey of oral and maxillofacial surgeons revealed that dental implant operations have been tripled since 1986 and it may continue to grow fast ("Dental Implants" 344). It is also said that probably 400 thousand implant operations are done each year ("Dental Implants: Should" 50). That said growing view reflects a success of dental implants over other methods of tooth replacement.

Dental implants should be chosen by patients with missing teeth because it is the best solution to teeth loss over dentures and bridges. Because of their popularity and demand, they are being developed in research to last longer and to be the closest substitute to natural teeth. Moreover, they have better value and rewards than that of dentures and bridges because they restore confidence in speaking and eating as well as they last long. They can last many years if properly cleaned and checked by a dentist. People would enjoy a lifetime durable replacement to their teeth by the said precautions. So by considering the benefits and liabilities of dental implants, they would be preferred over dentures and bridges.

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