Dental implants in London are the popular solution for decaying, damaged, or missing teeth.
Implanted in the jaw, tooth implants provide patients with vastly increased jaw and mouth functionality and restore beautiful, natural-looking smiles.
So why do patients choose dental implants instead of solutions such as dentures?
Read our handy comparison and find out why dental implants in London are the better solution to missing teeth.
Tooth implants in London versus dentures
Most patients who come to Marylebone Implant Centre do so because they want to avoid dentures.
Leading prosthesis technology and implantology techniques mean that dental implants are permanent, lifelong solutions that replicate the benefits of natural teeth, without the downsides of dentures.
Patients facing the long-term use of dentures or false teeth are often worried about three specific problem areas. These include:
- Non-permanent fitting
- Complicated cleaning routines
- Increased associated costs
These complications do not occur with dental implants due to the difference in construction and use, making them ideal for replacing dentures altogether.
Dental implants in London provide a permanent fit
Dentures fit by slipping into the mouth and sitting over the gums, providing a prosthetic gumline and teeth for patients.
However, this can provide a myriad of fit problems which go on to affect chewing, talking, and smiling.
Due to initial impressions, the denture should fit the mouth and sit well. However, as the years go on, the mouth shape naturally changes, and dentures begin to fit poorly.
This causes them to slip around in the mouth and sometimes even fall out, making it difficult to eat and causing embarrassment when people socialise.
Dental Implants, however, are fixed into the jawbone itself and therefore cannot move. This allows patients to eat anything they like, chat without worry, and smile broadly for family photographs, with complete confidence that their teeth are where they left them.
The titanium plug, which mimics the roots of teeth, fits into the jawbone and eventually new bone forms around it, fusing it in place, and removing worries about prosthetic teeth moving.
Tooth implants in London are easy to look after
Unlike dentures which require the use of adhesive creams and putties to hold them in place and specific cleaning products and routines, dental implants can be cleaned and maintained using equipment you will already have.
Denture wearers face a time-consuming daily routine to keep their mouths and dentures clean and healthy.
This includes:
- Rinsing the mouth and dentures after every meal
- Brushing and rinsing the gums and tongue twice daily
- Brushing with a non-abrasive cleaner and rinsing the denture twice daily to remove food and adhesives
- Storing the denture overnight in water or denture solution
Patients that opt for dental implants simply need to brush and floss as normal, twice daily.
Thus, removing the expense and extra fuss associated with denture use.
Dental implants in London last a lifetime
If cared for effectively with regular brushing and dental appointments, dental implants can last a lifetime read more on how long dental implants last.
Dentures however have a life expectancy of around 5-7 years.
This means that depending on your age, you could have to have upwards of 4 pairs of dentures across your lifetime and will have to repeat the time-consuming process of going for dental impressions and may have to wear poorly fitting dentures until yours are ready.
Once dental implant plugs have had enough time to fuse with the jawbone, your implant crowns will be ready to fit, ready to last a lifetime.
Find tooth implants in London
If you find yourself in need of dental crown implants, consider Marylebone Implant Centre to help you get your smile back.
With warm, homely surroundings and dental professionals who use only cutting-edge dental technologies and materials to ensure all of our patients receive the best possible care. View our dental implant costs London.
You can call us on 020 34 34 29 34 to speak to our friendly team, or fill in our enquiry form and we’ll be in touch as soon as we can.