You are missing one or more teeth and are wondering what the best solution is: an implant, bridge or prosthesis.
Tooth loss is common: 30% of the world's population suffers from total tooth loss, and 80% of the population is missing at least one tooth. As some of the traditional ways of reconstructing missing teeth involve grinding the remaining healthy teeth, the implant is often regarded as the optimal treatment.
Some of the advantages of implants are that they prevent the jawbone from receding, and when placing them, there is no need to grind the adjacent teeth, as in the case of inserting a bridge.
It is often said that implants have a better prognosis than a bridge, and that is absolutely true.
Implant failure, according to the latest research, is at 3-5%, while for natural teeth used as a support is it is over 15%. Implants as such are one of the safest and most acceptable options for replacing lost teeth.
There is no age limit for implant placement. They are not recommended in the event of various diseases such as advanced osteoporosis, uncontrolled diabetes and some serious chronic diseases of the heart, kidneys and psychoses etc. In cases where there is insufficient bone mass, this can be restored before implantation.
