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Your teeth were designed
to last a lifetime, but sometimes they don't! Replacing missing
teeth is important to your general health and to the health
of your other teeth. Not only do you lose chewing ability
when a tooth is lost, but unreplaced teeth can cause other
teeth to be lost, tipped or crowded and create subsequent
problems. Also, there are the obvious problems of poor appearance
and loss of self-esteem caused by one or more missing teeth.
Dental implants should always
be considered as an option to replace a failing or missing
tooth. Replacement of lost teeth with dental implants has
been used for treating missing teeth for more than 50 years
and is recognized as an effective treatment choice. Treatment
is considered more predictable than bridgework, resin bonded
bridges and endodontic treatment. |
