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Benefits of Dental Implants

Benefits of Dental Implants: Dental Implants Downtown Los Angeles Specialist

In the past tooth loss meant getting a bridge or a set of dentures. However, bridges and dentures don’t address bone loss in the jaw and can be extremely uncomfortable for some. Dental Implants reduce problems associated with diminished oral function due to tooth loss. Dental implants improve various forms of dental issues that bridges and dentures just can’t do, such as bite misalignment, muscle distress, and restricted chewing ability. See many more benefits of dental implants below. For a Downtown Los Angeles Dental Implants Specialist visit Dr. Kao.

Benefits of Dental Implants vs Tooth Replacement

  • Dental Implants Are Permanent Solutions: Dental Implants offer permanent solutions for tooth replacement. Bridges last approximately between 5-7 years and can be costly to replace every few years. Dental implants require occasional adjustments but can in fact last a lifetime providing you with real natural feeling teeth that don’t need to be replaced.
  • Protects Your Real Teeth: Perhaps you only need a single tooth replaced, well in order for bridges to be inserted you need to grind away at the healthy teeth between the bridge. Thus in order to replace your missing tooth you need to damage your healthy teeth. Dental Implants don’t require you to grind away at surrounding teeth and are inserted directly into the root of your gums.
  • No Need to Remove Your Teeth: Dentures require you to remove your teeth for cleaning, keep them in a glass for sleeping and readjust the teeth when they slip during eating, talking or laughing. With dental implants inserted by our downtown Los Angeles dental implants specialist, you never have to worry about removing your teeth again. Clean them, care for them and enjoy them right where they belong- in your mouth.
  • No More Embarrassments: For some going into public, talking, eating, laughing, speaking all can provide an embarrassment with their missing tooth or dentures. Dental implants look, function and feel just like real teeth. You can gain your confidence back knowing your teeth are just as beautiful as ever.
  • Eat Whatever You Want: Unlike dentures, dental implants function just like real teeth. This means just like with real teeth you can eat whatever you want without worrying about your dentures feeling uncomfortable and of course without having to take your dentures out to clean them.

Dental implants are a great option for tooth replacement. If you need tooth replacement or are just sick of your dentures then dental implants offer the closest option to natural teeth. To learn more about our downtown Los Angeles periodontics specialist visit Dr. Kao or give us a call at 213.250.7554.