The gold standard for replacing missing teeth. Implants look, feel, and function like natural teeth — and implant-supported overdentures offer the best long-term, healthy option for replacing multiple missing teeth.
An implant is a titanium post placed into the jawbone, where it acts as an artificial tooth root. Once the bone has grown around it, a crown goes on top, and the result is a tooth that is fixed in place, chews normally and looks like the ones either side of it.
It is the closest dentistry gets to replacing a tooth outright. Unlike a bridge, an implant does not require cutting down the healthy teeth on either side of the gap. Unlike a denture, it does not move. And because the post loads the jawbone the way a real root does, it helps slow the bone loss that follows a missing tooth.
The trade-off is time. Bone needs months to fuse to the post, so the process runs across several appointments over the better part of a year. That is worth knowing at the start, so the timeline is not a surprise halfway through.
For several missing teeth, implant-supported overdentures combine the two ideas — a denture anchored to implants rather than resting on the gum. It is the option we most often recommend for patients who have struggled with conventional dentures moving.
Decades, and often for life, with ordinary brushing and regular checkups. The crown on top may need replacing sooner than the post underneath.
Most people are. It depends chiefly on how much bone is there to work with, which an X-ray settles quickly.
The placement is done under local anesthetic and most patients compare the recovery to an extraction rather than anything worse.
If you are looking for the best long-term, healthy option for replacing missing teeth, look no further than implant-supported restorations.
Custom-made caps that restore strength and appearance to teeth that are cracked, worn, or weakened after a root canal or large filling.
More about dental crowns →A fixed, natural-looking way to fill the gap left by one or more missing teeth, anchored securely to neighboring teeth or implants.
More about dental bridges →Comfortable full and partial dentures, including implant-supported options that stay secure so you can eat and speak with confidence.
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