- Improve facial and bone features
- Preserve natural tooth tissue by avoiding the need to cut down adjacent teeth for conventional bridgework
- Preserve bone and significantly reduce bone resorption and deterioration that results in loss of jawbone height
- Look and feel natural
- Long-lasting and reliable
- High success rate
- Improve ability to eat and chew
The ideal candidate for a dental implant is in good general and oral health. Adequate bone in your jaw is needed to support the dental implant, and the best candidates have healthy gum tissues that are free of periodontal disease. A strong immune system is needed. Dental implants are intimately connected with the gum tissues and underlying bone in the mouth. Dr. Bohay may recommend a bone graft if you need higher jawbone density.
Dental implants are actually designed to be a permanent tooth replacement option.
With proper care and maintenance, dental implants can last up to 30 years or even a lifetime.