Does age make a difference in receiving dental implant therapy?

Losing your teeth is unfortunate enough, but then only finding a temporary solution to replace them, such as dentures can be disheartening. Fortunately, dentures are not the only technique in use these days. Modern dentistry has gone a long way in finding answers for replacing missing teeth. Since the 1980’s dental implants have provided a more permanent replacement solution.

Dental implants are synthetic substitutes for tooth roots. Their role is to act as anchors for the replacements that are used to fill the gaps of missing teeth. Any dental implant can be used as a root for a single tooth that has been removed or for many missing teeth. Replacing a single tooth with a dental implant or many teeth is the closest one can get to a natural tooth.

Age doesn’t matter

The great thing about dental implants is that age does not matter. Anyone can have a dental implant fitted, from a teenager to an octogenarian and beyond. As long as the recipient has the required health status to undergo the minor treatment that is involved, then age is not a handicap.

What are the benefits of dental implants for people of all ages?

They are such a useful invention, for both young and old.  Dental Implants can:

•           Reactivate your life and produce new confidence and improved self esteem.

•           Offer a solid base for teeth that will look, feel and act like natural teeth.

•           Act as a support for a bridge, therefore taking away the need for a partial denture.

•           Offer support for a denture that is usually removable therefore ensuring it is more comfortable and secure.

•           Remove pain while in the process of chewing food with teeth that aren’t permanently fixed.

•           Assist in the maintenance of bone structure and improve facial features.

•           Keep you looking young.

•           Permit you to eat what you really like as well as harder health giving foods such as fruit and vegetables.

Even a single tooth missing can, over a period of time, allow the rest of your teeth to become misaligned and take away that much loved smile. One individual tooth that is replaced with a single dental implant and its associated crown is a long lasting solution. If a dental implant is not used, the two teeth on either side of the missing tooth must be adapted so as to anchor a bridge. Dental implants are a great development, as they take away the necessity to make any changes to natural teeth.

When many teeth are missing, a problem of support takes place as your jaw starts to weaken. Implants do a good job slowing down that deterioration, as well as offering you the opportunity to be able to use teeth for the original purpose they are best designed for.

If you are worried about having dental implant therapy because of your age, call Dr. VanderMolen at (217) 546-3333 today, to make an appointment to discuss the procedure and its effect on your health and well-being. Click here for more information on our FREE Dental Implant seminars.