Dental implants from a dentist you can trust
Have you heard of dental implants? They are the most effective way to replace teeth and they have been around for more than 30 years now. That said, they have never been so available in the UK as they are now. More and more dentists have dental implants on their treatment list, but for many it is a recent thing and they may not have had all that much experience with these mini miracles of dental engineering. In Herefordshire, dental implants have been on our list of treatments for more than a decade.
When you come to Warrendale Dental Care in Ross-on-Wye in Herefordshire, dental implants are already very much a part of what we do. We consider dental implants to be the go-to replacement method for missing teeth.
This is because dental implants replace the root of the tooth as well as the crown, and having a replacement root has all sorts of added advantages.
Stability
Teeth need to be anchored firmly into the jaw in order to be able to cope effectively with the multidirectional forces created by biting and chewing. Dental implants provide that stability. These titanium posts are inserted into channels drilled into the jawbone. The titanium stimulates the bone to grow new tissue all over the surface of the implant, anchoring it in place as securely as a natural tooth. The implant becomes part of the jawbone and can last for several decades, if it is well taken care of.
This means people can eat, talk and laugh again as freely as before they lost their teeth.
Jaw health
The jaw needs to be constantly stimulated by tremors coming down through the tooth roots to know that it is still in use. Without these signals, it quickly starts to dissolve itself, shrinking in size and losing density. Dental implants take over the role of signaller and keep the jawbone strong and firm, avoiding that collapsed pointy-chinned look that is associated with age but is in fact related to not having teeth.
To find out more about dental implants in Herefordshire, why not come in for a consultation? We’d love to see if we can help you.