Dental implants in Herefordshire: what’s all the fuss about?

Ever wondered how many of your friends in their 40s, 50s and 60s have false teeth? Time was, it was easy to find out. All you had to do was watch their mouths as they spoke, and sooner or later, you’d see the tell-tale wobble of a full or partial denture. Not anymore. Now you have to ask and they point to a tooth saying, ‘This is it here’. No! That tooth! But it’s not perfect or white like false teeth are. It looks as if it’s been there ever since they were eight years old.

Dental Implants in HerefordshireThat is why in Herefordshire, dental implants are so popular. They have become most people’s first choice for replacement teeth because they do actually replace the whole tooth, root and crown. Bridges and dentures don’t. They only replace the crown, and use counter-intuitive ways to stabilise them.

Why dental implants stand out from dentures and bridges

Dentures rely on vacuum suction to the gums. That works pretty well until the gums recede and the bone beneath them shrinks and then they start to wobble around in a most unbecoming fashion.

Bridges rely on being anchored to neighbouring healthy teeth, taking advantage of their roots. All well and good, except those healthy teeth have to be ground down and covered with buttress crowns and can never be normal teeth in their own right again.

Plus, both dentures and bridges need to be replaced every several years, whereas dental implants can last for several decades, if not a lifetime, as long as you have a good dental hygiene routine to prevent gum disease. So dental implants can end up costing you less than the alternatives, given enough time.

So, there you go. With dental implants, you can eat what you like, burst out laughing, blow out birthday cake candles and talk your head off, without fear of a nasty denture accident or even a minor wobble.

Plus, dental implants help keep your jawbone strong and healthy by stimulating the bone cells to renew themselves. This is a huge plus.

To find out if you can have dental implants in Herefordshire, come in for a consultation. We’d love to help.