Dental implants are used to replace missing teeth. They replace the roots of your teeth and allow a connector and a crown to be attached to the implant. This means that you can bite and chew normally again.
The implant is made of titanium and is expertly placed by dental surgeons. They are an excellent way of restoring your bite, which means you can chew properly, as well as look like your natural tooth.
Many people think that once they have had dental implants they will stay in forever, they do not have to visit the dentist anymore and they do not need to brush their teeth. This is FALSE.
There are a number of reasons why implants can fail. One of the common causes of failure of dental implants is due to bacterial infection around the implant. Just like teeth, dental implants can fail if not looked after properly. The bacterial infection can cause a disease called peri-implantitis. This is a disease that destroys the boney support around your implant and will eventually result in failure of the implant. The bacteria that causes this disease is similar to the bacteria that causes gum disease on natural teeth.
The best way to stop peri-implantitis is to brush your teeth, especially around the gum area, twice a day. Also use either interdental brushes and superfloss to clean in between the teeth twice a day. See your dentist and hygienist regularly so that they can give you the best preventative advice to catch any potential problems early.
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