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| Rationale for Implants | ||
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If you are still not convinced that dental implants are the best solution for replacing missing teeth, take a minute and go this page. The following was published by The Australian Society Of Implant Dentistry. If you come across anything you do not understand, do not hesitate to contact us either by phone (contacts) or email: |
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| The 11 points of rationale for implants | ||
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| 1. Maintenance of Bone | ||
| Implants provide a functional stimulus to the residue ridge thus preserving it. | ||
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| 2. Conservation Of Teeth | ||
| Implants conserve sound teeth structure and reduces the possibility of recurrent caries and sensitivity of prepared natural teeth. | ||
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| 3. Conservation Of Alveolar Structures | ||
| Removal of teeth effected with terminal periodontal disease stops the progressive loss of alveolar structures | ||
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| 4. Improves Mastication | ||
| Biting force is higher with implant supported dentures as opposed to conventional dentures. It also increases with time. | ||
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| 5. Improves Speech | ||
| Implant prosthesis are more stable and infringe less with tongue space thus influencing speech patterns favorably. | ||
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| 6. Improved Aesthetics | ||
| Implants may provide a more aesthetic result and a better emergence profile, though not always without difficulty. In cases of skeletal discrepancy, the implant borne prothesis can provide better support for lips and cheek as the protheses can within limits be placed outside the "neutral zone". | ||
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| 7. Comfort | ||
| The smaller are of tissue cover impinges less on tongue space leading to greater comfort. In addition, as the load is better distributed, there is less tissue trauma. | ||
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| 8. Socio-phychological Benefits | ||
| Implant borne fixed prothesis can improve a patient's esteem as it comes closest to replacing missing teeth and avoids the need to wear a removable prothesis, which to many patients carry negative social-physchological impact. | ||
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| 9. Better Success Rates | ||
| Implant retained prothesis have generally higher success rate and longevity than conventional fixed and removable dentures. | ||
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| 10. Oral Hygiene Control | ||
| Maintenance of an individually restored implant is similar to that of natural teeth eliminating the need for floss threaders. | ||
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| 11. Improved Sensation | ||
| Implant retained and supported prothesis with adequate number of implants frees the palate and improves perception of taste and temperature of foods. It also improves the perceptive abilities when compared to tissue supported removable prothesis. | ||
