Monday 27 May 2013
Wednesday 22 May 2013
SHOULD I GET IMPLANT OR BRIDGE ?
Bridge vs Dental Implants
When
considering a bridge vs dental implants you need to understand what the
advantages and disadvantages are for each alternative.
Sure! Initially it may seem cheaper to go with the bridge (and in most cases
your dental insurance will cover it - that is if you have insurance) rather
than going for the implants, but is it really cheaper in the long run?
How about the clinical aspect of it? Did you know that when your dentist is
building your bridge he is cutting down on healthy, adjacent teeth in order to
support the bridge structure? the bridge is supported by the 2 neighboring
teeth that where milled down to hold the structure!
Improved oral health - Dental implants do not affect your other
healthy teeth, therefore more of your own teeth are left intact. A bridge, on
the other hand, may require the cutting down of healthy, adjacent teeth in order
to support the bridge structure.
- Durability- a permanent solution to tooth
loss is offered with a dental implant vs bridges , which have a life
expectancy of only 10 years. Implants bond to the jaw bone and become part
of it - this connection is as strong as a natural tooth root. Using a
bridge relies on the side forces applied on the adjacent teeth and on the
bridge's structure.
When using a bridge vs dental implants, you support your structure on
natural teeth that are still vulnerable to decay and other diseases,
implants on the other hand cannot develop any diseases since they are made
of titanium.
- Jaw bone resorbtion - Treatment with a dental bridge
vs implant involves placing implants in areas where there are no teeth and
by so doing, the bone area is stimulated again and this prevents long term
bone loss in that area.
If a bridge that connects 2 teeth is used instead of a dental implant,
pressure is not applied on the jaw bone! Therefore the bone is not stimulated
and begins to shrink away.
- Oral hygiene - Individual dental implants
allow easier access between teeth, enabling everyday normal dental care.
Flossing bridges is not an easy task and requires time and patience,
making it a tiresome process. This fact eventually will give an advantage
to the implants by enabling improved everyday oral hygiene.
Esthetics : a dental implants more natural
emerging from gums.
Sure! Initially it may seem cheaper to go with the bridge (and in most cases your dental insurance will cover it - that is if you have insurance) rather than going for the implants, but is it really cheaper in the long run?
How about the clinical aspect of it? Did you know that when your dentist is building your bridge he is cutting down on healthy, adjacent teeth in order to support the bridge structure? the bridge is supported by the 2 neighboring teeth that where milled down to hold the structure!
Improved oral health - Dental implants do not affect your other healthy teeth, therefore more of your own teeth are left intact. A bridge, on the other hand, may require the cutting down of healthy, adjacent teeth in order to support the bridge structure.
When using a bridge vs dental implants, you support your structure on natural teeth that are still vulnerable to decay and other diseases, implants on the other hand cannot develop any diseases since they are made of titanium.
If a bridge that connects 2 teeth is used instead of a dental implant, pressure is not applied on the jaw bone! Therefore the bone is not stimulated and begins to shrink away.
Price: the price of a dental bridge is cheaper than
dental implant .But in long run implants are cheaper because of high durability
of implants.
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