In Melbourne, dental implants; giving a new lease of life

If you’ve just had teeth extracted or you’ve lost teeth due to an accident, you’ll be thinking about having dentures. Dentures have improved significantly over the past 20 years, with advances in materials and technology, modern dentures look natural and fit securely. However, since they do not replace the roots of your teeth, there will be some compromises you’ll be facing. Dentures do need to be removed to be cleaned, and some chewy or particularly dense foods could cause you problems. Perhaps the most daunting issue with dentures occurs as they become ill fitting, you may experience whistling or movement of your dentures when you speak.

As you know, your teeth consist of more than the surface crown; within your gum and jawbone is a root that anchors the entire tooth in place, making it strong and durable. What you may not know is the root encourages the growth of your jawbone, so when it’s lost your jawbone shrinks. Dentists as far back as ancient Egypt have been trying to replace the root because of the strength and durability it lends to our teeth and how it supports the jawbone. Ancient dentists used shells and ivory hammered into the jawbone; thankfully modern dentistry, inspired by orthopaedic surgery, uses titanium screws.

In Melbourne, dental implants use titanium due to its unique properties. It is inert, so won’t react in the mouth, is strong and most importantly, it encourages the fusing of bone to its surface. This fusing action – known as osseointegration – means your jawbone is bonded to the implant and when your dentures are fixed to several of these implants, they function just like your natural teeth.

You’ll be able to eat anything you like, you won’t need to take dentures out for cleaning, just brush and floss as usual and dental implants in Melbourne prevent jawbone shrinkage. Implants are also long lasting, so your replacement teeth will function for years.

You will need to be assessed for your suitability for implants by your dentist at High Dental Implants, however, once you have the go ahead, it’s a relatively quick process to have your teeth fully restored. Call us today to discover how implants could help improve your lifestyle.