Are they better than conventional prostheses?
They are certainly superior to dentures and removable prostheses (removable bridges). Functionally, they have similar capacity to fixed prostheses where the toothless area is relatively small, but the choice of one treatment over the other has to be carefully weighed by the dental professional, taking into consideration the requirements of the patient because individual situations are so diverse they preclude ready-made generalizations. When people have lost all their teeth or when the toothless area is towards the back of the mouth, implants normally represent a better solution from the functional point of view.
