Why choose dental implants over more traditional types of restorations?
At the most basic level, implants replace the support system originally supplied by the roots of teeth. By doing so, they allow fixed or removable dental restorations to be self-supporting. In some cases, implant placement eliminates or minimizes the need to sacrifice the structure of surrounding good teeth in the effort to support a fixed dental restoration. In other cases implants can help to anchor and stabilize removable restorations such as partial or full dentures in a manner that would not otherwise be possible.
