Dental Implant Alternative

When you lose a tooth, it is very important to get that tooth replaced because leaving the space created by losing a tooth will cause hinderance in your aesthetics and function. Whenever you think of replacing a teeth, dental implant is the best option.

However, there are other Dental Implant alternatives too:

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Dental Implant Alternatives:

1. Leaving it as it is or keeping it untreated:

After losing a tooth it becomes important to treat the space with alternative tooth. However, if you are leaving the space empty then with time the surrounding teeth will start to drift towards the space created by the tooth or will observe the tilt towards the space which will cause damage to other teeth. So, getting it treated other than leaving it as it is, is very important.

2. Dental bridge as a Dental Implant alternative:

Dental bridge is one of the alternatives for dental implant. Dental bridge is recommended when a patient has one or more than one teeth missing. It consists of crowns that are fixed on the two adjacent teeth to fill the space created by the tooth. Dental bridge have a life space of 8-10 years which may also lasts for 15 years in some cases. Although, it is cost effective but the disadvantage of dental bridge is that it looses its natural look after sometime and may cause cavities to the adjacent tooth as well.

3. Removable partial dentures as a Dental implant alternative:

Removable partial dentures is also one of the alternative for dental implants. These are natural looking removable partial dentures which is advised when there is one or more than one missing tooth. These are made up of gum coloured base which you can place both on the upper and lower jaw. Although, they are removable but they cant provide strength to the teeth. After sometime they loses its retentionand provide great discomfort to the patient.

Some questions that might come in your mind:

1. Can a patient with medical history gets a bridge?

Yes, a petient with any medical history can get a bridge with the advice of your dentist.

2. Which food to avoide after getting a dental bridge?

Sticky foods such as chewgums and candies can cause damage to the dental bridge but it is not necessary that they cause damage.

3. How much time do partial dentures take to get comfortable?

Removable partial dentures can take 20 days to get comfortable in the patient’s mouth.

4. How to clean your Removable partial dentures?

You can clean your removable partial dentures with ultra soft bristle brush to avoide any damage to the removable partial denture.

Interpretation:

These alternative options to dental implant may fix your problem temporary but not for lifetime, whereas dental implant treatment lasts lifetime. However, you should look at all the alternatives but you should choose the best option which suits you for lifetime.