Dental Treatment

A missing tooth needs to be replaced both for aesthetic and functional reasons. The most common treatments for missing teeth are either a fixed bridge or an implant supported crown. Dental implants are now becoming more popular treatment as they provide a long-term solution, slow down bone loss and preserve nearby healthy tooth tissue.

An implant supported crown looks, feels and functions like your natural teeth, traditional bridges less so.

Adjacent healthy teeth do not need to be ground down for an implant supported crown, as they do for bridges, so healthy teeth needs to be sacrificed for bridge work. If in the future one of the teeth under the bridge becomes damaged or unhealthy, the whole bridgework will be compromised.

Dental implants stimulate the bone tissue and gums, ensuring an aesthetic result.

Implant supported crowns ensure better oral hygiene as they need to be cleaned just like natural teeth, bridges require special technique as they tend to collect more plaque around them.

Implant supported crowns are more a long-term solution than the conventional bridges. Both porcelain fused to metal and zirconium crown can be placed on an implant.