Do you know one of the things we at Broadway Dental Clinic love about dental implants in Loughton? The history of them is almost as old as civilisation. Teeth are so important to being able to thrive as well as survive. On a fundamental level, if we can’t bite and chew, we can’t eat and we don’t make it very far. In the 21st century, we have all sorts of gadgets to turn crunchy, chewy foods into foods that need very little oral processing before we swallow them, so we are less likely to starve to death without teeth, but we can still become malnourished.
Back in the time of the earliest discovered dental implants, being able to bite and chew was vital for survival. Small wonder then that, 4,000 years ago, the Chinese used small bamboo pegs tapped into the jawbone to replace teeth. The Egyptians of 2,000 years ago used precious metals. Other cultures, such as the Mayans, used shells. Nowadays, in Loughton, dental implants made of titanium are giving people back the joy of chewing.
At Broadway Dental Clinic in Loughton, dental implants are rapidly becoming the go-to restoration method for lost teeth. People are realising that although the initial outlay for implants is higher, and that the procedures to implant them are longer and more invasive, in the long-term they are worth the time, money and effort that goes into having them inserted.
Tooth loss
People can start to lose the odd tooth in their 40s and 50s, especially if they grind their teeth at night, or have not taken good care of their teeth when they were younger. With longer life expectancies, this means that some people could be looking at 4 or 5 decades with missing teeth, longer than they had the full set for in some cases.
Dental implants in Loughton can last that long without needing to be replaced, which makes the initial outlay of £2,100 per implant seem much better value. Especially so, when you consider that during 40 years, a bridge or dentures may need to be replaced 5 times.
So now you know both the maths and history behind the most reliable solution to tooth loss: dental implants.