You know that saying? It denotes how a change in technology can revolutionise people’s lives. At Broadway Dental Clinic, we’d cite dental implants in Loughton as one of the top advances that have changed lives.

You know an idea is good when it spreads across the world. The internet is one simple idea that has changed everybody’s lives. In Loughton, dental implants are another. The advance is in being able to replace the root of a missing tooth as well as the crown. This is something that people have been trying to do for hundreds of years. In fact, there is evidence of jade and shells being used to replace teeth as far as back 600AD when the Mayans used them and archaeologists have found skeletons with these materials fused into the jawbones.

A better diet

Being able to replace the root of a tooth means being able to give someone back their chewing power. And being able to bite and chew means being able to eat a wide and varied diet of unprocessed foods with a high nutritional value. A good diet means better health, so the knock-on effects of implants are so varied it’s probably impossible to measure them in any way that is meaningful.

Better mental wellbeing

Having teeth that are securely anchored into the jawbone also does wonders for one’s mental wellbeing. It is only when we lose our teeth and have to live with unsightly gaps, especially in the front 6 social teeth, that we can begin to appreciate how important our teeth are to the way we feel about ourselves. Before, and concurrently with, dental implants in Loughton, dentists replaced teeth with fixed bridges and full or partial dentures. Dentures especially can affect self-esteem because they often become loose as the jaw beneath shrinks due to lack of stimulation from tooth roots. The embarrassment from gaps or wobbly dentures is enough to stop people talking, smiling and laughing for fear of being laughed at. It can be horribly isolating.

These are just 2 reasons why we think dental implants in Loughton are the best thing since sliced bread. Come in for a consultation and find out if you agree.