{"id":2428,"date":"2023-04-01T10:33:33","date_gmt":"2023-04-01T10:33:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.millenniumdds.com\/?p=2428"},"modified":"2023-04-18T10:42:01","modified_gmt":"2023-04-18T10:42:01","slug":"are-implants-better-than-dentures-consider-these-10-ways","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.millenniumdds.com\/are-implants-better-than-dentures-consider-these-10-ways\/","title":{"rendered":"Are Implants Better Than Dentures? Consider These 10 Ways"},"content":{"rendered":"

The National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research indicates that adults between 20 and 65 have an average of 25.5 remaining teeth<\/a>. If that isn’t alarming (since you should have at least 28 teeth, provided your wisdom teeth have been removed), 2.2% of adults 20 to 64 years old have no remaining teeth. But adults lose their teeth for various reasons, most commonly attributed to gum disease, tooth decay, and poor oral hygiene. Failing to replace those teeth can negatively affect you later in life<\/a>. If you are missing teeth, exploring tooth replacement options is necessary.<\/p>\n

Exploring Tooth Replacement Options\u2014Implants vs. Dentures<\/h1>\n

If you are one of the many American adults missing a tooth, you know the negative impacts it can have. Missing teeth can impair your ability to bite, chew, and speak, and the chances are if you are missing a visible tooth, you don’t feel like smiling as often as you used to. To top it off, missing teeth can cause our other teeth to shift in our mouths, making our faces look sunken and shallow.<\/p>\n

So what are your options to replace a missing tooth<\/a>? For most patients, there are three primary options.<\/p>\n