5 Interesting Things You Didn't Know About Dental Implants in Singapore

If you're going to need to replace missing teeth or loose dentures in the near future, chances are that you've heard about dental implants in Singapore. They have, after all, become the standard of care for tooth replacement in recent years, as Singapore patients and dental professionals have discovered their many short and long term advantages over all other options available today. However, there are some pretty interesting facts about dental implants that most people – even people that have them – don't know.

5 Interesting Facts About Dental Implants

1. Dental implants were done in ancient times – While they are thought of as new, modern technology, rudimentary dental implants, fashioned from shells, were used to replace teeth as early as 600 A.D. Thankfully, today's materials and methods are a great deal more sterile and comfortable than hammering a bit of shell into the jawbone.
2. Implants are made of space-age materials – Titanium, the exceptionally biocompatible metal from which dental implants are made, is pretty strong stuff. Not only does it withstand the pressures of biting and chewing with ease – and that's a lot more pressure than most people realize – it has also held up nicely against the extreme forces of space travel when used in the construction of the Space Shuttle.
3. Aesthetic benefits of implants extend beyond just your smile – Unlike any other tooth replacement option, dental implants work to preserve the size, strength and density of the jawbone by stimulating the body's natural bone growth and repair process. Not only does this better preserve oral health, it has benefits in terms of appearance as well, preventing bone loss in the jaw that leads to premature aging. So along with that attractive, natural-looking smile that dental implants provide, you'll get help in protecting facial structure, preventing the lines, wrinkles and other facial changes that replacing missing teeth with traditional dentures and bridges can cause.
4. Dental implants function as well as natural teeth – While people who are fitted with removable dentures or fixed bridges can expect to lose a lot – as much as 90 percent in some cases – of efficiency in biting and chewing, limiting what they can eat comfortably, people with dental implants are able to bite and chew just as well as they ever could and can continue to enjoy their favorite foods without discomfort.
5. Implants can be with you for life – Unlike other tooth replacement options, implants do not need replacement every few years. In fact, so long as you take care of your oral health, they can last a lifetime – many implants placed 40 years ago are still strong and healthy today.

Other things you might not know about dental implants are that they can be used to replace one missing tooth or a mouthful of them, and with today's advanced techniques and materials, success rates are more than 95 percent. Additionally, those advancements have made dental implant restoration a much faster process than it used to be, and more widely available, with many Singapore patients that might have been turned away a decade ago able to be treated successfully with implants today.