Family Dentistry: Dental Implant

Thursday, 25 October 2012

Dental Implant

Now that life expectancy has doubled since Roman times, teeth are subjected to stresses for twice their previous time span. Crowns protect damaged teeth from these fatigue forces. At 15 years, some implant internal screws may need retightening, but, with sensible loading, the bone-implant interface should be stable and trouble-free. Remember that it’s one way of taking your money with you and they have very good restaurants in heaven!