Why Dental Implants Are Better than Traditional Restorations

Dental implants offer several key benefits over other restorative treatment options, and they are designed to deliver a lifetime of consistent performance for the patient. Simply put, dental implants set the standard for treatment when a patient is faced with one or more missing teeth.

While dentures and bridges are still in use today, individuals who want to truly restore their mouth and smile tend to seek a dentist who offers dental implants as a treatment option. At the Pasadena dental office of Monique Y. Perez, DDS, you’ll have access to dental implant restorations that can improve your quality of life and create the smile you’ve always wanted.

Why dental implants?

Dental implants are the next best thing to natural, healthy teeth. Unlike dentures or bridges that can shift in place or degrade over time, dental implants are permanently affixed to the jawbone using a titanium base. This replacement tooth root and the cosmetic restoration it supports make dental implants feel like natural teeth. The post being surgically placed within the jaw also avoids the bulky nature of traditional restorations, allowing you to eat, talk, and smile as if your original teeth were still in place.

What are the benefits of dental implants?

Dental implants feature numerous benefits when compared to their traditional restorations. Implants enable you to eat hard or chewy foods without worrying about loose dentures or bridges. Dental implants also won’t cover the roof of the mouth as traditional dentures will, so you can taste that food more easily. The natural appearance and texture of dental implant restorations makes your replacement teeth look and feel like real teeth, further improving your self-esteem. Traditional restorations do mimic the appearance of a naturally healthy smile as well, but they tend to feel bulky within the mouth, reminding the wearer of their presence. Traditional restorations can even cause speech impediments, a problem avoided by having dental implants instead.

Dental implants are a long-term solution that can last the lifetime of the patient. Unlike dentures or bridges, which tend to need adjustment between five to ten years after installation, dental implants can deliver decades of use so long as healthy oral habits are maintained. The titanium implant bases actually fuse to the jawbone as well to create a rigid and durable base for your new implanted teeth.

Dental implants will also protect the health and strength of your jaw bone. When teeth are missing from the jaw, the bone no longer has anything to support and will degrade over time, thinning the bone and giving the appearance of premature aging. The implants provide something for the jawbone to reinforce and so stimulate natural bone growth.


To see if you are a candidate for dental implants, contact the Pasadena dental office of Monique Y. Perez, DDS today. We look forward to discussing the benefits of dental implants with you!