If you have lost one, several, most or even all of your teeth, what you really want is a way to permanently replace them, and not have to get the replacement replaced every few years. Near Mirfield, dental implants are becoming increasingly popular for this very reason. Once they are in, they’re in and you should never have to get new replacements.

Dental implants near Mirfield have a 98% success rate and should last you for the rest of your life. This is because they are made of highly durable materials such as titanium and porcelain, both of which have decades of use in them and are able to withstand the powerful forces created by chewing. In fact, dental implants near Mirfield can withstand multi-directional forces of up to 200lbs or 97kg. That’s more chew than the average adult male can muster.

One of the reasons why dental implants can withstand the powerful forces created by chewing is the way they fuse with the jawbone. This is the titanium part of the implants. Titanium is used to make the tiny posts that are inserted into your jawbone to mimic your lost tooth root. Titanium has this incredible ability to fuse with your bone. It does so by somehow encouraging the bone to grow new tissue and blood vessels all over it, and this new bone tissue locks on and holds the implant in place.

Your newly strengthened jawbone will keep your face looking younger for longer too. This is because without something in your jawbone making tiny vibrations through the hundreds of tiny impacts that go on all day between your teeth, the bone starts to dissolve itself in a process called resorption. After a while, you end up with a tiny jawbone, and a sunken face that makes you look old before your time. It’s not a pretty look.

But, to get back to durability. If you have dentures, your jawbone will resorb. As it becomes narrower, your once beautifully fitting dentures become loose and wobbly, and you will need to get them relined. You can also expect to have to replace them every five to eight years. Bridges will also need to be replaced every few years.