Dental Implants: Best Solution for Women with Osteoporosis

Postmenopausal women who also have osteoporosis are at increased risk of losing teeth and a new study carried out by Case Western Reserve University School of Dental Medicine has suggested that dental implants may be the best way to replace these teeth, providing these women with the highest degree of satisfaction.

One of the First Studies of Its Kind

This is one of the first studies to look at quality of life in women with osteoporosis who have received treatment to replace missing teeth. The study looked at women’s satisfaction with their replacement teeth and evaluated how it improved their lives in regards to work and social situations. The 900 women in the survey had received restoration work that included dental implants, removable dentures and fixed bridges as well as some women who had no restoration work at all to replace these missing teeth. Overall, the survey found that women with dental implants reported higher levels of satisfaction with their lives with fixed bridges scoring next highest followed by dentures. The women who had received no restoration work scored lowest in levels of satisfaction.

The Results Are Unlikely to Surprise Implant Dentists

The results are unlikely to surprise good implant dentists in midtown NYC, including Dr. NavidRahmani at Manhattan Periodontics & Implant Surgery. Dr. Rahmani is highly experienced in placing dental implants and has already seen firsthand the tremendous differences it can make to anyone’s quality of life, regardless of age or situation. Choosing dental implants to replace missing teeth carries several clear advantages over the alternatives.

Why Anyone Should Consider Dental Implants to Replace Missing Teeth

One of the most important is the way that dental implants are able to preserve the jawbone as bone loss isn’t just limited to postmenopausal women. In fact anyone who has had a tooth extracted will eventually suffer bone loss in that area as the bone will no longer receive any stimulation from the natural tooth root, telling it, it needs to continue renewing old bone cells. This isn’t the case when the tooth is replaced with a dental implant as the implant post provides all the necessary stimulation to keep the bone strong and healthy.

Although dental bridges can look extremely good, dentists aren’t always keen on this solution unless the teeth adjacent to the gap could do with crowning. If this isn’t the case then it will mean grinding down perfectly healthy teeth to support the dental bridge, putting these teeth at risk of future decay.

Excellent Aesthetics

Dental implants also give great results and the aesthetics are excellent. If you use a dental implant to replace a single missing tooth then it can be extremely difficult to distinguish it from a natural tooth, except it might look a little better than before. Dental implants can be used to support extremely large bridges and even to replace full dentures.

To find out if you’re suitable for dental implants, book an appointment with Dr. Rahmani. Provided you are in reasonable dental and general health, then there is probably no reason why you wouldn’t be able to benefit from this treatment, but a proper consultation will give you all the information you need.

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