Will Your Dental Implant Last Forever?
Everyone from Echo & The Bunnymen to Maroon 5, The Kinks and Sam Hunt agree that “nothing lasts forever.” Were they talking about dental implants? Maybe not, but now that you ask: just how long should dental implants last? Dental implants in Downtown Vancouver are designed to be a permanent once-and-for-all solution for tooth loss. Having said that, it’s more reasonable to expect that an implant will last approximately 25 years. There’s a big difference between forever and 25 years, so we’ll explain just how we came up with that 25-year approximate lifespan and also talk about how you can preserve the life and performance of your implant for as long as possible. Understanding implants Implants consist of three different elements. Each element of dental implants near you plays a very different role. Understanding the role of each element will contribute to an understanding of implants’ lifespan as a whole. The implant itself is a titanium post that is rooted into and bo...