Tooth Replacement Options

Success Summary

In conclusion it is important to thoroughly evaluate the treatment options for tooth replacement and root canal treated teeth, taking into consideration the prognosis for long-term success.

    Tooth Supported Bridges
  • 85% successful at 10 years
  • 66% successful at 15 years
    Implants
  • 90% to 98% successful for periods of 5 to 30+ years
    Root Canal Retreatment
  • 53% to 95% successful
  • 10% to 20% reduction in success with bone loss at tip of root

Dental implants are highly predictable both short term and long term and are more permanent than conventional options. They protect both the dentition and the bone, and decrease the need for future dentistry.

Dental implants are highly predictable both short term and long term and are more permanent than conventional options.

The 1990’s were a decade during which dental implants moved from the fringes of dental treatment into the mainstream of therapy. Today, there is substance to the claim that implants are the standard of care and the optimal solution for replacement of missing or failing natural teeth. The scientific literature supports this paradigm shift in dentistry. Of course every patient is different and each instance of tooth replacement must be evaluated on its own merits with the patient and their dentist. We hope that this material has provided some insight into the clinically documented data regarding the various tooth replacement methods. You only get one body and the choices you make are important.