| annieo |
| (veteran) |
| 03/12/12 10:32 AM |
Re: Dental Implants -- necessary or cosmetic --
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I would definitely do the implants at your sons age and his teeth shifting he will be far better off in the long run. Retainers do not do the same as permanent teeth.
Without permanent teeth the teeth will continue to move - as he grows and gets older the problem will become worse for him.
I have dental implants and I LOVE them and they are permanent just like real teeth the bone grows around the implant making the teeth a permanent part of the bone structure. The crown that goes over the implant may need to be replaced years down the road if it gets chip but that is the same as a normal tooth except that the implant crown is sturdier.
I would not have counted on the retainers to hold the other teeth from shifting they attach but they are not the sturdiness needed for teeth not to shift not to mention they will have to be replaced from time to time whereas the implants are permanent.