Implants For Front Teeth

Imagine you lose your front teeth and will hide your smile or avoid smiling altogether. It is not just an aesthetic problem, it also affects other functions like speech, chewing, appearance, confidence, and all daily interactions. Your goal is to fill the gap and restore all lost functions.

While there are different tooth replacement options, dental implants for front teeth are considered the most recent and durable. It’s important to understand the priority of dental implants over other treatments, like dental bridges, to make a decision based on conviction.

Benefits of Replacing Missing Front Teeth With Dental Implants

Replacing missing front teeth with dental implants restores your natural smile and function with a highly strong and long-lasting dental solution that mimics natural teeth emergence within the gums.  

Dental implants have several benefits that make them the best choice for restoring missing upper and lower teeth, especially in the anterior region: 

1. Facial contours preservation
   Dental implants can preserve bone density and prevent bone resorption, resulting in maintaining facial and lip contour as well as bone thickness, which helps in more toned oral and cheek muscle preservation and less aging wrinkles of the lips.
2. High retention
   Dental implants in the bone act as anchors, like natural roots that provide high stability and support to the ceramic crown installed. This can improve bite, speech, chewing ability, and smiling with confidence.
3. Smile enhancement
   They mimic the look of a natural tooth, with scalloped gum tissue and a natural-looking dental crown, resulting in a natural and harmonious smile. 
4. Conservative treatment
   Unlike dental bridges, they do not rely on adjacent teeth; no need for adjacent sound teeth preparation. It is considered an optimal solution to the problem without unwanted complications
5. Durable treatment
   It is known to be the long-lasting solution among all replacement options. They can last for decades with proper oral health care maintenance and regular dental checkup visits.

Who Should Not Get Dental Implants?

Although they are the best choice for missing teeth replacement, they are not suitable for everyone. There are some conditions, if present, that affect the success rate of implants, so they limit their use. Like: 

1. Medical condition: several medical conditions can affect the success rate of dental implants, like any bone disorders, oral tumors, uncontrolled diabetes, or autoimmune disease 
2. Oral health conditions: bad oral health and hygiene are risk factor for dental implant failure, as they may result in periodontitis, gingival pockets, and peri-implantitis (inflammation around implant posts). 
3. Thin bone or insufficient bone thickness in the front teeth area.
4. Lower nasal sinus membrane, as putting front implants can pierce it easily and cause sinus perforation.
5. Age: can be a contraindication for dental implants. Whether in young or older ones, due to jawbone growth:

• Patients under 18 years can’t use any fixed restorations until jaw growth finishes.
• Older patients may have a compromised health condition.

4. Financial issue: is the biggest factor that makes dental implants not affordable for everyone, although they are the most cost-effective treatment for missing teeth replacement.
5. Time commitment: Time plays an important role in the implant healing process and integration within the jawbone, which extends for 3-6 months, which may not be available for some patients.

Which implant is best for front teeth? 

Titanium dental implants are always #1 for any implant systems with high success rates. But with zirconia implants on the table, offering a superior aesthetic solution to choose from.   

Choosing between titanium and zirconia implants for missing front teeth isn’t usually a direct decision. Each type has its own benefits and risks:

Differences	Titanium implants	Zirconia implants
Durability	Superior durability (over 20 years), due to their high strength	Durable
Loading area	As titanium implants are characterised by high chewing force, they are more suitable for molars and full arch implants	They are brittle and have low fracture resistance. That makes them Ideal for low-stress areas like the anterior region
Aesthetics	Accepted aesthetic, however, in areas with thin gum, a grey shadow can appear	More esthetics, due to their tooth coloured material that blends seamlessly with gum and teeth, avoiding any grey shadow appearance. So they are perfect for anterior areas.
Biocompatibility	Biocompatible	Biocompatible and metal-free
Bone Integration (Osseointegration)	Excellent osteointegration	Accepted osteointegration
Flexibility and Case Adaptation	more flexible, as they are available in various sizes, designs, and systems. So can be used in different cases.	limited design and fewer systems that limit their use in multiple cases.
Hygiene and Gum Health	Hygienic with a proper oral care routine to prevent plaque accumulation.	More hygienic, due to their smooth surface.
Cost	Affordable	Much more expensive

How Much Is an Implant on a Front Tooth?

At Suave Clinic in Turkey, we offer our patients all-inclusive dental implant packages with affordable prices when compared to the same procedure in other countries.

A front tooth implant costs starting from $650, not including the crown and abutment. But in some cases, we need additional treatment that may increase the final cost.

How Long Does a Front Tooth Implant Last?

Dental implants are a long-lasting dental treatment that lasts for 20+ years when performed by expert surgeons and the best dental implant brands with high-quality materials.

The fixed restoration itself, like zirconia crowns, ceramic crowns, layered zirconia, or PFZ crowns, could last in the range of 10-20 years when good oral hygiene is properly maintained.

All ceramic restorations provide matching shades, highly-polished crowns that are carefully designed to match the colour, shape, and size of your surrounding teeth to blend seamlessly for a flawless, natural look. 

Which is Better for Missing Front Teeth Replacement:
A Dental Implant or a Dental Bridge?!

There are several alternatives to dental implants; however, dental implants are the best option to replace missing teeth with a durable, strong, naturally-looking tooth colored fixed crown. 

However, some patients can’t withstand surgical crown placement, can’t wait 3-6 months for the final crowns, or can’t afford the dental implant treatment. 

That’s why a dental bridge is still a valid option for replacing a missing tooth, especially with using the same high-quality ceramic and zirconia restoration by expert professional dentists.

A Dental bridge is also a better choice when the adjacent teeth are badly decayed, root-canal-treated, or filled with a large dental filling that needs to be capped with dental crowns.

Get Affordable Implant Packages with Suave Clinic 

At Suave dental clinic, you can choose from several affordable dental implants specially designed for you: 

1. Single dental implant with crown
   Commonly used for replacing a missing single tooth. It usually includes the implant, healing abutment, and a top ceramic porcelain or zirconia crown.
2. Implant-supported bridge
   Ideal when more than one tooth is missing in the same area. A bridge of 3 units can be supported by only two implants, making it more affordable.
3. Mini-implant
   Used in selected cases with low bone density in front lower teeth or less chewing stress, as they are small and less invasive.
4. All-on-X Systems 
   Ideal for patients missing several front teeth. These systems use 4-6 implants to support a fixed bridge that restores a natural smile and prevents bone loss.
5. Implant-Supported Overdentures
   Used when there are multiple full mouth missing teeth, overdentures supported by 2-4 implants provide better retention and comfort than traditional removable dentures, at a lower cost.

Every dental implant package at Suave Clinic includes everything you need for a complete and amazing journey. In addition to the implant, healing abutment, and top crown, you’ll enjoy additional services like:

• Free online consultation 
• 3D CBCT scan
• Customised treatment plan 
• Temporary teeth (if needed)
• Travelling and accommodation details 
•  English-speaking personal coordinator 
• Aftercare kit, medication & follow-up

Care Routine for Front Teeth Implants

Dental implants aftercare is a simple process that doesn’t need special tools; you only need to maintain your normal oral care routine to maintain your implants strong, healthy, and natural-looking for many years includes: 

• Brushing at least twice daily, with Fluoride toothpaste.
• Flossing after meals to remove any food impaction and plaque between teeth and around the implant.
• Use an interdental brush to remove any accumulation around the tooth, gum, and metal post
• Maintain Regular dental checkups to detect any potential issues early.
• Avoid harmful habits, such as smoking or biting hard things with crowns.

FAQs

Implants for front teeth FAQs

How painful is a front tooth implant?

With effective local anaesthesia, you shouldn’t feel pain. Although you may have some pain or swelling after the surgery, this can be relieved by taking over-the-counter painkillers.

Can you eat normally with a front tooth implant?

Yes, you can. After the healing period and crown placement, you can eat whatever you like. However, as a general rule for teeth prostheses still apply here; avoid biting hard objects and sticky foods to maintain implant longevity.

What is the best age to get dental implants?

The ideal time to get dental implants varies from one person to another, depending on the jawbone quality, density, and shape. However, the age between 20s and 40s is usually the best, due to good healing and bone density without the presence of major health issues that affect implant success.

How to replace two missing front teeth?

There are several options, including removable partial dentures, dental bridges, or dental implants, for missing front teeth replacement.

Can a front tooth implant look natural?

Yes, a front tooth implant can look natural. 
The dental crown is designed to be in harmony with the surrounding teeth. Starting from the use of a highly polished ceramic to the accurate matching of shade, shape, and colour, resulting in a flawless natural natural-looking smile.

Can a front tooth implant be done in one day?

Yes, what’s known as immediate implants allows completing all steps in a single day. A temporary crown is attached immediately, while final loading is done later, after full healing.

How strong is a front tooth implant?

A front tooth implant is strong enough to mimic the strength and function of a natural tooth, allowing you to eat whatever you want.