Dental implants are considered as revolutionary in dentistry. Before dental implants, a bridge or a denture was the only option to fill the spaces left by missing teeth.
Bridges: The advantage of a dental implant over a bridge is that healthy adjacent teeth do not have to be trimmed or cut down. Thus, it preserves and prolongs the health of the adjacent teeth.
Dentures: The advantage of implant dentures over a traditional denture is that it stabilizes and strengthens, thus allowing a normal chewing. A denture by itself often gets loose and moves around, especially upon chewing. In contrast, an implant denture is very stable and functions like natural teeth. A person can bite into an apple, whereas that is not possible with a denture!