Losing a tooth can be a distressing experience, particularly if the gap is near the front of the mouth and visible. There are several treatment options available for patients with missing teeth ranging from doing nothing and leaving the gap, to partial dentures, bridges and dental implants.

There are clinical and aesthetic advantages of placing a dental implant into the gap left by a missing tooth. The implant placement arrests the bone loss that occurs when a tooth is lost as the bone integrates with the implant to hold it firmly and permanently in place. A porcelain crown is then fitted on top of the implant so that the space is filled by a fixed and permanent prosthetic that looks just like a natural tooth.

Patients with multiple tooth loss can also benefit from a fixed solution through the placing of dental implants.