Results: Dental implants: a permanent solution for damaged teeth
Published on 10/18/2016
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(Source: webmd) Dental implants are replacement tooth roots. Implants provide a strong foundation for fixed (permanent) or removable replacement teeth that are made to match your natural teeth. Do you have a dental implant?
Yes
9%
157 votes
No
91%
1657 votes
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Success rates of dental implants vary, depending on where in the jaw the implants are placed but, in general, dental implants have a success rate of up to 98%. With proper care, implants can last a lifetime. If you have a dental implant, how long ago did you get it?
More than 10 years ago
4%
66 votes
5 to 10 years ago
5%
91 votes
Up to 4 years ago
4%
70 votes
I don't have a dental implant
87%
1587 votes
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Why did you have to get a dental implant?
Broken tooth
5%
90 votes
Injury
2%
45 votes
Tooth decay
4%
81 votes
Gingivitis
2%
37 votes
N/A
87%
1571 votes
Other (please specify)
1%
25 votes
| Other Answers | Percentage | Votes |
|---|---|---|
| 0.70% | 13 | |
| sensitive teeth, no tooth care as a child | 0.05% | 1 |
| to expensive | 0.05% | 1 |
| Missing a permanent tooth | 0.05% | 1 |
| replaced a lost tooth | 0.05% | 1 |
| retained deciduous tooth that finally lost roots | 0.05% | 1 |
| No dental implants | 0.05% | 1 |
| For a bridge | 0.05% | 1 |
| To hold my lower dentures in place | 0.05% | 1 |
| missing tooth | 0.05% | 1 |
| Dentures | 0.05% | 1 |
| Had to have 2 teeth pulled due damage and infection | 0.05% | 1 |
| few teeth | 0.05% | 1 |
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If you have implants, how many do you have?
1
5%
86 votes
2
3%
46 votes
3
2%
32 votes
4
1%
26 votes
5 or more
1%
26 votes
N/A
88%
1598 votes
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