Am I the right age for dental implants?

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Am I the right age for dental implants?
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On the lower end, however, there can be
limitations that would make it very inadvisable
to undergo an implant procedure.
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Implants and the elderly
The most common replacement for missing teeth
among the elderly are dentures, and one of the
most common complaints I hear from my
elderly patients concerns those dentures.
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This could not be further from the truth.
In fact, we have seen many successful cases of
implants with patients well into their eighties
and nineties, and providing overall health
is good seniors heal with very much the same
predictability as younger patients.
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Implants and the younger patient
On the other end of the spectrum, young people
are the most likely to face restrictions when it
comes to dental implants. To be confident of
a successful placement, the jaw must be fully
developed, and this is typically not the case
until the late teenage years.
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