If you have missing teeth, one of the things you worry about is replacing your teeth and having your new teeth look weird or not like your traditional teeth. This may be due to how some dentures or retainers look when it comes to replacement teeth.

You don't have to have teeth implants or dental implants, but they can help give you a fuller smile and allow you to feel more confident in the way your mouth looks. Dental implants can be beneficial most often in areas where teeth can be seen when you smile, such as your front top or bottom teeth or your incisors. If you have issues with your smile and want to make your smile look more natural with replacement teeth, then you may wonder if dental implants are right for you.

Here are some concerns addressed when it comes to getting replacement teeth. You can get one dental implant or get many teeth implants put in at once depending on your condition, what your dentist feels will work best for you, and your budget.

Dental implants go in your gums

You don't place dental implants over your gums or existing teeth like other tooth replacements do. Dental implants are placed directly into your gums, which gives them a more natural placement and appearance over other replacement teeth.

Another realistic quality to dental implants is this: they are designed to stay in your jaw bone just like your traditional teeth do. They don't come out like braces do or click out like a replacement tooth on a retainer does. You can chew, speak, drink, swallow, sing, or do other things with dental implants just like your regular teeth.

Dental implants are designed around your traditional teeth

To keep your teeth looking even and realistic once you get your dental implants put in, your caps for your dental implants are designed to look like your regular teeth. The caps are made the same shade as your regular teeth and are fashioned to match in size and structure. This way, it makes it much harder to tell which teeth are implants and which ones are real. Since you cannot see the posts under the cap or crown, it's almost impossible to tell which tooth is real and which one is fake.

Your dentist can show you samples of dental implants on real patients so you can see how realistic these replacement teeth look. Knowing more about teeth implants can help you make your final decision about them. 

For more information, visit a local office like Rabel Family Dentistry.