“Which are the best dental implants?”

There are a few good types of dental implants on a market. What's most important is your dentist who you trust, their expertise.

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In my opinion, Straumann and AstroTech.

There are no "best" ones; most systems today all work well under proper conditions and proper placement.

Owen M. Waldman, DMD

I personally prefer the zirconia over metal or titanium. All metals conduct electric current and the body runs on electric, so I believe this may be an issue. Somebody can be allergic to the metal implants, which can cause immune system problems. So, my recommendation is always a zirconia implant.

Best regards,

Dr. Mark Berkowitz

The best implants many dentists have never heard about are the ceramic implants. Made of Zircinium, these implants are much more biocompatible than the conventional titanium implants. The titanium is not inert and has trace amounts of Nickel which many people have sensitivity.
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There are many good, reputable implant brands. The one that best fits your circumstance, and with which your surgeon is most familiar is probably the best for you. The major brands should be the easiest to add the teeth.

Asking which are the best dental implants is a lot like asking which is the best car. Using cars as an analogy, there are multiple manufacturers of dental implants. Like cars over the decades, the weaker and less popular implant systems have merged with others or been discontinued. There are now different price ranges of implants: "Chevy" implants, "Buick" implants, and "Cadillac" implants to fit your budget and needs.

So, which is the best dental implant? The "Gold Standard" in implant dentistry has been Nobel Biocare for many years, but there are equally successful - and less expensive - brands. Is Nobel the best? Is a Mercedes Benz the best car? Truly, it is in the eye - and skill - of the beholder, or owner. Even "Chevy" implants can function adequately if they're purposed for the right reason and the surgeon picks the right technique. The short answer to your question: implants have to function in the human jaw and have only the patient to answer to. The density, size, depth, width, and length of the jaw bone plays a critical answer to that question. And... are you a smoker? Modern consensus is that the failure rate for smokers is very high, to the point where many dentists just won't place implants in a smoker. Sorry, but that's just the truth. So truly, the best dental implant is one that is properly picked out for the task it is used for, placed properly and the patient is a compliant non-smoker. There are other issues such as systemic diseases or conditions which may also be a factor.