{"id":643,"date":"2020-02-14T00:14:55","date_gmt":"2020-02-13T18:14:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.hulendental.com\/blog\/?p=643"},"modified":"2020-03-14T00:16:49","modified_gmt":"2020-03-13T18:16:49","slug":"sturdy-dental-implants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/","title":{"rendered":"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth?"},"content":{"rendered":"<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-644\" src=\"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"older man smiling with nice teeth after receiving dental implants\" width=\"300\" height=\"200\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026-768x512.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/>No matter where you have <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/dental-implants.html\">teeth missing<\/a>, it\u2019s important for them to be replaced. If the vacancy is in the front, though, it can be a little more stressful. One of the reasons is that people will typically notice the condition of your smile before any of your other traits. So if there is a gap in your front row of teeth, it can lead to a negative first impression. While dental implants are considered to be the best form of tooth replacement available, will they work for your missing front ivories? Read on to get the details you need from a local dentist.\r\n\r\n<!--more-->\r\n<h2>What is a Dental Implant?<\/h2>\r\nMade from high-grade, biocompatible titanium, a dental implant is a cylinder-shaped post that is surgically inserted into the jawbone to mimic the function of a missing tooth root. After attaching to the underlying bone, it fuses with the same through a natural process called osseointegration. The result is a sturdy and strong foundation that only takes second to the original root itself.\r\n\r\nFor the implant procedure to be successful, though, there must be sufficient jawbone density. This will allow the implant to seat properly and last longer.\r\n<h2>What to Consider When Replacing Front Teeth<\/h2>\r\nA dental implant can typically be used to replace any of your teeth. If you\u2019ve had a vacancy for a prolonged period of time, then your bone density may be shallow. The normal course of action is to undergo a grafting procedure, which is the surgical transplant of bone matter from another part of your body (usually the hip area) to build up the jawbone. Before the implant can be placed, though, you\u2019ll need time to adequately heal from the procedure.\r\n\r\nAnother option in situations where there is diminished bone density is to have mini dental implants placed, which are smaller than the traditional posts. Their miniature stature allows them to seat in a shallow bone bed. However, when placed in the front, they can be subject to bending from the increased pressure of the upper and lower jaw meeting.\r\n<h2>It Starts with a Visit<\/h2>\r\nWhen you visit an implant dentist, in addition to your jawbone density, he or she will assess the condition of your oral health and the number of teeth you have missing. Based on your specific needs, a plan will be formulated to deliver safe and effective results. Across the board, dental implant insertion has a 95% success rate, which is partly due to the tedious pre-qualification process.\r\n\r\nTo get on the path to having your smile and functionality restored before you suffer any further jawbone loss, simply reach out to a local implant dentist today to request an initial visit!\r\n\r\n<strong>About the Author<\/strong>\r\n\r\nDr. Greg Luk earned his dental degree from The University of Texas School of Dentistry in Houston. Not one to rest on his laurels, he has received over 400 hours of postgraduate continuing education, which includes training in oral surgery and implant dentistry. A member of the American Academy of Implant Dentistry, Dr. Luk rebuilds smiles with dental implants at Fort Dental, and he can be reached for more information through his <a href=\"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/contact-us.html\">website<\/a>.","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"No matter where you have teeth missing, it\u2019s important for them to be replaced. If the vacancy is in the front, though, it can be a little more stressful. One of the reasons is that people will typically notice the condition of your smile before any of your other traits. So if there is a gap in your front row of teeth, it can lead to a negative first impression. While dental implants are considered to be the best form of tooth replacement available, will they work for your missing front ivories? Read on to get the details you need from a local dentist. <a class=\"read-more\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/\">(Read More)<\/a>","protected":false},"author":9,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-643","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.5 - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth? | Fort Dental<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"If any of your front teeth are missing, can you count on dental implants to replace them? Read on as a local implant dentist sheds light on the matter.\" \/>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth? | Fort Dental\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"If any of your front teeth are missing, can you count on dental implants to replace them? Read on as a local implant dentist sheds light on the matter.\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Fort Dental Blog\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FortDentalTX\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2020-02-13T18:14:55+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:modified_time\" content=\"2020-03-13T18:16:49+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"800\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"533\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"dr_cheng\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"dr_cheng\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\\\/\\\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"dr_cheng\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0b7e036ad5e3341011d1f1a2f093ac09\"},\"headline\":\"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth?\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-13T18:14:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-13T18:16:49+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/\"},\"wordCount\":536,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/older_man__1565712169_17026-300x200.jpg\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/\",\"name\":\"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth? | Fort Dental\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/older_man__1565712169_17026-300x200.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2020-02-13T18:14:55+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2020-03-13T18:16:49+00:00\",\"description\":\"If any of your front teeth are missing, can you count on dental implants to replace them? Read on as a local implant dentist sheds light on the matter.\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/older_man__1565712169_17026.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2020\\\/03\\\/older_man__1565712169_17026.jpg\",\"width\":800,\"height\":533,\"caption\":\"older man smiling with nice teeth after receiving dental implants\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/sturdy-dental-implants\\\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth?\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"name\":\"Fort Dental\",\"description\":\"\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Fort Dental\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/site-logo-v1.png\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/wp-content\\\/uploads\\\/2025\\\/04\\\/site-logo-v1.png\",\"width\":413,\"height\":195,\"caption\":\"Fort Dental\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/logo\\\/image\\\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\\\/\\\/www.facebook.com\\\/FortDentalTX\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.youtube.com\\\/@Fort-Dental\",\"https:\\\/\\\/www.instagram.com\\\/fortdentaltx\\\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/#\\\/schema\\\/person\\\/0b7e036ad5e3341011d1f1a2f093ac09\",\"name\":\"dr_cheng\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10fad32602a3c1b2ea9f56123175ce06cac3980d99a580c9f59ebbaf70e911e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10fad32602a3c1b2ea9f56123175ce06cac3980d99a580c9f59ebbaf70e911e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\\\/\\\/secure.gravatar.com\\\/avatar\\\/10fad32602a3c1b2ea9f56123175ce06cac3980d99a580c9f59ebbaf70e911e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g\",\"caption\":\"dr_cheng\"},\"url\":\"https:\\\/\\\/www.fortdentaltx.com\\\/blog\\\/author\\\/dr_cheng\\\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth? | Fort Dental","description":"If any of your front teeth are missing, can you count on dental implants to replace them? Read on as a local implant dentist sheds light on the matter.","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth? | Fort Dental","og_description":"If any of your front teeth are missing, can you count on dental implants to replace them? Read on as a local implant dentist sheds light on the matter.","og_url":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/","og_site_name":"Fort Dental Blog","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FortDentalTX","article_published_time":"2020-02-13T18:14:55+00:00","article_modified_time":"2020-03-13T18:16:49+00:00","og_image":[{"width":800,"height":533,"url":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"dr_cheng","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"dr_cheng","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/"},"author":{"name":"dr_cheng","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0b7e036ad5e3341011d1f1a2f093ac09"},"headline":"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth?","datePublished":"2020-02-13T18:14:55+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-13T18:16:49+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/"},"wordCount":536,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026-300x200.jpg","inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/","name":"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth? | Fort Dental","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026-300x200.jpg","datePublished":"2020-02-13T18:14:55+00:00","dateModified":"2020-03-13T18:16:49+00:00","description":"If any of your front teeth are missing, can you count on dental implants to replace them? Read on as a local implant dentist sheds light on the matter.","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/older_man__1565712169_17026.jpg","width":800,"height":533,"caption":"older man smiling with nice teeth after receiving dental implants"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/sturdy-dental-implants\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Can Dental Implants be Relied Upon to Replace Missing Front Teeth?"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/","name":"Fort Dental","description":"","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#organization"},"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#organization","name":"Fort Dental","url":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/site-logo-v1.png","contentUrl":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/04\/site-logo-v1.png","width":413,"height":195,"caption":"Fort Dental"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/FortDentalTX","https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@Fort-Dental","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/fortdentaltx\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/0b7e036ad5e3341011d1f1a2f093ac09","name":"dr_cheng","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10fad32602a3c1b2ea9f56123175ce06cac3980d99a580c9f59ebbaf70e911e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10fad32602a3c1b2ea9f56123175ce06cac3980d99a580c9f59ebbaf70e911e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/10fad32602a3c1b2ea9f56123175ce06cac3980d99a580c9f59ebbaf70e911e6?s=96&d=mm&r=g","caption":"dr_cheng"},"url":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/author\/dr_cheng\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/9"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=643"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":645,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/643\/revisions\/645"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=643"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=643"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fortdentaltx.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=643"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}