Are dental implants successful?
With more than forty years of clinical experience and over a million patients treated, crowns and bridges supported by implants are highly successful. Our statistics confirm a success rate of nearly 98.5% percent for individual implants - even higher for the bridges they support. Dental implants placed in the first patient in 1965 are still functioning today!
A Swedish scientist and orthopedic surgeon, Dr. Per-Ingvar Branemark, developed this concept for oral rehabilitation more than forty years ago. With his pioneering research, Dr. Branemark opened the door to a lifetime of renewed comfort and self-confidence for millions of individuals facing the frustration and embarrassment of tooth loss.