Yeah, of all the things to replace with a prosthetic, a tooth seems easiest. We can make a thing hard and strong very easily. That being said, the article says prosthetic don’t last for some reason.
A good dental work can last for 10 or 20 years (ceramic crown or onlay) but the mouth is a very complicated part and many factors, mechanical and biological, come into play.
Yeah, of all the things to replace with a prosthetic, a tooth seems easiest. We can make a thing hard and strong very easily. That being said, the article says prosthetic don’t last for some reason.
A good dental work can last for 10 or 20 years (ceramic crown or onlay) but the mouth is a very complicated part and many factors, mechanical and biological, come into play.
Other than abrasion, what are some of them?
Force, neglect, drug and tobacco use and other abuse, poor diet, poor circulation, trauma, probably more.
Can those affect a synthetic implant, somehow?
Gum and bone tissue.