Dental Tourism: Having Dental Implants in the Philippines

A dental implant is the best long-term solution to replace missing teeth.  Unfortunately, most people cannot afford dental implants especially if you live in countries where even the cost of basic dental care is expensive. For this reason, more and more people are traveling abroad to countries like the Philippines to have their dental implants done.

What are Dental Implants?

Dental Implants are small titanium posts that are surgically inserted into your jaw to replace the roots of missing teeth. Once the titanium posts heals and integrates into your jawbone, an artificial tooth or implant crown is fixed onto the implant.

A dental implant can replace a single missing tooth by utilizing a crown or it can replace several missing teeth with in an implant-supported bridge. When all the teeth are missing, an implant-supported complete denture can also be used.

Advantage of Dental Implants:

• Better appearance: Dental implants look and feel like natural teeth.
• Better eating: Dental implants function like your real teeth and allows you to bite and chew food properly.
• Better speech: Dental implants are fixed and will not fall or slip like dentures when you are talking.
• Better Confidence: Dental implants make you feel better about yourself by restoring and improving your smile.
• Better Oral Health: Dental implants preserve your jawbone just like real teeth. They are also easy to clean.
• Better Option: Dental implants are fixed unlike removable dentures. They also do not require reducing your other natural teeth to support a fixed bridge.
• Better Cost: Compared to dentures and bridges, dental implants are very durable and can last you a lifetime with proper care.

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Why Choose the Philippines for Dental Implants?

If you are from another country and wish to travel abroad for dental implants and other dental work, here are some of the reasons why you should choose the Philippines:

3. Language

Understanding and communicating with your dentist is very important when having dental implants. One of the biggest advantages of having your dental implants in the Philippines is language. The Philippines is one of the largest English-speaking countries in the world. Most, if not all dentists in the Philippines are fluent with English.

Why Choose Affinity Dental?

There are a lot of clinics and dentists in the Philippines that offers dental implants. Here are the reasons why you should consider having your dental implants done at Affinity Dental:

1. Experience and Expertise

Established in 2008, Affinity Dental is a very well known and highly rated name in dental care in the Philippines. All our dentists are board certified, graduates from the best dental schools in the country, experienced and extensively trained in their respective fields here and abroad. As a multi-specialty practice, patients are provided with the convenience of having all their dental concerns expertly treated in our clinics.

2. Location and Convenience

Our clinics are all strategically located in the central business districts of the country and are easily accessible via all modes of transportation. Hotels, offices, shopping centers and hospitals are usually within walking distance from our locations.

3. Equipment and Facilities

As a center for dental care, our clinics are outfitted with state-of-the-art medical and dental equipment, digital x-rays and a CADCAM dental laboratory. Dental Implants are also performed in fully equipped Operating Rooms that ensure the safest and most sterile conditions for all types of oral surgeries.

4. Quality and Guarantee

Our clinic currently enjoys a 100% success rate for our dental implants. This success rate can be attributed to our prudent standards in qualifying ideal candidates for dental implants, our use of only the best materials and implant systems, the great skill and expertise of our surgeons and also by observing the strictest clinical protocols for our dental implant procedures.  And because we stand by the quality of our work, our clinic also offers a local warranty on the dental implants we perform.

What is the process of having a Dental Implant?

Basically, having a dental implant will require at least two visits within a span of six months if your case is ideal. If your case will require a bone graft and/or other procedures, the process may require at least three visits within a 1-year period.

How to care for your Dental Implant?

Dental implants are like your real teeth. You must practice good oral hygiene. While the implants will never get cavities, it is important that you maintain good gum and bone health.

Brush your teeth two to three times a day, floss and, if prescribed, rinse with a mouthwash. Most importantly, you must visit a dentist at least twice a year for regular cleaning and check up.

How long will Dental Implants last?

Several studies indicate that dental implants can last up to 20-years or longer with good oral health, proper oral hygiene and care.

Are you ready to have your Dental Implant?

If you have questions or want to get in touch with us about having dental implants, please send us a message using the contact form below. Thank you!