With implant technology, the problem of inadequate support and retention can be overcome by having the prosthesis, either a removable denture or a bridge, anchored and supported by implants. Even in the ideal bone situation, denture wearers can never regain their full masticatory efficiency. This is now possible with implant supported prosthesis. Some patients cannot tolerate dentures at all. The only option to rehabilitate the oral functions of these patients is by means of implant supported prosthesis.
Loss of teeth can create a psychological complex in some patients.
Becoming edentulous is also a bad social stigma. Implants can impart on patients the well being of having regained their lost teeth. Patients often regard implants as part of their own bodies. Before carrying out the treatment, each potential implant patient has to be carefully evaluated. A proper patient's evaluation should consist of a thorough patient's interview, clinical examination, diagnostic imaging with ordinary X-ray techniques or special techniques such as CT scanning, taking of study models and clinical photographs of the relevant oral structures.