At your routine cleaning and checkup appointment, you find out that you don’t have any cavities. Feeling pretty good about yourself, you then are asked this question: do you floss? You timidly answer no. Your dentist doesn’t judge you, but they strongly emphasize why flossing is important and encourage you to do it at home.

Maybe you never saw it as essential. You forget. You think you don’t have time. Whatever the reason for not flossing in the past, you have plenty of reasons to start doing it today!

As a result of an accident, you have a tooth that is too badly damaged to be saved. While explaining your options for tooth replacement, your dentist seems to be especially enthusiastic about dental implants. Well, their excitement may be warranted! Did you know that about 95 percent of dental implants are still successful even 20 years after they’ve been placed? Meanwhile, dentures and bridges have to be replaced at most every seven to ten years. But what is the secret to dental implant success over other options? How can you be sure that implants are right for you? Read on to find out!