Chennai: “In India prevelance of edentulism (patients with missing teeth) is 16.3 per cent that is 22,75,25,961 patients are in need of teeth replacement,” said Dr Deepak Nallaswamy, director, Saveetha Institute of Medical and Technical Sciences.
With missing teeth, there are a host of other things that you miss too. Things like your natural smile or not being able to eat the food that you desire or just missing the taste of life itself. One may also experience muscle strains and discomfort as the remaining teeth shift, he said.
He was speaking at an event to announce that Saveetha Dental College and Hospital has completed 10000 teeth implant surgeries with an average success rate of 99.6 per cent which is being claimed as the highest in the country.
Celebrating this achievement, Saveetha is inaugurating ‘Smiling Faces’, a free awareness and screening campaign for implant treatment.