How long do dental implants last?
Quick answer
How long do dental implants last?
A well-placed dental implant at York House Dental Practice in West Byfleet can last decades.
The titanium fixture often remains for life; the crown on top may need replacing sooner. Daily cleaning, gum health and bite forces decide the outcome more than marketing claims.
What you need to know
Patients ask this because implant adverts talk about permanence. The honest version: the implant (the root replacement in bone) can integrate and stay stable for many years. The visible tooth — the crown — wears like any other restoration. Grinding, smoking, uncontrolled gum disease and missed hygiene visits shorten both.
At York House we plan implants with a CBCT scan, quote from £2,500 including the crown for a single tooth, and show you how to clean around the implant before you leave. Full-arch and All-on-4 cases need the same discipline, just on a larger scale.
If a crown chips years later, the implant underneath can often be restored again. That is still a success — not a failure of the original surgery.
Last reviewed: by Dr Kaveet Patel, Principal Dentist
