When you reach a certain age, it's normal to have questions about whether dental implants are right for you. You may think about what kind of success rate you'll have with implants based on your age.

In the U.S., adults over age 50 - endowed with a mouthful of 32 teeth - have lost an average of 12 teeth, including four wisdom molars. So reports the surgeon general, who observed that this loss of ...