I'm not a big fan of implants. They scare me. I have a bridge right in the front of my mouth and a couple years ago the tooth in it failed. The bridgework however was still solid. When I went to the dentist I asked him about an implant, since most dentists were telling me that the life of a bridge like I have is only 5 years (last one was 15 years old and the bridge was still good!). The dentist told me that the implants have the same problem my bridge did, the teeth. So, eventually you will have a broken fake tooth and a metal post surgically implanted in your jaw that has to be dealt with. I decided to stick with a bridge. It was a few minutes of watching him use a hammer and chisel to remove it, rather than surgery.