People in the UK should seek advice regarding dental implants if they feel they need them.
This is the advice of Anagram Solutions in France, which stated that many more procedures to put these in place are currently occurring across Europe and the US than is the case in Britain.
The company suggested that people may not be making enquiries about the technology if it is not mentioned by their dentist, but pointed out that it is available from private firms.
Furthermore, dental implants could help up to half a million people a year eat, talk and smile normally, Anagram said.
"[They] look, feel and function just like real teeth. Dental implants don't damage adjacent healthy teeth and the results can last a lifetime," patients were advised.
Earlier this month, new figures from a Brighton clinic showed that the number of implants fitted in patients since 2008 has more than tripled.