Tooth Replacement
Why Replace Missing Teeth
Smile...Your Health Can Be Protected
There are more reasons to replace your missing teeth than a gap in
your smile. The following article discusses the health related issues
involved with having one or more lost teeth.
Missing tooth gaps are very cute....in the grandkids' smile. Most
adults feel extremely self-conscious about their smile if they have
experienced tooth loss. This alone is reason enough for most people
to consider tooth replacement options. What many people are not aware
of, is the impact that missing teeth may have on your health.
There are many reasons why a person might have lost a tooth. Trauma
to the face might have caused a tooth to be "knocked out." In
other instances, it might be that a dentist or dental specialist has
indicated that a tooth has a cavity, which cannot be repaired and so
should be removed. In rare cases, a medical condition causes the premature
loss of a tooth. And, there is always the inevitable age factor, when
the natural life of a tooth (or multiple teeth) has come to an end.
Missing Support
What is not commonly known to most dental patients, is the impact
that tooth loss may have on your dental health.
When you lose a tooth, there is a small area on your jawbone that
no longer needs to provide support. The tooth, and most likely, the
root structure of the tooth is no longer present. Because that need
for support is no longer in evidence, your jawbone begins to lose its
strength and firmness. This deterioration of jaw bone does not happen
over night, but it is a concern for anyone who has missing teeth. Once
you lose bone do to periodontal disease in the mouth it won’t
grow back.
This loss of jawbone might be treatable. For patients who have experienced
this difficulty, it is possible that surgical bone grafts will correct
the problem.
Preventing Jawbone Loss
It would be best to avoid that scenario altogether by considering
options that will prevent the loss of jawbone. The best solution from
a health and a function perspective is the placement of dental implants.
The base of the dental implant (the post) serves as a substitute for
the missing tooth root structure. Dental implant patients can be secure
in the knowledge that their dental health is safe.
Dental bridges and partial dentures may prevent bone loss. Dental
implants are the only tooth replacement solution that can protect your
dental health by simulating your natural tooth and tooth root structure.
For missing teeth we offer a wide range of temporary
or permanent solutions
Bridges
Partial dentures
Implants
Flipper stayplate
And more
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