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Dental Implants
Are You Missing Teeth?
No Need To Worry. Most people lose one or more teeth as the result of accidents, decay, or gum problems – yet many neglect replacing their missing ones after losing them due to accidents, decay, or gum problems. Do you realize what could befall you if a lost tooth goes unreplaced? Many avoid seeing their dentist for fear they won’t make enough progress with replacing a missing one. Yet, an absence can wreak havoc beyond just mouth health – impacting daily living experiences, feelings about themselves, and career prospects! Here’s what’s needed:
Bite Problems
Losing a tooth changes how your teeth fit together when you bite. As time goes on, surrounding teeth begin to move into any spaces created by gaps; on occasion, the opposite tooth might even grow out too far, altering how they line up when opening and closing your mouth. This leads to issues related to bite problems.
Problems Speaking and Eating
After you lose a tooth, its surrounding bone begins to recede as its surrounding bones resorb – this causes other parts of your jawbone also to recede as time progresses, making eating and digesting food harder without chewing, the first step for digestion; without teeth to process food your body has to work harder digest it; without front teeth, it also makes speaking more challenging than ever!
Loss of Self-Confidence
One of the less obvious effects of losing a tooth can be feeling more self-conscious and less sure of yourself. A missing tooth often causes people to smile less around others, which could have severe repercussions in daily life. Although losing one may not cause as much worry among older individuals, for younger individuals, losing teeth can severely undermine self-confidence and make them feel awkward more acutely than ever.
Jaw Bone Loss
Your teeth are supported by bone. However, once a tooth is lost or extracted, the surrounding bone is no longer utilized and will eventually dissipate away unless prevented with dental implants. To combat bone loss in its tracks.
Change in Facial Contour
Losing teeth and jawbone can drastically change your face shape, leaving cheeks sunken and altering lips and chin structure over 15-20 years. Bone loss accelerates rapidly with age, eventually making the jawless defined while cheeks sag for an aged appearance. Installing fake teeth as early as possible is crucial to slowing this rapid aging.
Horizon Family Dentistry: Bringing Back Smiles Across Generations
Missing teeth can happen to anyone, young or old. Accidents or gum issues can lead to tooth damage or loss at any age. At Horizon Family Dentistry, we offer custom solutions to replace lost teeth for patients of all ages. Our skilled team provides individual care to rebuild your smile, regardless of your life phase or dental concerns.
Dental implants are metal anchors that are surgically placed into the jawbone. Small posts are attached to the implant and provide stable anchors for the replacement crown.
Dental implants are artificial tooth roots surgically placed in the jawbone.
Dental implants have become the top choice for replacing missing teeth. Why? Unlike removable dentures that sit on gums or fixed bridges that use nearby teeth for support, implants offer a long-lasting solution. They replace missing teeth with ones that look and work like natural teeth. With proper care, implants can last a very long time.
Dental implants have more advantages than disadvantages for healthy teeth. The procedure doesn’t hurt healthy teeth and fills all spaces, including gaps between teeth and root areas. Also, implants bond firmly with jawbones, providing secure anchoring that perfectly mimics natural tooth structures.
Dental implants are a worthwhile lifelong investment. By stopping bone loss in your jaw and promoting new bone growth with its root, a dental implant helps prevent further bone loss in that jaw area. These fake teeth look and work like real ones, so you can eat, talk, and smile more confidently!
Dental implants are artificial tooth roots that doctors surgically put in your jawbone to support new teeth. Small attachments secure each implant to create a stable base for the new tooth to rest.
Implants have become the best option for replacing missing teeth. They’re popular partly because dental implants offer long-term solutions, unlike dentures or bridges that rest on your gums and use nearby teeth for support. With dental implants, you get teeth that look, feel, and work just like natural ones, as long as they’re placed and cared for properly. When well-maintained, they could last your whole life!
Dental implants offer more benefits than drawbacks. The procedure doesn’t harm healthy teeth; the implant fills all gaps, including spaces between teeth and root areas. Dental implants blend seamlessly with the jawbone, copying natural tooth function through the crown-implant pair.
Dental implants are long-term investments. Their roots encourage bone growth to stop jaw bone loss. Also, dental implants look and work like natural teeth – you’ll have no trouble eating, talking, or smiling easily!
In the case of dental implants, the positive outweigh the negative
No healthy teeth are damaged as part of implant treatment.
There are no gaps left behind. Not only is the gap left by the missing tooth filled, so is the root.
The implant integrates with the jawbone and the implant and crown perfectly mimic the function of a natural tooth.
A dental implant is a one-time, permanent investment
Jawbone loss is prevented because the implant root stimulates bone growth
Dental implants look, and function like your natural teeth. You will be able to eat, speak and smile with confidence.
Permanent Tooth Replacements
A dental bridge fills the space where a tooth is missing. These fake teeth last 7-15 years, but some can last up to 20 years.
However, bridges have some drawbacks when they replace lost teeth. The healthy teeth next to the gap need filing down and capping. This process makes them weaker, often causing problems like root canals or tooth loss as time goes on. Also, bridges don’t fix the bone loss issue. The jawbone where teeth are gone will keep getting smaller, which might cause other problems. Chat with our Lindsay dental team to learn if implant-supported bridges work better for you.
Fixed Bridge – two crowns are made for the teeth on each side of the gap, and a false tooth is anchored between them.
Dentures
Removable dentures can fill most gaps in your smile. Their main benefit is lower cost compared to bridges or implants. The process is also less invasive and can be undone. These devices typically last about a decade.
However, dentures come with several challenges. Many partial denture wearers hesitate to smile or laugh in public, fearing their dentures might move or fall out. They can affect your ability to enjoy certain foods. Partial dentures may increase plaque buildup around supporting teeth, potentially causing decay or gum issues. The pressure or movement of partial dentures can harm nearby teeth or gums. Like bridges, dentures don’t stop jaw bone loss. At Horizon Family Dentistry, we offer implant-supported dentures that stay in place, allowing you to eat, talk, and smile confidently. Schedule a private consultation today!
Begin With A No-Cost Dental Implant Assessment
Generally, your top choices for replacing lost teeth are dental implants, bridges, or dentures – the latter two with or without implants. Yet, it’s crucial to grasp all your options before deciding, and you should understand the pros and cons of each method and its likely results.
At Horizon Family Dentistry, we’ll review and clarify all your tooth replacement choices. We’re glad to explain each procedure until you fully comprehend its essential nature. Call us today, and we’ll happily address any questions.
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