Why Replace Missing Teeth?
Three reasons why you should replace your missing teeth with dental implants.
-
The effects of missing teeth can be detrimental to your long term oral and medical health. Missing teeth are also associated with old age and can make you look older than you are. Replacing missing teeth with a dental implant can dramatically improve your smile and shape of your face. This enhances both your dental health and self esteem.
-
Having gaps where teeth are missing affects the way the jaw closes. The remaining teeth begin to tilt and drift into the gaps. In addition, food becomes trapped in these spaces, and increases the risk of decay and gum disease. The tilting and drifting can also cause problems to the opposing teeth. An opposing tooth will begin to hyper erupt and begin to drift into the open space of the missing tooth, causing the opposing jaw-line to have bite relationship problems, which can cause TMJ issues.
-
As soon as a tooth is lost, either from gum disease or an extraction, the supporting bone begins to dissolve. This process is called resorption. The longer the tooth is missing the greater the bone loss. Over time, resorption of the jawbone has a considerable effect on quality of life and on the possibility of replacing the missing teeth. A tooth should be replaced by our Fairfax / McLean dental implant dentist as soon as it is lost. This will retain your oral health by preventing bone loss, reducing movement of surrounding teeth and avoiding decay.
Teeth provide more functions than just the ability to chew. They are necessary for the health of the gum and jaw tissues as well, and a prolonged absence of a tooth will severely limit the possibilities for dental implants. Missing teeth may also affect your confidence and well being. Let your Fairfax Cosmetic Dentist, H.Charles Jelinek,Jr., D.D.S. help restore your confidence and smile.
