The benefits of replacing teeth that are lost can seem obvious, especially if you’ve dealt with the loss for a while. However, the specific ways in which a custom dental prosthesis can benefit your smile depend on what it can specifically restore for you. For many people who experience tooth loss, the most beneficial prosthesis is one that’s supported on an appropriate number of root-like dental implant posts. By replacing your lost teeth roots, dental implants can enable your prosthesis to do more to restore and preserve the long-term health of your smile.
Restore your smile’s appearance
The most obvious impact of tooth loss is the effect it has on your smile’s appearance, and restoring its healthy appearance is one of the main goals of rebuilding your smile. To do this, most dental implant restorations are crafted from highly lifelike materials, such as dental porcelain or zirconia. These not only closely mimic the color and shade of your healthy teeth, but also the specific way in which they reflect light, giving your restoration a highly lifelike and discreet appearance. Combined with the enhanced support of one or more dental implant posts, your prosthesis can be nearly indistinguishable from your remaining healthy, natural teeth.
Fit in well with your natural teeth
For your dental prosthesis to mimic your healthy, natural teeth, it has to be precisely designed to match their size, shape, and contour, as well as their physical appearance. This means your prosthesis must fit in properly with the rest of your smile’s contour, which has greater implications than just improving your smile’s appearance. Your bite and proper dentition rely on balance, and restoring your bite’s balance after tooth loss means replacing the lost teeth with a prosthesis that can closely replicate the way they function when you bite and chew. Much of this function also relies on your teeth roots, which only dental implants can mimic to provide your prosthesis with similar support.
Interact with your dental ridge
Teeth roots are essential to supporting your teeth as you bite and chew, and dental implant posts are just as essential for giving your dental prosthesis the same level of support. However, your healthy teeth roots are essential for more than that when it comes to your long-term oral health. They also help you sustain the strength and integrity in your jawbone by stimulating it every time you bite and chew. One of the more profound benefits of dental implants is their ability to restore this vital function, and as a result, offer better results for preserving the rest of your healthy smile.
Improve your dental prosthesis with implants
To fully restore your smile, the right dental prosthesis should accomplish these main goals when replacing your lost tooth or teeth. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling the Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX, today at (936) 441-4600.