Some of the effects of tooth loss, like the way it impacts your smile’s appearance, are obvious from the start. Many of them can also be successfully addressed with the help of a custom-designed dental restoration, such as a bridge or denture. However, many other impacts of tooth loss stem from the loss of your teeth’s roots, which conventional bridges and dentures aren’t able to address properly. Today, we explore how dental implants can help minimize these impacts by successfully replacing the roots of your lost teeth, providing your restoration and your natural oral structures with the support they need.
What are all the impacts of losing a tooth?
The noticeable effects of tooth loss are noticeable because they often result from the loss of your tooth’s visible structure (called its crown). The reason losing a tooth root isn’t as obvious a problem is because its loss isn’t noticeable when you smile, and the effects can take longer to impact your oral health. For example, losing a tooth root can cause the mass and density in your jawbone structure to diminish over time, resulting in a weaker jawbone structure and increased risks of further tooth loss. Without an adequate replacement for your lost teeth roots, this effect can continue to impact your smile even after replacing your lost teeth with a conventional dental restoration.
Where conventional restorations fall short
The reason conventional dental bridges and dentures can’t address the impacts of lost teeth roots is because they don’t have an option for replacing this part of your lost tooth structure. Instead of roots, traditional bridges and dentures rely on structures such as supportive dental crowns, clasps, and adhesives that carefully secure the restoration to your dental ridge. By contrast, dental implants can provide any size dental restoration with more lifelike anchors for support, mimicking the way in which natural roots support your healthy teeth.
The value in root-like dental implant posts
Replacing your lost teeth roots and anchoring your dental bridge or denture to your dental ridge can have significant benefits to your oral health, starting with addressing the impacts of lost teeth roots. These impacts include the diminishing effect on your jawbone’s mass and density, which are impacted by the loss of stimulation when you lose one or more teeth roots. In addition to providing your restoration with a greater level of comfort and support, this also helps preserve your oral health and jawbone structure more successfully after your smile has suffered from tooth loss.
Minimize the effects of tooth loss with dental implants
The effects of losing one or more teeth can continue to impact your smile without the lifelike restorative benefits of dental implants. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling the Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX, today at (936) 441-4600.