Of the many different things that can affect your oral health, tooth loss might seem like the absolute worst. In many ways, it’s close; losing even a single tooth can have several devastating effects on nearly every aspect of your oral health. Fortunately, we can custom-design a tooth replacement option that helps you address all of the concerns of tooth loss, including the three most important goals when it comes to rebuilding your smile.

1. Restoring its healthy appearance

The most obvious impact of losing one or more teeth is how it affects your smile’s appearance. While there are more profound impacts, your self-confidence is important, and many patients naturally choose to replace their teeth with the main goal of improving their smiles’ appearance. For optimal smile improvement, modern tooth replacement options are often crafted from highly lifelike restorative materials, such as dental porcelain, which can be tinted to match your healthy tooth structure’s unique color, shade, and shine. Once placed, your restoration can rebuild your smile with optimal realism.

2. Reestablishing support for your other teeth

Once you look past appearance, the effects of your tooth loss can take on a different level of importance. For instance, your healthy remaining teeth won’t have the support they enjoyed with a full row of neighboring healthy teeth. The empty space can cause them to shift out of alignment, changing the balance in your bite and the amount of pressure that each tooth is exposed to. This not only increases the risks of issues like tooth wear and damage, but also your risks of losing more of your teeth in the future.

3. Giving your new smile a strong foundation

Eventually, you may notice the visible effects of your remaining teeth shifting out of place. However, not all of the impacts of tooth loss are visibly noticeable. When you lose your teeth roots, for example, the loss can have a significantly negative effect on your jawbone structure. Teeth roots stimulate it, and when one is lost, your body will respond by sending it fewer minerals and nutrients. Though not obvious at first, this can cause your jawbone to gradually lose mass and density, making it progressively weaker. The only way to address the loss of your roots is by replacing them with an appropriate number of dental implants.

Learn more about replacing your lost teeth

Replacing lost teeth is an important process, and it’s meant to achieve more for your smile than you might realize. For more information, schedule a consultation by calling the Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX, today at (936) 441-4600. We also proudly serve patients who live in Houston, The Woodlands, Willis, Montgomery, Magnolia, Huntsville, and all surrounding communities.