Some of the greatest advantages that dental implants provide involve their ability to preserve the health and integrity of your smile, as well as restore your lost teeth. This is because dental implants are able to more closely mimic your healthy natural teeth by giving your restoration an appropriate number of supportive, root-like anchors. However, before your dental ridge can receive the dental implant posts, your dentist will have to ensure that your oral structures are prepared for them. Depending on the state of your oral health, this may mean that you have to wait until you address one or more concerns before your dental implants can be placed.

You need to extract the tooth first

The ability to replace lost teeth with a greater level of support and realism is a significant benefit when you experience tooth loss. However, if you have one or more teeth that need to be extracted, then these should be removed before your dental implant restoration is designed. Extracting a tooth is typically only necessary when the tooth can’t be saved and its loss is inevitable. By removing it as part of your dental implant treatment, you can fully restore your smile sooner and minimize the impact that the extracted tooth has on your oral health.

You lost teeth because of gum disease

When you experience tooth loss, the loss of your teeth can be devastating enough that you might forget there was an underlying cause for it. For a majority of tooth loss patients, that cause is the severe progression of gum disease. This involves the erosion of your gums and other supportive tissues, which leaves one or more teeth with less support the more the disease progresses. Losing one or more teeth, or having to extract them, can result from this erosion, but the progression of your gum disease will continue. Effectively treating and managing it could be necessary before you’re able to receive dental implants to replace your teeth.

Your jawbone needs more mass and density

If you receive dental implants as soon as you experience tooth loss, there’s a good chance that you can prevent many of the consequences of that loss. That includes preventing the loss of mass and density within your jawbone structure that occurs when you lose teeth roots. Over time, the absence of one or more teeth roots can cause your jawbone to lose mass and density in that area, causing your dental ridge to lose some of its structural integrity. In severe cases, jawbone grafting might be required to strengthen the dental ridge’s bone structure and make it strong enough to receive the appropriate number of dental implant posts.

Learn if you qualify for dental implants

Receiving dental implants could be the best thing for your smile after losing one or more teeth. However, you may need to address one or more concerns before you can receive your dental implant posts. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling the Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX, today at (936) 441-4600.