When you suffer from tooth loss, this could impact how you eat, speak, and even how confident you feel in your appearance. Which is why we want to help safeguard your oral health and quality of life with tooth replacement. In today’s blog, your Shrewsbury, MA, dentist talks about how we treat tooth loss!
The Impact of Missing Teeth
Losing your teeth could lead to serious trouble for your smile. Missing teeth could lead to misalignment, as the surrounding teeth will shift due to the exposed gap in your smile. When this happens, the appearance of your smile is changed and the risk of cavities and gum disease grows. Missing teeth could limit your meal options and even later your speech, and you could feel embarrassed in social situations. Complications like TMJ disorder and even chronic teeth grinding could increase as well. To ensure your smile looks great and that you continue to enjoy good oral health and bite function, our team will offer a dental prosthetic.
Bridges
If you have minor tooth loss, we could help with a dental bridge. For those with one to three missing teeth in a row who prefer to avoid oral surgery, we could create a prosthetic that bridges the gap. The prosthetic will contain your new teeth with crowns attached to each end. We connect the crown portions to the teeth on each side of the gap in your smile, which supports your new teeth for 10 to 15 years on average. The bridge is made from ceramic to ensure it not only looks natural and blends with your smile, but that it can handle daily bite forces and pressures too.
Dental Implants
We also have an option that functions more like a natural tooth. With dental implants, we will surgically insert the implant portion into the jawbone, where it acts like a new root and preserves the jawbone, so it doesn’t lose mass and density, which usually happens following tooth loss. We can address a single lost tooth with one, or use several to support a bridge or even a full set of dentures, so you can smile with confidence. These have the ability last decades, possibly a lifetime, and look and function like natural teeth.
If you have any questions about how we address tooth loss with bridges or dental implants, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you start summer with a full smile!
Schedule a Visit for Lifelike Tooth Replacement
The team at Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury in MA want to make sure you can enjoy a complete smile again, even if you have lost your teeth and time has elapsed since then. To schedule an appointment with us, call our office today at 508-842-8838.
