Halloween is a time for all things spooky, and we can’t think of anything scarier than tooth loss! When we lose our natural teeth, this can lead to issues with meals and even negative impacts on our youthful appearance. But we can help! In today’s blog, your Shrewsbury, MA, dentist talks about addressing the terror of tooth loss with implant dentistry.
The Causes of Missing Teeth
Why do we lose our natural teeth? How does this happen? For some, we could lose natural teeth due to tooth decay and dental infection, or even injuries to the face or jaw. But the most common cause is actually gum disease. The advanced stage, known as periodontitis, is actually the most common cause of adult tooth loss. When we lose teeth, this can be an embarrassing situation that impacts our social life and our overall quality of life. But the impacts go way beyond our appearance!
The Impact on Your Jaw and Appearance
When you lose natural teeth, the body will respond to the loss by suspending the flow of key nutrients to the jawbone around the missing roots. Without these regular doses of calcium and phosphorus, the jawbone itself begins to weaken and erode. The loss of mass and density actually causes further tooth loss and a prematurely aged appearance. Removable dentures cannot slow this process. However, with dental implants we can provide an option that helps keep your smile and your youthful facial features intact!
Dental Implant Treatment
With dental implants, we will surgically insert one or more biocompatible titanium posts into the jaw. These dental implants will sit at specific angles, positions, and depths to encourage the growth of jawbone structure and to keep your smile whole. We then attach a crown or a prosthetic, such as a full or partial denture, to them to ensure a tooth replacement option that is fixed in place and ready to last for decades to come with proper care and attention. Your smile is full, you can speak without complication, and you feel great about your appearance too. You also maintain your current facial structure too.
If you have suffered from the loss of one or more of your natural teeth, don’t live with the terror or tooth loss and the resulting complications. With dental implants, we can help you smile with confidence again and enjoy a full and natural looking smile. We even have maxillofacial prosthetics to address situations in which you are also missing portions of your facial structure too.
Schedule a Visit to Preserve Your Smile
The team at Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury in MA want to offer a durable and long-lasting solution for your missing teeth with dental implants. To schedule an appointment with us, call our office today at 508-842-8838.
