We don’t just rely on traditional bridges to address your missing teeth. We also have advanced tooth replacement with dental implants, which can look and act like natural teeth. In today’s blog, your Sheridan, WY, dentist talks about how we use advanced dental implants to replace lost teeth!
The Causes of Tooth Loss
Our teeth could become lost as a result of an untreated cavity or infection, as extraction in extreme cases could be necessary to prevent infection from reaching other parts of your smile. Likewise, injury could be responsible too. But the most common factor is periodontitis, the advanced stage of gum disease that is racially the number one cause of adult tooth loss. Whether you lose one tooth or several, replacement is crucial for protecting your oral health and your youthful appearance! Dental implants can help safeguard your smile.
Why You Need a Prosthetic
Dental implants are actually inserted into the jaw and bond with the bone tissue like natural roots. This helps prevent the most severe complication of tooth loss: The loss of mass and density in the jaw. This happens as the body registers the missing roots, and then suspends the flow of calcium and phosphates to the jaw. Without them, the bone tissue breaks down and the jaw is severely weakened. This means further tooth loss and a prematurely aged appearance. But with dental implants, we can prevent this from occurring and keep your smile looking as youthful as ever and to ensure proper function too!
Placing and Restoring New Teeth
Our team will plan and guide the placement of the dental implants with digital technology, so they sit at the right angle and position to stimulate the growth of your smile. Once your new implants are in place, we will add abutments to them that extend above the gum line. We then attach a restoration to them, one custom-made to ensure a lifelike appearance and durable chewing surface, as well as a balanced bite. We could also use several posts to secure a fixed prosthetic, like a full denture.
If you have any questions about how our team will place and restore your new tooth or teeth, then contact our team today to learn more. Our team wants to help you avoid the major complications of tooth loss, and to ensure tooth replacement that can last for decades and offer a natural looking appearance.
Talk To Your Sheridan, WY Dentist About Implant Dentistry
Tooth replacement that can look and act like natural teeth is possible with implant dentistry. To find out how our team places one or more new teeth to ensure a full and beautiful smile again, then reach out to Grinnell Street Dental in Sheridan, WY at 307-672-7567.
