Benefits of Dental Implants
Escanaba, MI
 Losing one or more of your teeth can be a devastating experience. Not only does having missing teeth dim your smile and confidence, but it can also have severe implications on your dental health. Fortunately, there are many tooth replacement options to help restore your smile to normal. Aside from bridges and dentures, dental implants are a fantastic tooth replacement option for multiple reasons.
Implants have become an extremely popular tooth replacement solution over the past decade or two due to the amazing benefits they offer.
So, if you’re considering implants, here are a few benefits you need to know about.
Improve Your Confidence
Dental implants look, feel, and function just like your natural teeth. Since they are permanently fixed in your jawbone to mimic your tooth root, they become a part of your natural teeth. Implants are so comfortable that you won’t even think about them as a replacement for your lost teeth. All in all, implants can replace your lost teeth so well that they help you regain your natural smile and confidence.
Help Preserve Bone Density
Losing teeth can wreak havoc on your mouth. Not only does it impact the appearance of your smile, but also causes the loss of jawbone muscle and density. The jawbone requires stimulation to grow and retain its density, which it receives through the movement of your teeth. So, losing any teeth reduces the level of stimulation that your jawbone receives, causing loss of jawbone density.
A dental implant is embedded into your jawbone through a surgical process to mimic your natural tooth root, making it a permanent part of your smile. These implants help strengthen and support the area of your missing tooth, providing your jawbone with the stimulation it needs to grow and retain its density.
They Stabilize Neighboring Teeth
Having a gap due to a missing tooth can cause the neighboring teeth to shift crookedly towards the gap. This pulls your teeth out of their normal position and impacts your ability to chew and bite. A missing tooth also often leads to a situation that makes it hard to get a tooth replacement. By replacing your missing teeth, dental implants fill the gap and stabilize the shape and position of the neighboring teeth.
Decreases the Risk of Gum Disease
The natural teeth that surround the empty socket where your teeth used to be are exposed to bacteria that could result in tooth decay. Also, the empty socket also provides bacteria with an additional point of entry to penetrate your gum tissue, leading to gum disease and inflamed tissue.
Dentures and bridges help create a barrier to make it difficult for bacteria to reach the empty socket. However, they don’t work as effectively as implants do. Once a dental implant has completely healed, the empty socket won’t be exposed any longer, helping in the prevention of gum disease.
All in all, implants are always a great decision if you’re missing one or more teeth. Not only do they improve the aesthetics and appearance of your smile, but they also provide great functionality.
If you’re looking for any tooth replacement options, we provide comprehensive dental services, including dental implant placement at Bay Lakes Center for Complex Dentistry. Call us now at (906) 212-4725 to book your appointment.
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