Replacing missing teeth as soon as possible is a good idea. The teeth adjacent to the empty sockets will not drift into the empty space and loosen. Your jaw keeps healthy with a dental implant, so you don’t lose bone density.
The following are the main benefits of dental implants.
1. Stop Further Tooth Loss
It’s important to understand that your teeth are held in place by their roots and neighboring teeth. When you lose a tooth, nearby teeth may begin to tilt toward the vacant space and become loose.
The best way to avoid losing more teeth is to get a replacement for the one you lost. Dental implants feel and look just like natural teeth, so patients appreciate them.
2. Avoid Cavities
When a tooth is lost, surrounding teeth lose some of what held them in place. Due to this, you may notice teeth tilting toward the open space or even becoming loose over time.
You are more likely to develop tooth decay if your teeth shift. Teeth that are crooked provide plenty of hiding places for bacteria and plaque.
3. Enhance Nutrition
Having trouble eating your favorite foods? It can be difficult to maintain a balanced diet after tooth extraction.
If you have been eating soft foods to avoid biting down in pain, you should schedule an appointment with your dentist for a consultation about dental implants.
You may also be denying your body the nutrients it needs by avoiding certain foods. It’s hard for your body to support healthy jawbone tissue if you aren’t getting the vitamins and nutrients you need.
4. Prevent Jaw Degeneration
By stimulating your jawbone, you keep it healthy. However, when you lose a tooth, the pressure that was placed on your jawbone also disappears. If you don’t pay attention, your body will begin to reabsorb your jawbone so it can use the nutrients elsewhere. A process known as remineralization occurs.
To prevent jawbone deterioration, we recommend asking your dentist about dental implants. A dental implant will fill the hole left in your smile after losing a tooth, stimulating your jawbone just like a natural tooth root would. As a result, your jawbone remains intact and thus protects your face shape over time.
5. Work On Your Speech
A missing tooth or dentures can affect how you speak, since gaps in your teeth can cause lisps, and dentures can slip and slide. Dental implants, whether capped with a crown or used to support dentures, will keep your restorations in place and allow you to speak as if they were your natural teeth.
6. Keep More Of Your Teeth
Bridges require the filing down of adjacent teeth to place crowns on them, thereby reducing the structure of otherwise healthy teeth. Dental implants do not damage adjacent teeth at all. In other words, your natural teeth can retain their healthy enamel while filling in the gap left by a missing tooth.