If you are dealing with losing one of your teeth, you know how disruptive it can be to your daily life. Certain activities you once took for granted can become rather difficult. You find yourself avoiding favorite foods that risk damaging the socket left behind. If your voice sounds different, it is because we use our teeth to help us articulate our speech. Because your jaw must shift to complete your bite, you can find straining on the joint leaving constant aches and pain. Left untreated, this can even lead to a disorder called TMD. As time goes by, neighboring teeth begin to drift into the open area, causing problems with your dental alignment. Malocclusion can lead to an increased risk of tooth decay and gum disease, so think of these possibilities when considering a prosthetic replacement.
At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we place dental implants to help you take on your problems with dental loss. We understand that the right approach to smile restoration can give you back your confidence after losing a tooth. This prosthetic treatment offers permanent support by binding inside your jawbone to hold a false tooth above the gum line. Because your post connects to the bone, it can restore stimulation that helps you maintain jaw density and preserve your youthful appearance.
The Primary Causes Of Missing Teeth
When you take time to learn how you lose our teeth, you can take steps to protect the remaining members of your bite. While physical injury and sporting accidents can certainly knock out your teeth, disease is a more common culprit. When we fail to brush and floss regularly, tooth decay can become so bad that not enough structure remains to repair your tooth. In these instances, we perform an extraction to prevent the decay from spreading. But the most common cause is gum disease. If you have an active gum infection, we can place you on periodontal maintenance to prevent it from spreading.
Designing An Implant
When you visit our office, we will take a series of images to plan your new prosthetic tooth and its placement. By inserting a titanium metal rod directly into your jaw, your oral tissues will fuse over the coming months as you heal from surgery. We can then attach a dental crown or other prosthetic to an abutment placed at the end of your post to complete the procedure. To care for your implant, continue brushing and flossing regularly. We will inspect your new tooth at your following checkups to see that it holds strong in your smile.
SPEAK WITH YOUR DENTIST AT SUNNY SMILES ABOUT A SOLUTION FOR DENTAL LOSS
Losing a tooth does not have to leave a permanent gap in your smile! To learn more about restorative treatment or plan your next visit, please call our Sunny Smiles location on N Zaragoza Rd in El Paso, TX at (915) 849-9000.