If you have recently lost one of your teeth, you understand how abrupt the changes to your everyday life can be. Activities you once took for granted now require more sensitivity than before. You may find yourself avoiding previously favorite foods that could injure the open socket in your smile. Because our teeth help form our speech, your voice can begin to sound different to yourself and others. Without replacement, your remaining teeth may drift into the open area, causing significant misalignment of your bite. As your bite misaligns, you may strain your jaw, creating serious tension, pain, and soreness that can lead to TMJ disorder. Because dental misalignment can wear down the surfaces of certain teeth, you even become more at risk for developing cavities and gum disease.
At Sunny Smiles Family Dentistry, we offer restorative solutions to missing teeth in the form of implant dentistry. By measuring the dimensions of your oral structures, we can create a prosthetic that anchors to your jawbone to recreate your lost tooth. A crown placed at the top of your implant can mimic the original appearance of a tooth and blend seamlessly with your smile. Enjoy an esthetic and functional return to form with the aid of your new dental implant.
What Contributes To Your Missing Teeth?
By understanding the causes behind dental loss, we can help preserve the remaining members of your smile. It can be difficult to predict physical injuries or sporting accidents that knock out your teeth, but a timely emergency appointment may be able to return them to your mouth. However, disease is a more common cause of missing teeth. When decay advances past the point of leaving enough healthy material for restoration, we will recommend extracting your tooth. Beyond decay, the most common reason for losing a tooth is gum disease. As gum infections wear away the bone and gingival tissue that hold your teeth in your jaw, your bite becomes unstable as teeth loosen.
Designing And Placing Your Prosthetic Tooth
We can examine your smile to determine if you are a candidate for implant dentistry. By placing a biocompatible, titanium rod directly into your jawbone, your oral tissues can fuse securely to hold it in place for years to come. This process takes months of healing, but in the end you will be ready to place a dental crown that restores your tooth above the gum line. To care for your new tooth, simply continue brushing, flossing, and attending all scheduled dental checkups.
SPEAK WITH YOUR DENTIST AT SUNNY SMILES ABOUT A SOLUTION FOR DENTAL LOSS
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.