How concerned should you be if you have a single missing tooth? Even one absent tooth can create problems for your appearance, as well as for your oral health. If you have an incomplete smile, you can have a difficult time biting and chewing, which can turn into a problem with TMJ disorder. You can… Read more »
Tooth loss can be a big source of anxiety for a person, as they can dread how a gap in their smile affects how they are perceived. While this is a significant concern on its own, it should be noted that tooth loss also creates difficulties for a person’s dental health by affecting the way… Read more »
Tooth loss creates problems that can intrude on every day of your life. The functional difficulties you encounter can make biting and chewing food harder, and may even affect the way you speak. Of course, in addition to being an obvious concern for your oral health, this problem can impact your self-confidence, and change the… Read more »
If you have lost at least one tooth, you may feel self-conscious when you suspect people notice the absence while you speak, or when you smile. Many people feel uncomfortable with the cosmetic effect of tooth loss, but this is not the only issue that the problem can create for an individual. Even if your… Read more »
By replacing a lost tooth with a dental bridge that is custom-made to restore your smile, you can enjoy more confidence in your bite, and in your appearance! At our El Paso, TX dental practice, we can work with you to make sure you have a restoration that suits your needs, and ensure that it… Read more »
How can tooth loss affect your life? The answer to this question will depend on how you respond to the matter. When you do nothing to address the loss of a tooth, or multiple teeth, you can start to have frustrating issues with biting and chewing, and you can become self-conscious about the way your… Read more »
The support a dental implant provides your dental prosthetic can have a positive effect on your quality of life, your confidence, and your dental function. Implants serve an important role when it comes to restoring your complete smile. Because dental prostheses are only replacing the crown of your tooth (the portion above your gum line),… Read more »
When you think about how much trouble one missing tooth can cause an individual to experience, it should be easy to see just how serious it can be for someone to lose all of their upper or lower teeth. If this is already a problem affecting you, then imagining is no longer necessary. You can… Read more »
After even a short period with an incomplete smile, you can recognize just how frustrating tooth loss can be. You can find that biting and chewing food is more difficult, because your dental function is compromised. You can also notice how self-conscious you can be about people noticing an absence. Your El Paso, TX dentist’s… Read more »
If one or several older members of your family have lost teeth, then you might consider yourself more at-risk for losing teeth yourself. In some ways, this is true. For example, predispositions for conditions that lead to tooth loss, such as gum disease, can often be hereditary. However, losing teeth isn’t in itself something that… Read more »
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