Losing a Tooth Can Cause Complications
Missing even one tooth can have an effect on your chewing abilities. The more teeth you have missing, the less nutrition you will receive from your food. Chewing more natural, nutritious foods often becomes difficult with too many missing teeth, and often softer, higher-calorie foods are then consumed more often. This type of diet usually results in weight gain.
Your facial appearance can change, taking on a hollowed-out look that adds years to your actual age. Your speech may not always be clear, causing moments of embarrassment at work or in your social life.
Gaps in your dental arches can also cause other teeth to start to become loose or move. But whether you're missing teeth in the front or back, whether there is only one or many absent, the best replacements are dental implants. They look very natural and function like real teeth, allowing you to enjoy every type of food that you like.
New Solutions for Old Problems with Dentures
If you have tried to have your dentures secured with implants, but were informed you have insufficient bone density, you will be pleased to learn of a recent breakthrough in mini implants. This type of implant will anchor your dentures to eliminate the movement problems. In just one visit, you can have your dentures secured in a procedure that is virtually painless. And even better, you can eat whatever foods you choose that same day, as there is no waiting time for the bone to heal around these implants.
Another Option to Secure Your Dentures
All-on-4™ immediate load implants are another possibility to permanently secure your dentures. As the name suggests, with just four strategically placed implants, you can have relief from denture problems of movement to have strong support for chewing every type of food. There is no waiting time for the bone to heal, so you can have healthy, functioning teeth the very same day as the implants are placed.
In times past, when teeth were lost due to trauma, disease, or extraction, and patients wanted replacements with dental implants, they would go to an oral surgeon. Once the surgeon inserted the posts, the patient returned to the regular dentist for the completion of the process. At our practice, we handle the entire procedure for immediate load implants in just one visit. And patients do not have to wait another six months for the teeth to be placed.
Missing even one tooth can have an effect on your chewing abilities. The more teeth you have missing, the less nutrition you will receive from your food. Chewing more natural, nutritious foods often becomes difficult with too many missing teeth, and often softer, higher-calorie foods are then consumed more often. This type of diet usually results in weight gain.
