The Benefits of Dental Implants: A Comprehensive Guide for St. Clair residents missing a tooth. For more information, check out our page with before/ after photos here
Life happens and sometimes a tooth has to be removed. However, when a tooth is lost a few processes begin:
- Starts to break down the bone that was around the tooth. The body sees the bone as a waste of energy and can very quickly start to decrease the amount of bone there to conserve energy. This is problematic because it can 1) cause the bone around the surrounding teeth to shrink which can compromise their longevity and 2) decrease the likelihood that we can replace the tooth in the future with a dental implant without some form of bone augmentation such as bone grafting!
- The teeth in the mouth start to move around. When one tooth is lost the other teeth can start to drift into the space that was made when the tooth was pulled, causing the bite to change
- Your ability to chew decreases! You will quickly notice that your ability to chew on that side is significantly less than the other side. Because of this, you will start to favour the other side of your mouth and quickly put lots of wear and tear on those teeth!
Thankfully at Tinto Dentistry, we have options to help you replace that missing tooth or teeth
- Removable complete or partial dentures
- These are plastic or metal false teeth that help people who have lost a few to a lot of teeth
- A dental “bridge” – where we shave the two teeth on both sides of the missing space, put crowns on each tooth, and string the fake tooth between them as a bridge!
- Dental Implants- titanium posts that are surgically placed into the jaw to act as a tooth root. A crown is then screwed into the implant and it functions as though it is a normal tooth
Now that you know the different options- I’ll explain the benefits of dental implants and how our dental practice in the St. Clair West community can help you regain your smile and confidence!
Key Benefits of Dental Implants
1. Improved Appearance
There is no other replacement option that looks and feels as close as a natural tooth. While nothing can completely replace a natural tooth, dental implants are the closest we have to make it feel and look like your own tooth. Because they have a component that is fused to the bone, they can be done in such a way to look almost as natural as real teeth
2. Enhanced Comfort
Since dental implants are placed into the bone- they are FIXED in place and don’t have to be removed. Also because they have a root component, they don’t have the problems that come with bridges such as not being able to floss and clean around them!
3. Easier Eating
Because dentures are designed to be REMOVED, they must MOVE. Dental implants are fixed in the mouth and don’t come out, making it easier to chew harder foods such as steaks and crispy breads. You will be able to eat your favourite foods without being scared of your teeth falling out!
4. No Shaving of other teeth
We don’t have to shave any other teeth to make an implant, which Is the most conservative way of replacing a tooth versus a traditional bridge
5. Improved Oral Health
Dental implants allow us to preserve your natural teeth without shaving them down for a bridge. This allows us to be more conservative and preserve your natural teeth for longer. Individual implants are also much easier to clean than a dental bridge because you can floss easily!
6.Allow us to get creative to replace multiple teeth!
We can now replace multiple teeth in a row in a way that is fixed by using multiple implants to create a bridge or an entire arch! Previously, replace a tooth at the back of the mouth, we couldn’t replace it with anything but a denture. Now we can use Implants in creative and secure ways to replace multiple teeth without a denture!
Why Choose Our St. Clair Dental Practice for Your Implants?
Dr. Tinto has completed hundreds of hours of continuing education to properly offer our patients the option of dental implants. He will properly and thoroughly plan out the entire process and show you how implants can be a safe and effective treatment to help you bring back the teeth that were lost!
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