Missing teeth can be a challenge. Whether your missing teeth are detracting from your smile, making it hard to eat, or a little bit of both, there aren’t many benefits to missing permanent teeth. Luckily, it’s easier than ever to replace those missing teeth in a way that looks and feels just as good as your natural teeth—dental implants!
Why Should You Replace Missing Teeth?
There are several reasons to replace missing teeth, and the appearance of your smile is only one of them. Replacing your missing teeth is an important part of your overall dental health.
When you have one or multiple gaps in your smile, you’re setting your remaining teeth up to be damaged. This can happen as teeth shift around to fill up existing space, leading them to experience unnecessary amounts of wear and tear. It can also weaken your jaw bone, as the bone deteriorates without a tooth and tooth root to keep it strong.
A smile with a full set of teeth, on the other hand, is perfectly designed to take on the delicacies of consuming food and communicating. They all work together to bite, tear, and grind up food for better digestion, and they all work in tandem to help you better verbally communicate with people around you.
If one or multiple teeth are missing, this can lead to serious issues in either area. It also means the soft tissues of your mouth are more exposed to disease and infection. For these reasons and more, dental implants can be a life-changing solution to the issue of missing teeth. We’re pleased to be able to offer this type of restorative dentistry at Carroll Dental Care.
Things You’ll Enjoy With Dental Implants
We know that few people look forward to dental treatments, but we think the many benefits of dental implants might be enough to make your next visit exciting. Dental implants are one of the best restorative dental options available to patients for a number of reasons, including the following:
Restored Smile
Perhaps the most obvious benefit you’ll enjoy with dental implants is a restoration of a gap-filled smile to a whole and complete one. So much confidence is attained and maintained when patients don’t have to struggle with the knowledge that they are missing teeth. Dental implants can restore your confidence in your smile.
Enjoy Your Food
It is much easier on your teeth and your body when you have a full set of pearly whites. Missing teeth causes your remaining teeth to do extra work when it comes to eating food. Having a restored smile and gaps filled with dental implants supporting dental fixtures means your teeth will share the load of food consumption equally and not get unnecessarily damaged or worn.
Improved Speech
Having a full set of teeth will also enable you to speak and verbally communicate without any impairments. We need all our teeth to help us communicate clearly and effectively, so having gaps in your smile filled with implants will keep you able to talk with ease.
Preserve and Promote Bone Growth and Density
Dental implants act as the root of a tooth, giving the bone in your jaw something to grow around and support. Without this “root” the bone density in the area fades away and weakens. This can lead to loss of bone structure in the entire face.
Learn More About Dental Implant Benefits Today
Dental implants are a fantastic way to restore your confidence in your smile and improve your oral health at the same time. Contact us today with any questions about dental implants or to schedule a consultation appointment.