Replace Lost Teeth for a Healthier Smile

It is important to replace lost teeth because missing teeth can severely influence your life. Missing teeth can affect your appearance and your health. While it may be easy to accept missing teeth, there are some serious consequences to consider if the problem is not corrected. Fortunately, there are many solutions to common missing teeth problems. Dental implants, bridges and dentures can help you avoid the consequences of missing teeth and give you back a beautiful and healthy smile. Read on to learn more about the role your teeth play in your mouth and why replacing lost teeth is important.

Reasons to replace lost teeth

Most adults between the ages of 20 and 64 have three or more missing or decayed teeth. A large number of adults over the age of 65 have lost all their teeth. Some common causes of tooth loss are decay, injury and gum disease. There are plenty of reasons to replace missing teeth. Here are some of the consequences of missing teeth.

Bone loss

Failure to replace lost teeth is one of the leading causes of jawbone loss. Teeth help to support and stimulate a person’s jawbone. If a person does not have teeth, the bone that supported them will no longer be stimulated. This can lead to the jawbone shrinking and the gum will pull back. Missing teeth cause bone loss in the jaw and face because of atrophy that eventually causes changes in a person’s facial structure. Most times, this leads to a person looking older and the face shrinking in.

Shifting teeth

Although teeth are often securely attached to the jawbone, they can still shift and move over time. This problem can be significantly accelerated with missing teeth. The gaps create spaces that allow the neighboring teeth to shift. This shifting usually ends up creating more space for other teeth to shift. The teeth may crowd each other and this can cause long-term complications. Tooth decay can be hard to reach when teeth start colliding, which increases the risk of also losing them.

Facial aesthetics

The teeth support the structure and shape of the face so missing teeth can have a negative impact on facial aesthetics. The face will begin to look aged and sunken as the atrophied jawbone resorbs. People with missing teeth also usually look older than they are because there are no teeth to support the skin around the mouth which causes the skin to start to sag. A reduce jawbone and missing teeth can also cause the cheeks to become saggy and hollow.

Visit your dentist

Failure to replace missing teeth has many consequences. Missing teeth problems include shifting teeth and bone loss. Missing teeth can also impact your facial aesthetics. If you have one or more missing teeth, you do not have to continue suffering. Contact your dentist to find out about the right tooth-replacement option that will meet your needs and give you a healthier smile. Your dentist can help you decide the ideal option that will tackle your missing teeth problems.

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