Maybe you’re wondering if dental implants would solve these problems once for you?
No matter which situation you’re in, Davidsonville, MD restorative dental practice Wooddell & Passaro Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry wants you to understand the treatments available to you. Here we will uncover 6 important warning signs that you may need dental implants.
If you have a cracked or broken tooth, a dental crown or a dental implant may be your only options. While dentists usually want to save as much of the tooth structure as possible, if the tooth is damaged beyond repair, the best option might be a tooth extraction and an implant to replace the problem tooth. If an implant is needed, rest assured, it will look and function just like your natural teeth.
Having gaps in your smile where you are missing teeth can be embarrassing and make you self-conscious about smiling, talking or eating in public. The implant will fill in the space where your natural tooth was once located. It will look and feel just like your natural teeth too.
Loose-fitting dentures or partials can be frustrating to deal with on a daily basis. Implants are an excellent alternative to dentures and partials. You no longer have to worry about your dentures becoming loose throughout the day or feeling self-conscious that your dentures will fall out in public while talking or eating.
Do you know that dental implants can actually aid in the prevention of bone loss in your jaw? It’s true. You see, the part of the implant that gets placed in the socket of the jawbone and acts as the artificial tooth root is made of titanium or zirconium. These materials naturally bond to the bone tissue. The bonding process is called osseointegration, which enables the implant roots to stimulate jaw bone growth just like the natural tooth roots would, lessening the chance of the bone deteriorating over time.
Did you ever notice the sunken-in or caved-in look that some denture-wearers have on a daily basis? Unfortunately, this is a common problem for patients with patients who wear dentures due to bone loss as you grow older. Since dentures do not stimulate bone growth as implants do, the bone continues to deteriorate over time, resulting in the sunken-in, caved-in appearance. Dental implants solve this problem by stimulating bone growth in the jaw around the implant (See #4 above for details).
Sometimes a severely decayed or infected tooth cannot be saved or fixed. Your dentist will make this determination after a thorough examination. If the problem tooth cannot be repaired or fixed, you may need to get it extracted. In this case a dental implant might be the best option to replace it as implants look and feel like your natural teeth.
Call Wooddell & Passaro Restorative and Esthetic Dentistry for an implants consultation at (410) 343-7075 or schedule with us online. We look forward to helping you restore your smile!
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