The Issues that Dental Implants Help Resolve

It’s not just replacing your lost teeth, but how you do so that matters most to your long-term oral health. For instance, conventional dental bridges and dentures restore your bite’s function, and consequently, you can continue to eat healthy and receive the nutrition your body needs to stay strong. However, only dental implants can reestablish the processes that your teeth roots are responsible for, such as stimulating your jawbone every time you bite and chew. Because they offer the most complete tooth replacement option, dental implants can resolve more than just tooth loss; they can also help you avoid the following issues, which relate to the loss of your teeth’s roots.

Facial collapse

One of the more significant roles of healthy teeth roots is stimulating your jawbone. This signals your body to send enough nutrients for the bone structure and the teeth that it supports. When you lose a tooth root, your body sends some of those nutrients elsewhere due to the lack of stimulation. Over time, your jawbone can grow weak and shrink, leading to the sagging appearance of your jaw, cheeks, and surrounding facial structures.

TMJ disorder

As your jawbone changes shape, it can make your entire bite imbalanced. While bridges and dentures can help prevent your teeth from becoming misaligned, a weakened jawbone can still force your jaw joints and muscles to work harder, leading to diminshed bite function and discomfort related to TMJ disorder.

Further tooth loss

A weaker jawbone is also less able to fully support your remaining healthy teeth. As it continues to shrink due to lack of stimulation, your jawbone may gradually lose its grip on the rest of your teeth, and your risks of experiencing further tooth loss will rise every day.

Improve Your Dental Health with Dental Implants

In addition to rebuilding your smile after tooth loss, dental implants are designed to help you prevent or resolve a number of other related issues to improve your long-term dental health. To learn more, or to schedule a consultation, call Gentle Smiles in Dallas, TX, today at 972-329-7645 (972-329-SMILE).