Dr. Snider is here blogging today from Fort Worth, TX to explain why dental implants are the future of dentistry and what they have to offer patients that dentures and dental bridges do not. In the past, patients have not been so lucky to be exposed to a great and natural solution for tooth loss. Dental implants can offer a solid foundation to permanently place a flawless crown into dangerous spaces in the mouth.
Before the discovery of titanium alloy dental implants, patients had to resort to awful devices like bridges and dentures to “protect” their teeth. At the time dentists were not aware that these dental appliances can actually work to destroy remaining tooth, gum tissue and even jawbone structure. Now, as time has gone by, dentists have created a natural and biocompatible process that allows the mouth to accept dental implants as a real contribution to the complex oral system.
When doctors decide to place dental bridges in the mouth to replace more than one missing tooth, they required the filing down of neighboring teeth. When teeth are filed down, they lose the amount of enamel which protects the teeth, and even the natural tooth structure as well. Teeth that are purposely worn down become vulnerable and susceptible to decay and infection much more easily than teeth with enamel coating. The enamel is supposed to work as a protective shield that defends the teeth from cavities, decay and plaque buildup. Once the patient’s enamel has eroded, they cannot get it back, which will cause them to be more prone to future dental issues. Dental bridges not only lack the providing of permanent and natural teeth, but also speed up the process of tooth erosion and it even require it.
On the other hand, there is the “convenient” wonder that we call dentures. Although dentures do not require the filing down of remaining teeth, the constant uncomfortable pressure they create can cause the gums to weaken and the teeth to become vulnerable to erosion. When a patient removes their dentures and re- places them back in the mouth, they seem to slip out of place each time; which makes the “secure” fit that they provide more and more awkward. Despite the uncomfortable- ness they cause, they actually cause the gums to weaken, sag and recede from the teeth. When gum tissue is infected it will change color, bleed and recede from the teeth; which creates harmful spaces between the two that expose the tooth roots to direct decay and infection. Teeth that are vulnerable at the root, have a very high chance of falling out completely, if the patient does not seek the dental work needed. Just to make sure, is that not what the patient had to get the dentures for the in first place? How does that sound like a good solution to tooth loss?
Dental implants are the leading tooth loss solution in the business for a reason. The titanium alloy and other materials that dental implants are comprised of allow the mouth to accept dental implants as a functioning part of the oral system. Through a process called osseointegration, the titanium naturally fuses into the jawbone permanently. Dental implants have the ability to single- handedly restore density in the bones and allow gum tissue to reheal and repair itself. These implants are the most natural solution that can give the best long- term results with proper oral and dental care. In the past patients that have lost more than one tooth have leaned toward dentures or bridges, but dental implants can be used to replace many teeth or fill multiple spaces in the mouth. In the industry, the success rate of dental implantation ranges from about 95-98%, which are pretty good odds that patients can receive these without fail.
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