Dr. Snider of Lake Country Dental in Fort Worth, TX is here blogging today to explain how dental implants can help solve dental issues created by destructive dentures. Did you know that dentures can actually cause destruction in the oral cavity? Dentures can create severe gum damage and loss of bone density over years by weakening the oral system. Here at Lake Country Dental in Fort Worth, TX we know the repercussions patients with dentures can experience. We want to offer you a simple, affordable and convenient solution: dental implants.
Now, over time dentures will slip out of place causing uncomfortable chewing and biting for the patient. When they experience this unusual feeling, they will resort to removing the dentures altogether, using the remaining teeth and gums to chew these substances. When the constant chewing with unhealthy and damaged gums continues, it weakens the tissue and eventually they will deteriorate. It could even develop into devastation of the jaw bone which will lead to facial deformation, sinkage, early wrinkling, and will lessen the patient’s chances of getting dental implants in the future.
Dentures also cause the remaining teeth to weaken and lose bone density over time. When the awkwardly placed device does not allow the patient to get a maximum or even minimum bite, they will strain the jaw, gums, and remaining teeth to compensate for this. This constant pressure and stress will eventually diminish tooth health and teeth can fall out. The only thing that is worse than dentures is having to replace those with new ones and continuing the cycle for year and years. The longer dentures are worn in the mouth, the less chances the patient will have to save their oral cavity.
If you were not already aware, in order to get the dental implant procedure done, the patient must have a sufficient amount, strength, and structure of the jaw bone. If the bone is severely damaged, they must schedule a bone graft before they are able to start the dental implant process. A bone graft is a bone tissue transplant where the doctor replaces fractured and damaged osseous tissue with new and healthy bone. Considering this procedure is quite significant and will determine whether the patient will qualify for dental implants, it requires at least 3-5 months for the jaw and patient to heal.
Once the patient has healed properly, they can schedule the first appointment for the dental implants in which the doctor will gently place titanium alloy in the jaw bone. Through the process of osseointegration, the natural and biological bonding of the titanium in the jaw, the mouth accepts the implants as real teeth. There is a slight recovery period that follows this procedure that generally lasts from 4-6 months, depending on the amount of implants needed. It only takes patients 2-3 days to actually physically rest after this stage, but make sure to follow the directions strictly throughout this part.
Finally, once you have healed and the osseointegration is complete, you are ready for the porcelain crowns. The doctor will easily place the caps in the missing spaces in the mouth to complete the process. We make sure that you love your smile by matching and comparing the dental implants to your actual natural teeth; as well as the color to make sure the hues agree with each other. These implants can be indistinguishable from your original teeth and no one will be able to tell the difference.
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