How dental implants can help you get your smile back
Dental implants are a thoroughly modern solution to tooth loss. At Warrendale Dental Care in Ross-on-Wye, our implant dentists have restored many patients’ smiles with the help of implants. These small titanium screws act as replacements for the natural tooth roots and can replace one, several, or even all of your natural teeth.
The need for dental implants
When you lose a tooth, you will most likely be concerned about the missing crown. After all, this is the part of the tooth that is visible in your mouth, and that you use to bite and chew food. However, it is equally important to replace the root portion of the tooth, as failing to do so can lead to bone shrinkage – when teeth are missing for some time, the jaw bone starts to resorb.
Although sometimes described as replacement teeth, dental implants are more accurately thought of as replacement tooth roots. Your dentist will place them straight into your jaw bone in a small operation, which is carried out here at our Ross-on-Wye practice. New teeth – dentures, a bridge, or crowns – are then attached on top.
Dental implants and the new teeth attached to them don’t just give you back a realistic-looking smile, they also restore full functionality to your jaw. This means that you can eat whatever you wish and – unlike with other options such as traditional dentures – you won’t have to worry about difficulties with biting and chewing, and there is no danger of your teeth falling out at an inappropriate time.
Because they are in direct contact with your jaw bone, dental implants also help to prevent bone shrinkage, which can cause a sagging appearance to the facial skin.
The implant dentists at our Ross-on-Wye practice have been placing dental implants successfully for more than a decade now – get in touch to see how we can help you.