Dental Implants Mimic Your Natural Teeth
Dentures or partial dentures that are located above your gums or dental bridges and require cutting down adjacent teeth are just tooth substitutions. However, dental implants are true tooth replacements. They are placed into your jawbone where they fuse with the bone itself and stimulate the bone like tooth roots to prevent the jawbone from dissolving away. When this “osseointegration” is done, the bone and titanium implant posts are joined together and perform the same functions as natural teeth.
This is what makes dental implants the best options. The fusing of the implant’s post into the jawbone provides support to the bone and gum tissue structures so they are stronger and keep their normal anatomical shape.
Tooth loss decreases the strength of the jawbone over time. This has a great effect on the shape of your face as you age, as well as your ability to speak and eat. Dentures, which sit above the gums, apply pressure that accelerates bone loss in the jaws! The jawbone alters shape, which means you have to visit the doctor regularly to get denture reshaped and refitted.
You might discover that replacing their dentures with dental implants changes the way they feel and smile, restoring a confidence they haven’t felt in years. You must understand that dental implants should be put into the jaw sooner after a tooth is removed. This is done to give the implant’s post the strongest bone foundation possible. Bone grafting is also an option if bone deterioration has already started and can also be done at the same time as a tooth extraction and dental implant placement.