These are some of the more common causes as to why tooth replacement may be required:
- Tooth decay.
- Trauma resulting from an accident.
- Root Canal Failure
- Genetic condition dental defects.
- Gum disease complications.
- Tooth loss and resulting misalignment.
- Extensive wear and tear.
Benefits of Dental Implants
Dental implants are artificial tooth roots used to support a restoration for a missing tooth or teeth, helping to stop or prevent jaw bone loss. People who have lost teeth can face significant impacts in their daily lives, and may feel too self-conscious to smile or talk. Additionally, biting irregularities as a result of tooth loss can have a negative effect on eating habits, leading to secondary health problems like malnutrition.
Dental implant surgery is a procedure that replaces tooth roots with metal, screwlike posts and replaces damaged or missing teeth with artificial teeth that look and function much like real ones. Dental implant surgery can offer a welcome alternative to dentures or bridgework that doesn’t fit well and can offer an option when a lack of natural teeth roots don’t allow building denture or bridgework tooth replacements.
Why it’s done
Dental implants are surgically placed in your jawbone, where they serve as the roots of missing teeth. Because the titanium in the implants fuses with your jawbone, the implants won’t slip, make noise or cause bone damage the way fixed bridgework or dentures might. And the materials can’t decay like your own teeth that support regular bridgework can.