Dental implants are always recommended by specialists for all cases of tooth loss, including long-term tooth loss. Even though it costs a lot, many people still choose dental implants. This method has special advantages that can bring outstanding and long-term benefits. Let’s find out with BIK International Dental Clinic the harmful effects of long-term tooth loss in the article below.
1. Harmful effects of long-term tooth loss?
Long-term tooth loss without taking any measures to fix it can lead to some of the following consequences:
1.1. Loss of aesthetics
In case the missing tooth is a molar, it may not affect the aesthetics too much, but for visible positions such as incisors and canines, it will make the patient lack confidence in daily communication.
In addition, long-term tooth loss causes the remaining teeth on the jaw to tend to fall towards the gap on the jaw. Gradually, the teeth are no longer straight but become misaligned and tilted, causing a loss of aesthetics for the overall face.
1.2. Decreased chewing ability
The gap on the teeth will definitely affect the ability to chew, to a greater or lesser extent, because each tooth on the jaw has a different role in biting and tearing food. If food is not crushed for a long time, it can affect the digestive system, leading to other diseases such as indigestion, gastritis, etc.
1.3. Affects pronunciation
Although it seems unrelated, tooth loss can actually make pronunciation difficult. People who lose teeth often cannot pronounce accurately, affecting their learning and working process.
1.4. Jaw bone loss
Jaw bone loss is the most serious consequence of long-term tooth loss. The empty space on the jaw cannot develop normally because it is no longer provided with regular force from the chewing process. Over time, the bones will be lost, the gums will shrink and become sunken, causing the face to become deformed and saggy.
2. Advantages of Implant method
Implant has the following outstanding advantages:
2.1. Aesthetics like real teeth
Thanks to the porcelain crown being designed with the same shape, size and color as the remaining real teeth, it can bring maximum aesthetics.
2.2. Safe, benign materials
Both the Titanium material used to make the Implant pillar and the high-quality ceramic material used to make the denture have been tested to be safe, benign and do not cause any irritation to overall health.
2.3. The lifespan of Implant teeth is very high
The use of safe, genuine materials combined with the doctor’s precise and meticulous manipulation during the implantation process can help the Implant teeth last a long time. The lifespan of a normal dental implant can be up to decades or even a lifetime if properly cared for.
3. Why do you need to get an implant when you lose a tooth?
Implants are considered the optimal tooth restoration solution thanks to the following benefits:
3.1. To prevent jawbone loss
Thanks to the lost tooth root being replaced by an implant integrated into the jawbone, this method can completely prevent the most serious complications of tooth loss. The implant will provide normal chewing force so that the jawbone can exist firmly, without bone loss or gum recession.
3.2. Maximum preservation of real teeth
Unlike the porcelain bridge method, which requires grinding down the adjacent teeth to restore the teeth, dental implants only affect the jawbone area at the location of the missing tooth. Because the implant can stand firmly and exist completely independently in the jawbone, it will not cause any long-term effects on the entire jaw.
3.3. Bringing confidence
With the same structure and shape as real teeth, it is very difficult for others to detect which is the implant tooth if only looking with the naked eye. From there, customers can be more confident when smiling, bringing many new opportunities in work and life.
3.4. Eat and drink comfortably
Thanks to the ability to withstand 5 times more force than real teeth of porcelain crowns and the stability and firmness of the Implant body in the jawbone, customers can comfortably eat their favorite foods without worrying about dentures breaking or cracking.
4. How long is the lifespan of Implant teeth?
Thanks to the outstanding advantages listed above, implant dentistry is a very popular tooth restoration method and is trusted and chosen by many customers of all ages.
Unlike the porcelain bridge method, when losing a tooth, the customer only needs to implant the tooth once and does not have to replace it because the life of the Implant can be up to 25 years and even a lifetime if properly cared for.
In fact, how long the Implant will last on the jaw depends largely on the skill of the surgeon performing the surgery. This is a method that requires meticulousness and precision because even a small mistake can lead to complications later, the most serious of which is the Implant being rejected from the jawbone. In addition, the materials used must also be guaranteed to be genuine and have been clearly tested so that the bone integration process can take place quickly and stably.
So with the information provided above, BIK International Dentistry hopes that customers have known the harmful effects of long-term tooth loss. At this time, Implant is considered the most optimal tooth restoration solution today because it can completely prevent complications caused by tooth loss.
