Teeth are supposed to work together, so missing one or more can take its toll on your speech, reduce comfort when eating and limit food choice. As a result of painful chewing, you may end up eating on one side of your mouth. In turn, your jaw and facial muscles will be imminently affected.
Being toothless can take its toll both physically and mentally. Based on the latest research, about 6% of adults in the UK have no natural teeth left. Losing your teeth could have dire consequences not only in terms of shattered confidence, but could also result in overall health deterioration. To make it even worse, it prevents you from eating your favourite foods and impacts your social interactions negatively. There could be different reasons for toothlessness such as poor oral hygiene, various ailments like gum disease or factors beyond our control like an accident or assault. Fortunately, humanity has long invented a way to efficiently battle tooth loss and restore back to normal countless lives – the dental implant.
The teeth in a day procedure is a full jaw restoration that requires four dental implants in the lower jaw and six in the upper. This is why the term “All-on-6 / All-on-4” has been coined. Since the bone density in the upper jaw is less than the lower one, two more implants are needed in order to achieve optimal stability. All implants are carefully placed apart at digitally calculated angles along both arches to minimize tissue disruption and avoid doing damage to nerves and sinuses.
Once teeth became so decayed that they can no longer be retained in the mouth – or if they have already fallen out – decisions must be made rapidly regarding which type of dental prosthesis is right for a particular patient. What type of treatment should be chosen – a bridge, a partial denture or an implant-borne prosthesis?
We’ve compiled five reasons why you should opt for treatment with implants – regardless of whether you have one missing tooth, or several.
