The discomfort caused by missing teeth can be avoided by replacing the missing tooth with a dental implant, a dental prosthesis or a ceramic bridge.
What causes tooth loss and what can be avoided by replacing the missing teeth?
- The absence of front teeth reduces the biting force, intensity, and thoroughness of the bite.
- We smile less, we can easily feel shame
- The absence of back teeth makes it less possible to chew food, which can lead to digestive problems in the long run.
- A missing back tooth leaves the gum exposed.
- Teeth next to a gap can tilt towards each other.
- An infection or inflammation can easily develop under the mucous membrane, which can lead to further tooth loss.
- In the absence of load, the bone under the gum begins to atrophy.
- the gum line recedes, suffering ever more irreversible damage
When replacing missing teeth, what are the available solutions?
1)If there are two intact teeth alongside the missing tooth, between the two ceramic bridge can be done.
Advantages:
- A quick solution that can be prepared in a few weeks
- This can be made perfectly, reproducing the missing tooth's shape to the fullest extent.
- It is made of metal-free ceramic.
Disadvantage
- To construct the two pillars of the bridge, adjacent, sound teeth, even if healthy, must be ground down.
- Food scraps can easily get under the bridge, causing inflammation and unpleasant, foul breath.
- This solution does not burden the area below the gums at all, the bone continues to recede, the gums sag, an even larger gap is created, and even more bacteria and infectious material adhere here.
- The lifespan of a bridge is shorter than that of implants.
- Chewing can easily become uncertain, requiring more attention and caution with harder foods.
- the bridge is more easily damaged, losing its stability, its value
2)The safest option is the dental implant-supported prosthesis, or dental implantation.Essentially, this is a screw placed in the bone that supports the tooth – a very stable artificial tooth root – onto which a crown is fitted that is an exact replica of the lost tooth and fits perfectly into the denture.
Advantages:
- There's no need to grind down healthy teeth for the implant, they will remain intact and healthy for a long time.
- It remains stable for 40-50 years from implantation, but a longevity of 70-80 years or even a lifetime is not rare today.
- This provides a load to the bone supporting the teeth that is perfectly matched to the original tooth, so it doesn't weaken.
- fills the gap between your teeth, they will not move
- The gums remain healthy, they don't stretch or recede, and there's no need for plastic surgery.
- The chewing was assured for decades, and the implanted tooth can withstand even harder food.
- The restoration fitted onto the implanted tooth is less prone to damage, much more durable
- The material is titanium, which the body accepts and doesn't reject. Bone formation begins immediately after implantation, and it becomes almost one with the surrounding bone tissue.
Disadvantage
- The dental implant process is longer, but it will not take more than 6 months.
- In cases of insufficient bone thickness, bone grafting, sinus lifting (sinus elevation) may be necessary.
Bone grafting, sinus lift supplemented with own membrane
We use two types of dental implants at our practice: the Nobel and a Straumann those bearing the company’s name. They are of outstanding quality, easy to use and have a lifespan several times that of other implants. The crown fitted onto the artificial tooth root is custom-made in Sweden and Germany, subject to the most stringent quality controls.
Your warranty is valid.
A 10-year comprehensive warranty on the fitting of implants warranty We undertake this. The implant itself often comes with a lifetime guarantee from the manufacturer.
A half-yearly check-up is a condition for the warranty to remain valid. We also strongly recommend that you visit our dentists and Oral hygiene guidelines recommended by our dental hygienists compliance with these requirements, as well as the proper use of the dental prosthesis and restoration.
Our extra guarantee:
If you lose your implant within 3 years, you will receive a free replacement implant.
We welcome you in our practice!
Ask for our dentists to help replace your missing teeth. Choose professional dental implants so that your teeth can remain your faithful companions for decades to come. Our team consists of experienced, well-trained, caring and always cheerful members who are delighted to be at your service, offering you the full extent of their expertise, up-to-date knowledge, care and undivided attention.
