The ability to confidently bite into food can go away after you lose just one tooth. Our bite function depends on our full smile being intact. A single gap can force a compromise in your dental function that is difficult to ignore. If you lose more teeth, these issues can worsen, and you can find yourself giving up on items you used to love! At our Shrewsbury/Grafton, MA dentist’s office, we can make plans to restore your complete smile in a way that also benefits your bite. With dental implants, we can make sure that restorations are stable and secure enough to stay firm whenever you bite down. They also help you stabilize neighboring teeth, and they can even help you maintain your jaw health.
Can I Really Apply Bite Pressure With A Dental Implant-Held Restoration?
The change in your bite function after tooth loss can be difficult to ignore. Many people feel that they are stuck with this problem, or that the only restorations available will only be capable of offering limited support. What you can discuss with your dentist is the role that dental implants can play in restoring your bite strength. By anchoring custom replacement teeth to the jawbone, implants provide more functional stability that makes biting and chewing easier. By helping to stabilize neighboring teeth, they can provide further stability.
The Role Implants Play In Restoring Your Smile And Oral Health
Dental implants operate like artificial roots, as they hold restorations to your jawbone. When you bite and chew, they will even imitate roots by stimulating the surrounding bone tissues to help keep it healthy. An implant is placed after a careful review. During the evaluation, we will make sure we know just the right angle and position for the post, and we will confirm that you are ready to undergo this procedure. After a period of healing, you will return to have the permanent replacement put in position to give you back your full smile!
Implant Dentistry And Dentures
While we can and often do provide a single implant to help replace a single tooth, this approach to prosthetic treatment also helps those who need dentures. A series of implants can be set to hold a larger restoration. When in position, they can keep a full denture secure so that you no longer have to worry about slipping, a lack of stability, and the discomfort of an appliance that becomes a poor fit.
Talk To Your Shrewsbury/Grafton, MA Dentist About Implant Dentistry
Implant dentistry helps patients regain confidence in their bite function as well as the way they look. If you are someone who is interested in treatment to regain a full smile, call Modern Dentistry Of Shrewsbury at (508) 842-8838.
