Tooth Loss - Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury

What To Expect From Implant-Held Dentures

Through implant dentistry, we can help patients who have lost teeth regain confidence in their appearance and their bite function. What might surprise you is that this approach to prosthetic work is effective at more than just supporting individual restorations. With a series of carefully placed implants, we can hold a full denture! What this […]

Replacing Multiple Teeth With One Dental Bridge

If tooth loss has taken away a portion of your smile, it can be hard to smile, eat, or speak without experiencing some discomfort. One missing tooth can be frustrating on its own, but it can be particularly difficult to deal with the loss of several teeth. In addition to creating more cosmetic and functional […]

Make Time To Discuss Prosthetic Work With Your Dentist

Is it finally time for you to do something about your incomplete smile? Issues with tooth loss can impact your life in several ways, and some issues can actually grow progressively worse as you continue to do nothing about a missing tooth, or missing teeth. Your ability to bite and chew comfortably can be compromised, […]

How Your Daily Life Can Improve After You Address Tooth Loss

When you suffer tooth loss, and you fail to take action to address the problem, you can experience problems with speaking and eating, as well as discomfort with your appearance. These are daily concerns you can face in addition to the long-term effects of tooth loss, which include the loss of mass in your jawbone. […]

3 Reasons Tooth Loss Is More Than Just A Cosmetic Problem

There are many reasons to take the issue of tooth loss to your dentist, but one common concern is around how missing teeth can hurt your appearance. This is an understandable concern – many people can feel reluctant to show a smile with a visible gap, as it can make you appear less healthy, and […]

Protecting Your Gums Can Help You Prevent Tooth Loss

Why would the health of your gums have anything to do with your risk for suffering tooth loss later in life? These issues may not seem connected at first, but you should know that advanced gum disease, and the symptoms this problem causes, is actually the leading cause of adult tooth loss. This is because […]

Dental Implants Make Permanent Prosthetic Support Possible

Providing stability for a dental prosthetic can make it a more comfortable presence, and one that feels more natural. That support can also help by making it easier to bite and chew food. Dental implants are put in place to operate as artificial roots for the prosthetic you receive. In addition to offering functional value, […]

Dental Implants and Dentures

Even if you’ve lost all of your teeth on one or both of your dental ridges, you can rest easy knowing your smile can be rebuilt with one or a pair of dentures. Consisting of a row of lifelike replacement teeth, dentures are custom-designed to specifically fit your smile, and are invaluable for patients who’ve […]

Stop Wishing for a Complete Smile and Call the Prosthetic Dentist

Find yourself feeling like a kid again this Christmas, wishing Santa could bring you new teeth? Many adults struggle with tooth loss as they age, which can unfortunately lead to a host of other issues, such as misalignment, discomfort, embarrassment and even poor nutrition. That doesn’t have to be the case, though, and you don’t […]

Worried By Tooth Loss? Prosthetics Can Help You Bounce Back

Coping with tooth loss can be a metaphorical pain, even under the best of circumstances, for instance if you’ve had an extraction planned to remove a painfully abscessed tooth. It can still be frightening facing the prospect of an incomplete smile, or just as bad, an ill-fitting prosthetic. Thankfully, modern dentistry means there are now […]