Restoring or Replacing Teeth
BEFORE AFTER
Why Restore and Replace Teeth?
- Your general health can be gravely effected by missing teeth. Scientific connections are now known between your teeth and diabetes, heart disease, high blood pressure, sleep apnea, acid reflux, etc..
- Missing or shifting teeth will accelerate the wearing down of your other teeth by 7 times!
- When you loose teeth, the other teeth around the space will always shift, often causing very complex "bite" problems and/or jaw joint dysfunction, that can be very painful.
- Missing teeth can greatly decrease your quality of life by limiting your diet choices. This is a slippery slope. Most people don't even realize their diet is changing to suit the state of their teeth. This often leads to weight gain and the health consequences of obesity.
- Missing teeth give you a "broken down smile". The resulting shifting of other teeth, can cripple your self-esteem and your image in business and social settings.
The bottom-line is this:
If you do not consistently maintain the health of your teeth, you will begin to lose them exactly when you most need them - in mid-life or shortly thereafter.
Fortunately, here in the 21st century, there is no reason for folks to lose their teeth if they have a prevention mindset. Technology now allows us to restore teeth with almost any problem.
One Tooth Missing can cause the position of other teeth to change. The space left by the missing tooth may cause some teeth to tilt forward, or opposing teeth to move down. A missing tooth can also create spaces between your teeth, changing your bite and smile.
Shifting and Drifting teeth could lead to changes in your chewing muscles, bones and joints, making chewing difficult or painful. Teeth that have moved out of their normal position can tip over and become hard to clean. This can lead to tooth decay and gum disease.
“Wellness” issues, such as self-esteem and social acceptance, are also improved by having a healthy and youthful looking smile. A beautiful smile and sparkling eyes are often considered reflections of a charming and intelligent nature. In this day and age, there is no sense having a smile that looks 20 years older than you do!
You have many, many choices now for repair or replacement of teeth. Please click on any of the tabs on the left side of this page and learn all about your options.
At Fiddlehead Dental we will always explain your options, detail the time and financial commitments involved with each, and give you our best advice about which option is best for you. In the end though, we want you to make an informed decision that you are happy with.
Why do we recommend restoring your damaged or missing teeth?
It may help to know what a healthy tooth is, and how problems with a tooth can affect other teeth.
Each tooth, like members of a team, helps the other teeth and surrounding structures to do their jobs. If one tooth is missing, it can cause other teeth to drift out of position, changing your bite (the way upper and lower teeth fit together). When teeth move out of place surrounding muscles and joints in your jay may become sore.
Please choose one of the web pages on the upper left of this page to get more in-depth information about crowns and bridges. We are happy to give you further information on these concepts and other options for fractured or missing teeth at a future office visit.