Once you lose a tooth, you can feel as though your smile and oral health will never be the same again. This is a problem that can have a big impact on the way you look, and one that can seriously impact your ability to bite and chew comfortably. Over time, it also leaves you more vulnerable to losing even more teeth! To deal with this problem, you can talk to your Rochester, MN dentist about the advantages of supporting a prosthetic with a dental implant. This arrangement provides you with permanent support for your restoration. The implant can keep a custom crown secured against your jawbone, which can stabilize neighboring teeth as it provides biting and chewing support. Because your crown can be made to fit in with your smile, this approach can also give you more confidence in the way you look!
Tooth Loss Is A Problem That Should Not Be Ignored
If you have an incomplete smile, you may feel that the best thing you can do for yourself is learn to keep your empty space in your smile hidden, and to grow comfortable with a modified bite movement. Even if you are not making a conscious choice to do this, putting off restorative dental work effectively leaves you with these options after losing a tooth. The sooner you bring this matter to your dentist’s attention, the sooner you can move forward with a procedure to permanently close your gap and regain your full smile and natural bite movement.
Restoring Your Dental Implant
A dental implant is surgically placed directly into your jawbone. We can provide an initial evaluation to confirm you are a good candidate for this procedure, answer any questions that you have, and determine the specific location and angle for the post. Once you have it in position, you will need to give yourself time to heal before you return to us to receive your permanent restoration. We can restore your implant with a custom crown that is strong enough to hold up against biting and chewing pressures and lifelike enough to restore your confidence in your smile.
What Really Changes After Your Full Smile Is Restored?
The goal when restoring your complete smile is to give you back confidence in your dental function, improve your dental health, and give you back your smile. You can feel surprised by just how comfortable you are with your fully restored smile, and how easy it is to adjust to having an empty space filled in with a replacement tooth. We can provide guidance on caring for your restoration, and we can check to make sure it is still in good condition at future dental exams.
Talk To Your Rochester, MN Dentist About Replacing Your Lost Tooth
Just one missing tooth can cause several problems for your smile and oral health. To learn how you can deal with this issue, call Calcagno Cosmetic And Family Dentistry in Rochester, MN at (507) 281-3659.
