There are many factors which decide that whether or not to get dental implants. Among the things to take into consideration when deciding on which kind of tooth replacement is best for you are the healing time, price, and durability. Let’s first talk about what exactly dental implants are before we reach to find why dental implants are the best tooth replacement option.
Dental implants are comprised of three parts. The actual implant is a small, titanium screw that replaces the root of a tooth and fuses with your jawbone through a process called “osseointegration.” A healing abutment, a small titanium stud that fits over the portion of the implant extend beyond or above surface of gum line and acts as an anchor for the custom-made crown is then placed, which is the third and final part of the dental implant. The patient comes back approximately three months after having the implant placed for a final check by Dr. Rajat Sachdeva, the best dentist in the North Delhi.
The confusions about dental implants are always there when we talk about them to any of our patients, so here we are discussing the consequences of not having a dental implant when patient prefers other treatments over dental implants like dentures or bridges. But when it comes to the dentists, we believe dental implants are to be considered the first of the options to replace a missing tooth/teeth. The Dentist should educate their patients and also about the other possible treatments so that they can differentiate.
Why do we choose dental implants over any other treatments?
Though it is not an easy and quick procedure like for a bridge or a denture, it is worthy to have a dental implant than other treatment at present.
- You may lose a tooth because of an accident, illness, gum disease or you may need to have one or more teeth extracted. When you lose a tooth and the root that accompanies it, you will often experience bone loss in the corresponding area of your jaw. If a long time passes before you replace the tooth, you may also need a bone graft to replace lost bone, before a dental implant can be performed which maintains and preserves the natural looking jaw.The main difference of not having a dental implant is the facial support of the facial bone that holds the skin, lips, nose, cheeks. Atrophy of jaw bone would directly effect the overlying structures and cause premature aging.
Dental implants act like a natural tooth with the roots having better anchorage as it is anchored in the jaw bone and also helps the surrounding jaw bone by spreading the masticatory forces. This is a continuous process and is known as ‘bone remodeling' where the new bone replaces old destructive bone. Dentures and bridges do not help in the process so it does not maintain the facial bone structure.
- Dentures are difficult to manage and also disturbs the phonetics. They are bulky, and covers larger areas in the oral cavity and also the palate leaving fewer areas for tongue movement. Also the denture wearers loss the sensation of taste as most areas in the oral cavity are covered with the denture.
- On the other hand, for dental bridges the supporting adjacent teeth are to be reduced to half but cutting and removing the healthy natural teeth which makes them prone to caries, decay, fracture easily. The chewing (masticatory) forces overloads the bridge, makes it prone to breakage.
- With dentures or the bridges the periodontal health also gets compromised and also difficulty in brushing the areas with the bridge leading to bad mouth odor (halitosis).
- For a young patient undergoing dentures or bridges is not indicated in a normal situation, which will later get compromised with a psychosocial discomfort in front of the friends and family in some gatherings.
- The denture wearers compromised with their chewing force by 4 to 5 times (150-250 psi decreases to 5-50 psi).Which leads their inability to chew all types of food as they are not able to give that much force with a denture or bridge.
- Dentures with clasps fitted to the natural adjacent teeth of the missing teeth causes cervical abrasion seen in most of the cases. the wires are made up of stainless steel binds to the natural supporting teeth ends up with maximum occlusal forces at the cervical area of those teeth.
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With permanent dental implants, you can rest assured that you will feel natural and confident. You will no longer have to worry about bone loss and if you practice proper oral hygiene you will not need to worry about gum disease. If taken care of properly, dental implants can last a lifetime.
If you are considering dental implants, or you are having some issues with your current implants, contact Dr. Sachdeva's dental institute. Our team of experts is committed to providing you with the best oral surgery in Ashok Vihar, Delhi. Contact us to find out more about dental implants. To book an appointment contact: Dental Implant India
