Losing an adult tooth is pretty scary. You’re meant to keep all adult teeth in your mouth permanently. Accidents do happen, and so do tooth extractions. Illness and infection settle in, and sometimes your tooth is simply lost. But it doesn’t have to be forever. With Red Bank restorative dentistry solutions, you can replace that hole left by the missing tooth in no time and have a complete smile once again.
Dental Implants for the Win
Wherever your missing tooth or teeth may be located, there is almost always a good chance replacements can be made with a customized dental implant.
- Your Red Bank dentist will first determine whether your gums are healthy as many teeth are lost because of gum disease.
- If an infection needs to be cleaned up, that must happen before the dental surgery can commence to fill in the holes left by a missing tooth.
- The artificial root of a dental implant is placed into the jawbone and requires several months of healing time to ensure that the implant has integrated fully.
- When the healing is complete, a crown is permanently attached to the abutment of the implant – the piece that sticks out over the gums.
- From there, you can bite, chew, and speak with confidence. The dental implant is securely and firmly in place.
Reframing the Denture Solution
So many people are not fans of dentures. They view them as an “old person” dental repair, something that requires annoying adhesive and won’t stay in place. While it’s true that many senior dental patients rely on dentures, this restorative dentistry solution works in several ways to deliver a permanent solution that makes you feel confident.
- Denture implants: Some dentures are attached to dental implants and replace several teeth or an entire arch of teeth at one time. This is a one-time solution, a permanent repair that doesn’t demand special adhesive or cleaning solutions. It’s solid, strong, and fully functional.
- Modern dentures: The modern denture solution isn’t as bad as you think. This restoration has come a long way in recent decades and can be used to replace lost teeth with a full denture or partial denture, whatever your smile needs. It’s a reliable, natural-looking solution.
The Bridge to a Complete Smile
There are even more ways to fill in the space left by a lost tooth. A fixed dental bridge is a popular option because it isn’t a denture and doesn’t require dental surgery like an implant. It bridges the gap between one or two teeth to replace the hole in a smile and is anchored in place with porcelain crowns.
The bridge solution, just like dental implants, help maintain face shape, restore speaking and chewing ability, and keep remaining teeth in position so they don’t “float” to another location and damage gum tissue or tooth alignment. Some people even choose a bridge to replace a removable partial denture once and for all.
Get restorative dentistry for your unique oral health from Red Bank Dentistry in Red Bank, NJ. Dr. Carole Sherrod Jewell and her kind and experienced team are ready to replace your missing teeth and fix your smile permanently. Contact us for a consultation.
