Living with missing teeth is a challenge! You may find eating and chewing to be more difficult without your tooth, and this can cause your health and nutrition to suffer. You may also feel self-conscious or embarrassed about smiling or talking to others when your tooth is missing, which affects your confidence and your relationships. Don’t lose hope because Dr. Blaine Kennington has solutions for you! Here’s more information about Castle Rock dental implants and other options for missing teeth.
Missing Teeth Affect Your Oral Health
Besides your confidence and your nutrition, did you know that a missing tooth also has a negative impact on your oral health? When your root is missing, your bone will begin to dissolve, or resorb since it has nothing to support. Without your tooth, your healthy teeth will begin to shift into the open space, putting your remaining teeth at risk for fractures and periodontal disease.
What is a Dental Implant?
Using a titanium post as your new root, and a porcelain crown as your new tooth, a dental implant is the only tooth replacement option that protects the integrity of your oral health. Your new root is surgically placed into your bone and allowed to heal and integrate with your bone. This creates a firm foundation for your new tooth.
With your new crown you’ll enjoy all the function that you had with your natural tooth, as you’ll be able to chew, eat, brush, floss and talk normally again. Dental implants are very durable and offer a lot of longevity as they can potentially last for decades with excellent home care and regular dental checkups.
Multiple Missing Teeth
For patients who are missing multiple teeth, implants can help support dental prosthetics such as dentures or bridges. Dentures are designed to replace an entire arch of missing teeth, and dental implants offer a much more secure and stable fit with no movement or slippage when you talk or eat. Bridges can replace multiple adjacent missing teeth with natural looking prosthetic teeth that are secured with implants.
If you struggle with missing teeth, look no further than Cowlitz River Dental for your implant treatment. As a founding member of Advanced Dental Implant Studies (ADIS), Dr. Kennington is dedicated to furthering clinical implant dentistry. He meets in Atlanta four times each year to present, discuss, evaluate, and develop implant treatment techniques.
You can rest assured that you’re in the hands of an expert when you work with Dr. Kennington, and his advanced training allows him to offer comprehensive implant treatment that you won’t find at other practices.
Contact us today to learn more about dental implants and reclaim you oral health.