Dental Implants to Restore Your Smile

Patients with one or more missing teeth often turn to dental implants to restore their smiles. This is among the most effective restorative dentistry treatment options in many cases and delivers a wide range of benefits. 

Here are four of the key ways that dental implants can improve your quality of life.

1. You can eat whatever you like.

Dietary restrictions are always a concern when dealing with missing teeth. They can affect your ability to bite and chew, and you can still face restrictions even with some restoration options. Dental implants, however, let you enjoy a diet full of variety without restrictions.

Teeth implants use the jawbone as a foundation, so they are incredibly solid and stable. This means that you don’t have any reduction in bite force compared to natural teeth. The increased stability of dental implants solves some of the most pressing issues that traditional dentures have and alleviates any dietary restrictions.

With a broader diet available, you can maintain variety in your life and eat healthier. Proper chewing also plays an important role in digestion and nutrient absorption, so dental implants help improve your diet in more ways than one.

Additionally, being able to eat whatever you’d like has benefits in other areas of your life besides nutrition. Without dietary restrictions, you don’t have to worry about what’s going to happen when you go to a restaurant or social gathering. Instead, you can just enjoy yourself.

2. You can speak naturally again.

Missing teeth can contribute to a variety of speech issues, whether you’re missing one, several, or all of your teeth. Those issues can range in severity from minor problems affecting your self-confidence to major speech impediments impacting your ability to communicate.

Dental implants are a highly effective restoration option when it comes to natural speaking ability. The additional stability compared to traditional dentures improves speech, restoring natural function. Tooth implants can also improve speech when replacing individual teeth.

Despite using denture adhesive, dentures can come loose while talking—even with minor jaw movements. This can affect not only the clarity of your speech but also your confidence in your own speaking ability, which leads some patients to avoid social situations.

In most cases, dental implants are the best solution available to restore your natural speaking ability if you’re dealing with missing teeth.

3. You get a boost in your self-confidence.

You’ll notice many benefits of dental implants before and after the procedure in terms of form, function, and health. Among the most notable aspects of implants is the difference they make in your self-confidence.

Tooth loss can affect your self-image rapidly and leave you less willing to share your smile with the world. Whether you’re missing one, several, or all of your teeth, the psychological toll can become significant.

Dental implants can restore your self-confidence by giving you a bright and full smile again. They are incredibly realistic, taking advantage of the same materials and techniques that are used in custom dentures and dental crowns. Your replacement teeth are made to suit you as an individual.

And the stability that dental implants provide makes your replacement teeth even more realistic and instills greater confidence. You don’t have to worry about dentures slipping at an inopportune moment. Instead, you know that your replacement smile is solid, letting you visit friends and family and attend any event without a care in the world.

4. You can maintain your long-term oral health.

Dental implants can make a major difference in your life as soon as your treatment is complete. However, they also provide long-lasting benefits to your oral health that can improve your life for years to come.

Patients with missing teeth often suffer from jawbone deterioration. Natural tooth roots stimulate the jawbone, keeping it strong. Without any teeth present, the jawbone can weaken and shrink, even if you have dentures. This leads to a sunken facial appearance that is common among long-time denture users.

Dental implants resolve this issue. They’re embedded in the jawbone, providing stimulation similar to natural tooth roots. This means that your jawbone will continue to hold up for years to come, avoiding deterioration and impact on your facial appearance.

If you’re replacing individual teeth with a tooth implant, you’ll also receive a variety of other oral health benefits. They prevent remaining natural teeth from shifting into the gap left by a missing tooth so that you don’t develop orthodontic issues.

Are you a candidate for dental implants?

Missing teeth can negatively impact your quality of life. But with dental implants, you can restore the look and function of your smile—and get your life back.

The dedicated team at Dental Care Associates of Buffalo can carefully evaluate your needs to determine whether dental implants or other treatment options are right for you. We’ve provided top-quality dental care to Buffalo, MN, families for over 50 years. Schedule your appointment with us today.