A missing tooth – or even worse, more than one missing tooth, can have a huge impact on a patient’s life, as well as on their long-term oral health.
At Rothwell Dental Care and Implant Centre, where possible, we always recommend replacement when treating missing teeth. Even just one missing tooth can have a knock-on effect on the patient’s life and health, endangering the health of their neighbouring teeth and leading to the need for further intervention and treatment.
The impacts of missing teeth include:
- Loss of bone density in the jaw.
- Changes to the facial structure.
- Neighbouring teeth moving and realigning to fill the gap.
- Food becoming trapped in the gap.
- Tooth decay.
- Difficulty eating.
- Changes to speech and difficulty speaking.
Replacement options include:
- Full dentures.
- Partial dentures.
- Traditional removable dentures.
- Implant retained dentures.
- Dental bridges.
- Single-tooth dental implants.
- All-On-Four/All-On-Six Same-Day Teeth.
- Full mouth reconstruction.
- Implant retained bridge.