Are You Feeling
Self-Conscious About Your Gaps?
Whether your
missing teeth are causing problems with your other teeth, or just affecting
your confidence, there are plenty of reasons to get them replaced.
Over half of UK
adults are known to hate the appearance of their teeth and even avoid smiling
to hide their dental secrets. Unfortunately, many believe that their teeth hold
them back in both their work and personal lives as people wrongly assume them
to be miserable. This is known colloquially as Posh Spice Syndrome. A
professional dentist
in Essex explains that if missing teeth are one of the main reasons
that you feel self-conscious about your smile, then getting your teeth fixed
with cosmetic dentistry could be life changing. However, there are physical
reasons to replace your missing teeth too.
Why You Have Missing
Teeth
Some people are
never born with a full set of adult teeth, whereas others are formed without
enough enamel on the surface of the tooth which means that your tooth may
become cone-shaped or peg-like in a genetic condition known as ectodermal
dysplasia. More commonly though, missing teeth are the result of
behaviour and neglect.
If you have an
accident that causes trauma to the mouth area, such as in sport or if you get
into a physical fight, then any impact to the gum or jawbone can be the reason
for your teeth loss. Often, it can be several months later that your dentist
realises the root of your tooth has experienced trauma and at this stage it may
be too late to save your tooth.
Other reasons
for losing your teeth are usually related to dental hygiene and diet. If you
allow plaque to build up on the surface of your teeth, without brushing them or
using floss and mouthwash, then the acid from this plaque will dissolve the
protective enamel on your tooth which over a prolonged period of time will
create small holes in your teeth. Initially you may have fillings to save your
tooth but in the long-term your tooth may die.
Similarly, from
a lack of dental hygiene, you may discover that your gums are bleeding or
inflamed due to gingivitis or periodontitis, which are forms of gum disease.
When this is allowed to take hold, the gums surrounding your teeth become loose
and start to wobble as the ligaments within your gums vanish. At this stage
your sensitive roots can be exposed leaving bacteria to form and eventually
your tooth will fall out, or need to be extracted.
The
Consequences Of Tooth Loss
Losing your
teeth is about more than just aesthetics. Even if you lose a tooth at the back
of your mouth, which isn’t visible when you smile, it would still be better to
replace the tooth with an implant. Losing a tooth disrupts the relationship
with other teeth in your mouth. Once you’ve lost a tooth, you may find that the
tooth on the opposite jaw may start to grow abnormally to fill the gap.
The
loss of gum in your tooth can also cause your jaw bone, and consequently your
gum tissue to retreat. When this happens, other teeth in your mouth, even if
entirely healthy, are also at risk of falling out.
From a physical
perspective, a loss of your teeth can cause you to look older as your cheeks
become slightly hollow as they’re not fully supported by your jawbone.
If any of this
sounds familiar, don’t despair. Dental implants are an easy and affordable
solution for missing teeth. Advanced technology such as the Straumann implant
system ensures that you can achieve an entirely natural-looking smile once
again. The quicker you look into dental implants, the quicker you’ll start to
enjoy the results!
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