This message from Rotem Dental Care in Toms River focuses on missing teeth, bone health, and dental implants.
Our teeth have many important functions. We need them to chew our food, talk, and smile. But have you ever considered their role in holding up your face? When we lose teeth, the bone around the site of the extraction begins to pull back. This, in turn, causes our facial muscles to sink in and collapse.
Bone Metabolism
We sometimes think of bone as a solid mass, unlike the softer tissues in our body. In reality, below the hard surface, bone tissue is full of small holes, kind of like a sponge. In the interior bone tissue, the bone is continually regenerating itself. This indispensable process is sometimes called “bone metabolism.” In the jaw bone, the movement of the teeth stimulates this process of rebuilding. When the tooth is gone, the bone starts to shrink as blood flow is reduced.
People with missing teeth not only have an unsightly gap in their smile, they begin to look older because of the bone recession and eventual facial sagging. It is not simply an issue of attractiveness—it poses serious health perils. It may become difficult to chew food, making it harder to get correct nutrition. Mental health can also be influenced when a patient with missing teeth loses confidence or withdraws from social situations because they are uncomfortable with their smile.
Dental Implants Can Prevent Bone Recession
Modern dentistry to the rescue! Dental implant technology delivers a tooth restoration solution that retains healthy bone metabolism while providing near-normal tooth function. For people missing many (or all) of their teeth, it may not be possible to replace every single tooth with a tooth implant. In many of these cases, dental implants can be used to provide an anchor for a partial denture.
At Rotem Dental Care in Toms River, we offer dental implants, along with a wide range of general dentistry services. Schedule an appointment with us today.
Contact Rotem Dental Care:
732-228-4028
Location (Tap to open in Google Maps):
355 Lakehurst Rd
Toms River, New Jersey
08755
