Losing a tooth or some teeth is a traumatic event, no matter if the loss is through accident or tooth decay. Losing a back tooth can impact our health because it inhibits how we chew and may lead to a radical change in diet. Losing a front tooth can have a mental impact causing a patient to become self-conscious, especially when they smile. Fortunately there is a modern solution and dental implants Windsor have become the treatment of choice in the twenty-first century.
Basic oral care is the key
Stained teeth and bad breath are human deficiencies that have no place in the current decade. Basic oral care is simple and all the necessary tools are easily and readily available to ensure that oral hygiene is within easy reach of us all. A single visit to the dentist will allow a patient to get advice on the correct toothbrush and toothpaste to use. The proper technique for brushing, flossing and tepe brush use is another area that dentists will happily spend time on with patients. Regular six monthly visits to the dentist for a checkup and cleaning are also an essential part of any patient’s dental hygiene program. A proper diet including a reduction in sugar and harmful drinks will help in the fight against tooth decay. These basic routines will go a long way to preserving our teeth for the duration of our lifetime.
Tooth loss is a fact of life
Accidents do happen and it is difficult to accept when it happens but with the advances in dental science and technology help is at hand. Loss from tooth decay is in our own hands but if it happens dental science has created a wonderful prosthetic solution. For decades the only workable solution for many patients was a bridge or dentures. The search was going on to find a better alternative which was more durable and comfortable. Since the nineteen fifties, when the first breakthrough was made in this new technology of dental implants, amazing work has been going on to develop this new treatment.
Mimicking our natural teeth
Dentures and bridges were always regarded as an “add-on” solution, in other words these prosthetics were never part of our bodies. Bridges require the support of the teeth on either side and dentures need to be glued to remain in place. The search for something that formed part of our body resulted in dental implants which work more like our normal teeth which have roots in our jawbone.
Restoring your smile and your confidence
In the twenty-first century we are fortunate to have a solution to tooth loss that will allow patients to live a normal life, eating and drinking as they normally would with their own natural teeth. Dental implants are fused with the jawbone forming a permanent and stable foundation just like natural teeth. The art of creating crowns has developed to the stage where due to perfect shaping and colouring it is impossible to tell the crown from natural teeth.
One tooth or many teeth, the solution is finally here
It is possible to replace one tooth or four teeth in a row with a single dental implant. Equally impressive is the fact that a full set of teeth can be replaced with just four dental implants. This revolutionary process has already changed the lives of thousands of patients the world over and further developments are ongoing.