The Thanksgiving season gives us a little time to reflect on the things we have to be grateful for, and it’s always a great idea to consider how dental health services help people maintain and restore their beautiful smiles when counting your blessings. In particular, dental implants are astounding restorative appliances that can replace missing teeth with gorgeous, functional, and lifelike restorations. Here’s a quick guide to why we should be thankful for the benefits dental implants provide.
Dental Implants Can Restore Confidence
The loss of even a single tooth can take a considerable toll on a person’s confidence and self-esteem and leave them less willing to smile in business and social situations. Thankfully, dental implants can replace lost teeth with beautiful and functional replicas that look and work just like the real thing, which can make it much easier to grin proudly and make excellent first impressions.
Dental Implants Can Be Great for Your Health
Tooth loss can lead to a host of unpleasant oral and overall health issues like gum injuries, uneven dental wear, jawbone atrophy, difficulty speaking, malnutrition, indigestion, and further tooth loss. Amazingly, dental implants can prevent these issues by sheltering the gums, supporting the remaining teeth, improving chewing ability, and giving the jawbone the exercise it needs to stay healthy and strong. This allows dental implants to prevent or even reverse the process of jawbone atrophy that begins after tooth loss.
Dental Implants Can Help You Enjoy Your Thanksgiving Feast
Traditional dental restorations can be great, but they can usually restore only about twenty percent of a patient’s original chewing power, which means they can make it difficult to enjoy tough, chewy, crunchy, or robust foods like bone-in turkey and fresh fruits and veggies. Thankfully, dental implants function just like real teeth since they are securely anchored to the jawbone. This means that, once your implants have healed after placement, you’ll be able to enjoy all the traditional Thanksgiving foods with artificial teeth that look and feel natural.
Don’t let tooth loss make it difficult to enjoy the many tasty dishes served at holiday feasts. Consulting with your dentist can help you find out if implants can be right for you.
About the Practice
Richardson Oral Surgery Center offers the finest dental health services in town. Led by Drs. Michael Ahn and Ryan Cooper, the staff treats each patient with compassion, respect, and exemplary customer service. Areas of expertise include oral surgery, sedation dentistry, and implants. To learn more about dental implants, contact the practice on the web or dial (469) 991-7866.