Good oral hygiene is important to keep your teeth happy and looking good. However, even with proper care, teeth and gums can still have issues and lead to needing a tooth extraction. This can cause many different complications for your dental health and you will need proper treatment. Your jaw, bite, and teeth spacing can all suffer when you have a gap left by a missing tooth. Fortunately, there are treatment options available to you.
Implants
When dealing with a missing tooth, the solution is usually to install dental implants in downtown Chicago. Your dentist will first replace the root of your tooth with a titanium root. This is surgically implanted to give your new artificial tooth a solid base. Once this has fully healed, a crown is placed on the titanium root. This crown gives a natural look and will hold up to all the daily wear-and-tear a real tooth should endure. It is strong enough to bite effectively and it also helps keep the rest of your teeth in their proper positions.
This process can be quite invasive. Due to the nature of implants, they are usually done over the course of multiple visits to the dentist. Your dentist may also recommend sedation methods to improve your comfort during these visits. The aim is to reduce discomfort and provide you with a safe environment.
Bridges
In some cases, more than one tooth may need to be replaced. To achieve this with minimal pain to you as a patient, a dentist may recommend a bridge. This can be more effective than implants for each of the missing teeth. Bridges are secured to the closest healthy tooth on each side, or they can be anchored in a similar fashion to individual implants. There are different types of bridges, and your dentist can help you choose the right option for your mouth.
If you are looking into dental implants in downtown Chicago, check out Dental Specialists of South Loop & North Shore. You can find more information here: http://www.endoperiosurg.com. Follow us on our facebook page.
