Has wearing dentures left you feeling as irritated as your gums? Between the messy pastes and the imperfect fits, life with ill-fitting dentures can be a real struggle. Dentists say that properly fitting dentures can relieve many of the frustrations often experienced by denture patients. But can they really? Your Milford dentist,
Are your dentures leaving your frustrated? Are you tired of your dentures slipping and sliding around your mouth? Implant-supported dentures eliminate the problems caused by ill-fitting dentures, leaving patients with prosthetic teeth that look and feel more like natural teeth. Your Milford dentist, Dr. Mitchell I. Quintner, shares the benefits of implant-supported dentures below.
Your first concern when it comes to replacing a tooth is probably cosmetic. It can be hard to face the mirror knowing that you’ll have to see a gap in your smile. However, there are other concerns that you may want to consider before deciding on a restoration. How do you want the restoration to feel?
Dental implants are at the pinnacle of tooth replacement for many reasons. They work against complications that stem from tooth loss, and they provide prosthetics that look and feel like natural teeth. But do you know why or how they accomplish those things? Test your knowledge with this quiz from your Milford dentist,
Wearing dentures can be a struggle. Between the pastes and the imperfect fits, embarrassment and frustration can seem like constant companions. But if you have lost your teeth, what choice do you have? Actually, dental implants give you a couple of options, allowing you to restore your mouth like never before. Here to discuss how dental implants are a good alternative to dentures is your Milford dentist,
A missing tooth can drive you quickly into panic mode. With no prospects of growing in another tooth—that ship sailed after your last baby tooth fell out—it may seem that your quality of living will never be the same again. Until the invention of dental implants, that may have been true. However,
If you are missing teeth, you have a couple of options. Dentures, partial dentures, and bridges offer one path to restoration, while dental implants offer another. So, standing at this crossroads, which path do you take? Both will lead to a mouth filled with teeth, but one may be a better option than the other.
If you have lost a tooth, there is perhaps no better method of replacing it than with a dental implant. These dental miracles are capable of replacing a tooth with a prosthetic that is both functional and aesthetically pleasing. But the benefits of dental implants run deeper than that. Below the surface of the gum line,
If you lose a tooth, the prospect can be pretty bleak. A phenomenon known as “the domino effect” can sometimes follow a lost tooth. The domino effect occurs when a lost tooth triggers further tooth loss, so that teeth begin falling like stacked dominos. A missing tooth can also lead to jawbone density problems and a particularly nasty condition known as facial collapse.
A missing tooth: It’s no big deal for a child, but for an adult, a lost tooth is cause to panic. The problem is that there are no do-overs for adult teeth. A lost tooth is permanent, and once you lose a tooth, you could be on the road to further tooth loss, jawbone density problems,