Missing teeth can have a detrimental effect, not just on your overall confidence but on your surrounding healthy teeth. Whether it be only one tooth or several, the poor health effects can accumulate the longer gaps are left. More gaps means more space for food to get caught up in. Even with brushing and flossing, sometimes those hard to reach places are just too hard to reach. This can result in periodontal disease or gum disease. Moreover, missing teeth can cause nearby healthy teeth to shift causing unnecessary gaps.
Another problem that can occur is jaw bone deterioration. When you are missing several teeth then there is nothing there to stimulate the jawbone which causes it to deteriorate.
It’s not just about the poor dental health effects missing teeth can have on a person. At Harley Street Dental Clinic, we know all too well the importance of looking your best. Looking great means you feel your best and a complete smile will offer you that.
What can you do to replace missing teeth?
Dental implants in Harley Street are the most obvious answer to missing teeth. They are designed to look, feel and function exactly like normal teeth, even going as far as to stimulate the jawbone in a way that will stop it deteriorating.
If it is just a single missing tooth you need replaced, we will ensure that tooth matches the same colour and shape so as to blend in perfectly with the rest of your natural teeth.
In Harley Street, dental implants are offered when single teeth, several teeth or even whole arches need to be replaced. During a minor surgical procedure, small titanium rods are inserted into the jawbone. These would be classified as the ‘root’ if it were a real tooth. These then fuse to the jawbone and, after that, the replacement tooth is then affixed to the top. It really is that simple. There will be a little healing time for the rods to fuse but the length of this depends on the initial health of the patient as well as a number of other factors.
So for a new, complete look ask about dental implants in Harley Street.