Following tooth loss, your jawbone can weaken and eventually, this could limit your ability to receive dental implants. Your options for tooth replacement are then reduced! But we can help. In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and dental implant expert talks about how we prepare weakened smiles for dental implants with a ridge augmentation.
The Impact of Losing Adult Teeth
We could lose our teeth in adulthood due to an injury to the face or jaw, or possibly as a result of tooth decay or a dental infection. Often, the advanced stage of gum disease is responsible, which is why we offer periodontic treatments to help keep your gums healthy and your smile intact. But once you lose one or more adult teeth, this can impact your overall oral health.
Missing teeth means the jawbone is deprived of essential nutrients, weakening and eroding to cause further tooth loss and an older appearance. Your meal options are limited and you could have difficulties with clear speech too. But we can help keep your facial structure and jaw intact with the placement of one or more dental implants. However, if your smile has weakened, you may not be able to support them! Thankfully, we can help with a ridge augmentation.
Preparing for Ridge Augmentation
Our team will examine your smile carefully with digital imaging technology to assess the state of your jaw and highlight weakened areas. We can then plan the ridge augmentation process, also known as a jawbone grafting. We will provide new structures to the weakened areas in the form of bone taken from other parts of your own body, or with donor or synthetic materials. We apply this to the smile and it bonds with the bone structure. Our team will plan the process and guide it with digital technology, and our use of anesthetic and sedation ensures you will enjoy a comfortable and positive treatment experience.
Moving Forward with New Tooth Placement
Once the area heals, our team can then insert one or more dental implants, with the implants themselves acting like new roots. The body resumes the flow of key nutrients to the jaw, so it stays intact and your new teeth can remain in place for years to come, possibly decades or even a lifetime in some cases. Our team can take on individual missing teeth or even secure a full smile with All-On-Four. If you have any questions, then contact our team today to learn more!
Schedule Your Tooth Replacement Visit with Brooklyn Periodontics
Our team wants to offer treatment to replace missing teeth and preserve your smile. For more information on treating missing teeth, please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
