When you have poor oral health, such as tooth decay, infection, and even periodontal disease, the risk of tooth loss can increase with time. Even factors like too much sugar in your diet could lead to missing teeth, which is an important point to make during the Halloween season! But we can help. In today’s blog, your Brooklyn, NY, periodontist and implant expert talks about tooth loss prevention and how we handle missing teeth with implant dentistry.
Sugar, Disease, and Tooth Loss
Since Halloween is here, we want to talk about how sugar can impact your oral health. When you consume a lot of foods, snacks, and drinks with sugar, this leaves behind particles in your smile. Once harmful oral bacteria consume these sugar particles your teeth become coated in plaque. This sticky layer can weaken and erode enamel, and harden with time into tartar. The layers then allow tooth decay to form. Which could eventually become an infection that threatens smile stability. The same buildup is also linked to gum disease. In its advanced stage, gum disease is actually the number one cause of tooth loss.
Avoiding the Loss of Your Teeth
To avoid tooth loss, you should cut back on the amount of sugar in your diet and also take time each day to brush your teeth for two minutes, using a fluoride toothpaste that can safeguard your enamel. You also need to floss, which is essential in gum disease prevention, as this removes stray food and drink particles caught between teeth and along the gum line, which brushing alone may not reach. You also need to see your general dentist for routine treatment, such as checkups and cleanings. If you have sore and bleeding gums, then see our team for periodontic treatment to keep your gum health strong and avoid the loss of your teeth.
Restoring Your Missing Teeth With Dental Implants
When you lose teeth, we can help. Missing teeth could lead to issues with mealtime, speaking clearly, and even the stability of your smile, causing an older appearance. But with dental implants, we can insert new posts that act like roots, keeping your jaw and facial structure intact, so your new teeth can remain there for decades to come or possibly a lifetime in some cases. If you have any questions about periodontic treatment and implant dentistry, then contact our team today to learn more!
Schedule Your Tooth Replacement Procedure with Brooklyn Periodontics
We want to help you avoid tooth loss and if you have lost a tooth, we want to help by placing dental implants. For more information on implant dentistry, then please call Brooklyn Periodontics & Implantology in Brooklyn, NY at (718) 444-3800 today.
