Kingston TN
Are you living with tooth loss? This issue affects millions of Americans. Having even one missing permanent tooth has negative effects on your oral health. Through modern restorative dentistry, you can restore your smile. Today on the blog, we examine the available tooth replacement options in Kingston.
Why is it important to replace missing teeth?
Living with a lost tooth creates a hole in your smile, which makes you less likely to show it and negatively impacts your self-consciousness. A missing tooth also hinders your ability to chew and, with it, can lead to nutritional issues. One lost tooth also can make you more susceptible to additional tooth loss. This is because, as time passes, the area of the jawbone where that lost tooth once resided begins to deteriorate. This compromises the stability of the surrounding teeth.
3 Ways to restore your smile
Dental bridge: A bridge can replace multiple missing teeth that were adjacent to one another in the mouth. A bridge is fixed – meaning it is installed permanently in your mouth. You do not have to remove a bridge to clean it; just brush it the same way you do your other natural teeth. LakeView Dental Arts offers four types of bridges – traditional, cantilever, Maryland and implant-supported.
Dentures: If you are dealing with significant tooth loss, or your remaining natural teeth have been declared hopeless, then dentures could be the best choice for you. You also could receive a partial denture, which replaces multiple missing teeth as long as they reside on the same dental arch. A complete denture can replace an entire dental arch of teeth. Modern dentures are more natural and comfortable than ever before; we construct your dentures according to neuromuscular dimensions, maintaining or even improving the alignment of your bite.
Dental implant: This represents the highest-quality option in the field of restorative dentistry. An implant is fixed in your mouth. No other tooth replacement option looks and feels more like a genuine tooth. A dental implant is also the method that replaces the tooth root, and thus the only way to avoid the otherwise inevitable deterioration to the supporting section of the jawbone.
Can your dentist help prevent tooth loss?
Although there are exceptions to the rule, our dentists believe in protecting your teeth whenever possible. Our program of restorative dentistry also includes procedures that can prevent tooth loss, even for teeth that have sustained serious damage due to injury, been weakened by significant decay or developed an infection. Drs. James Walmsley and Josh Walker can perform a root canal to treat any infection, or install a dental crown to replace the entire exterior of even a severely damaged tooth.
Restorative dentistry in Kingston, Tennessee
Fill that hole in your smile, regain your ability to chew and renew your self-confidence. Let the team at LakeView Dental Arts replace your missing teeth through our program of restorative dentistry. To learn more about our tooth replacement options, make an appointment today by calling (865) 376-9687 or completing our online appointment request form.
