Dental implants are often called the gold standard for tooth restoration. They consist of titanium, a super-strong metal, and are implanted in your jaw to act as tooth root replacements. After attaching a porcelain crown, you have a complete tooth replacement that matches your natural teeth strength, function, and appearance.
At Collins Dentistry & Aesthetics, Drs. Ken and Marnie Collins provide high-quality dental care in South Hill, Spokane, and Spokane Valley, WA. Our patient-centric practice offers full-service care, including advanced tooth restoration options like dental implants, conveniently in our offices.
Our dentists recommend dental implants for many reasons, and today, we’re discussing three reasons why they’re the ideal tooth replacements.
Preserve Jawbone Health
Jawbone preservation is one of the most important reasons for getting dental implants. Your natural tooth roots continually stimulate the alveolar bone around them. This bone stimulation triggers your body to deliver important nutrients to the jaw, such as calcium, to help your jaw keep renewing itself.
Without tooth roots, you don’t create new bone at nearly the same rate. The bone starts deteriorating, and that can trigger unwanted changes such as:
- Teeth Position: Without a stable jawbone, your remaining teeth can start losing their “grip” and shifting out of place.
- Facial Structure: Bone loss can cause changes in your facial structure, like lower face sagging or a collapsed appearance in the middle and lower face.
- Gum Recession:Â Jawbone loss often leads to gum recession, which exposes more of your tooth roots and further increases the risk of tooth decay.
Dental implants solve all of these problems by acting as artificial tooth roots. They stimulate your alveolar bone and prevent the issues above.
Restore Natural Function
When people lose teeth, chewing and speaking are two things that tend to suffer. When tooth loss significantly changes your bite, it can be not easy to chew and eat like you used to. Many people transition to soft foods only, giving up on some of the more challenging foods they love. With dental implants, you can eat what you want again because they’re fully anchored in your jaw.
Speaking can also become quite challenging, as missing teeth can make it hard to enunciate properly. Dental implants fill in your missing teeth and restore your speech simultaneously.
Long-Term Solution
If you take good care of oral health, dental implants can last a lifetime without frequent adjustments or repairs. Because they’re ultra-strong metal, dental implants won’t decay. The same applies to the porcelain crowns attached to your implants to serve as your new teeth. Porcelain crowns typically last at least a decade. Knowing your new smile will stand the test of time can help you feel confident again.
Dental Implants in South Hill, Spokane, and Spokane Valley
If you’re considering dental implants, call us at 509-532-1111 for South Hill in Spokane or 509-927-2273 for Spokane Valley to schedule your consultation and learn more.