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REPLACE MISSING TEETH – ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Losing Your Smile?

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REPLACE MISSING TEETH – ALBUQUERQUE, NM

Losing Your Smile?

If you find yourself in a situation where you’ve lost teeth or are scheduled for tooth extraction, you are undoubtedly confronted with numerous limitations. Your diet may be restricted to soft foods, as anything else tends to cause discomfort. Speaking clearly and naturally might become a challenge, leaving you frustrated. While you can still smile, it’s understandable if the thought of revealing missing teeth, particularly in the prominent smile zone, brings about a sense of embarrassment. Moreover, if tooth loss leads to bone recession, your facial structure may even acquire a sunken, aged appearance.

Fortunately, there exist several solutions to restore your smile, such as dental bridges and dental implants. These options not only replicate the functionality and aesthetics of real teeth but also offer jaw protection and remarkable longevity. At ABQ Dental Implant Center, our team is dedicated to replacing your teeth promptly and effectively, enabling you to regain the ability to eat, speak, laugh and smile with ease. If you are dealing with failing or missing teeth in Albuquerque, New Mexico, do not hesitate to reach out to us. We are here to assist you in finding the ideal tooth replacement solution that will help restore your confidence and contribute to a complete and healthy smile.

Give us a call today at 505-705-8808 to schedule your personal consultation with Dr. Jacob Rogers or Dr. Ozzie Rodas and learn how we can help you regain your smile!

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Life With Missing Teeth

A limited diet
Speech difficulties
Decreased self-confidence
Jawbone loss
Sunken facial appearance

Why Replace Damaged Or Missing Teeth?

If treatment like root canals, gum disease treatment, and restorative dentistry are ineffective, damaged, infected, and failing teeth, should be removed to protect your dental health and even systemic health. Unless they’re wisdom teeth or extra teeth that are causing overcrowding in your mouth, most teeth should be replaced after removal. Apart from the ways tooth loss can decrease your quality of life, it can also trigger a sort of “domino effect” in your health. Without natural tooth roots stimulating healthy bone growth, your bone will begin to deteriorate beneath the empty tooth socket. This will spread and can even lead to additional tooth loss in adjacent teeth. Replacing your tooth before extensive bone loss can occur will help prevent unnecessary additional harm as well as the need for bone grafting procedures. If your bone is stable enough or has received bone reconstructive treatment, you’ll have the option between dental bridges, dentures, and dental implants for your new, complete smile.

Remedies For Missing Teeth

Dental Bridges

For one missing tooth or a series of missing teeth, dental bridges are frequently the first solution many patients think of. Dental bridges are made of a series of crowns that span the gap left behind by tooth loss. Requiring one or more adjacent teeth as the foundation of the bridge, called the abutment teeth, this solution requires that we remove some of the enamel of this tooth, or teeth, when placing your dental bridge in Albuquerque, NM. Once placed, this solution is aesthetic and prevents adjacent teeth from shifting.

Dentures and Partials

Dentures are a time-tested, economical solution to tooth loss. They fit over your gums and stay in place either through suction or adhesive creams but can also be removed. You can have full or partial dentures; full dentures cover entire arches of teeth, essentially replacing all your teeth while partial dentures take the place of a few missing teeth in a row or throughout an arch.

Implant Supported Dentures

For additional stability, dentures can be anchored in your jawbone by dental implants. Implant supported dentures won’t slip out of place or irritate your gums and offer healthy bone stimulation. They also enable you to eat a greater variety of foods than standard dentures do.

Dental Implants

The best overall tooth replacement option available today is dental implants. They are the most natural-looking solution that can also last decades with proper care. Dental implants can replace one tooth, multiple teeth, or a full arch of teeth. Comprised partly of artificial tooth roots, they protect your jawbone from deterioration and thus your facial shape from changing. What’s more, they allow you to eat anything you want—hard foods, sticky foods, chewy foods, and whatever your favorites might be.