How do dental implants affect your life?

Dental implants have been enhanced throughout the years and became the best option when talking about replacing a missing tooth or a set of teeth. Also, it has been proven that the benefits and changes they bring to the user’s life are a lot.

Procedure

The procedure to get dental implants lasts from 3 to 6 months depending on the patient. During this period of time, your life will definitely change. Right after the surgery, which is done under anesthesia which means there won’t be pain, the mouth will be swollen and tender.

During a couple of days you should take some precautions. And for at least a week, the patient is under a soft diet. However, after this week almost everything will start getting back to normal.

Increase in your confidence

Your smile is a crucial part of your appearance. Once you lose a tooth or a couple of them, your self-esteem will be negatively affected. It is common for people with missing teeth to stop smiling, and avoid certain social settings because of it. 

Dental implants are a great solution that will fill the empty space your teeth left looking as if they were real. Even if they won’t feel exactly the same, your self-confidence will rise up since you will be able to smile, chew and talk as you did before.

Improvement of oral health and overall health

It is common to see patients who have missing teeth and their facial structure starts to change. This is because they have lost support the tooth root gave to their jawbone and they can experience bone loss and degeneration. Nevertheless, dental implants can give this needed support back and give the jawbone enough stimulation to encourage natural bone growth.

Having empty spaces in your mouth can have a negative impact on your teeth alignment and alter your bite. Also, the exposed area a tooth leaves when it is missing is a surface more exposed to bacteria and tooth decay.

Another advantage of dental implants is that since you won’t have to worry about what you eat, your diet won’t be restricted by discomfort anymore. This means you will be able to have a healthy diet again. Plus, since your chewing will be improved, this will ease the nutrient absorption to the body which ends up helping your overall health!

Comfort

Dental implants bring comfort to your life in different ways. Unlike dentures, you don’t have to spend time of your day with adhesives or cleaning routines, just take care of them as you do with your real teeth. 

Missing teeth can cause pain and discomfort, such as bridges or dentures. But dental implants won’t, in fact, they will work as your real teeth and improve your mouth’s condition.

No worries

Even though you have to take care of them as if they were your teeth and attend regular appointments with your dentist, you won’t have to worry about your implants. The lifespan of dental implants is on average 30 years and the dental crown, the visible part, lasts about 15 years. And their success rate is about 95%, so there are really few cases where the patient gets an implant failure.

Improved speaking

If you have dentures or other solutions for missing teeth you might have felt their movement while talking. Well, dental implants osseointegrate with your jaw, which gives it support to stay firm during your daily activities, including speaking. So getting dental implants won’t only be more comfortable, give you the chance to eat what you want again, but with them, you will also forget about slurring while talking.

Conclusion

Each day more people opt to choose this cost-effective and long-term solution and all the benefits that come with it. If you are wondering if you are a candidate for dental implants, schedule a consultation with an Esteem doctor near you and start the path to a healthier and more comfortable life.