I have a missing tooth; do I need to do anything about it?
A missing tooth causes problems: is unsightly: is bad for general health
If you’re missing a tooth then replacing it is in your best interest for your long-term health. While there are few immediate effect of tooth loss—other than the gap between two teeth—the long-term effects can be as extreme as further tooth loss.
A missing tooth causes problems
Let’s take a step back.
Why have you lost the tooth?
If your tooth loss is from an accident then replacing the tooth can be fairly straight forward. However, if you have lost a tooth because of periodontitis (severe gum disease) then this changes how you will be treated.
The reason being your gum disease would have to be managed prior to treatment. Otherwise it can lead to complication with treatment.
The problem that a missing tooth causes has to do with your remaining teeth, your gums and jaw.
Each tooth is ‘held’ in place by a particular part of the jawbone called the alveolar bone. When you lose a tooth there is nothing to stimulate the alveolar bone which then causes it to atrophy (shrink).
Once the alveolar bone atrophies, it will not grow back. And it starts atrophying as soon as you lose a tooth. That is why you should replace a missing tooth as soon as possible. Because if you wait too long this jawbone atrophy continues and it starts to affect the alveolar bone around other teeth and you could lose other teeth.
When you lose a tooth the teeth on either side will start to shift trying to close the gap left by the missing tooth: which causes crooked teeth and can affect your bite. A misaligned bite can result in headaches, difficulty chewing as well as neck and shoulder pain.
Why you should replace a missing tooth
It’s easy to shrug off a missing tooth. A staggering number of Americans between the ages of 20-65 have at least one missing tooth. And besides what’s one missing tooth when you’ve got so many more?
The problem is that one missing tooth causes other problems. By replacing one missing tooth early on you can prevent a swathe of oral and general health problems.
With dental implant treatment your jaw, gums and remaining teeth are taken care of. The dental implant replaces the tooth root, which helps your jawbone. The dental implant crown then helps to restore chewing function and lessen the chances of crooked teeth.
Dental implant treatment and your health
It is important to remember how your oral health can affect your general health. Gum disease has been linked to cancer, Alzheimer’s, diabetes and chronic kidney disease. A crooked bite can cause headaches, neck and shoulder pain. Multiple missing teeth means you aren’t necessarily able to chew your food as well which can cause digestive problems.
By replacing a tooth you are able to help maintain not only your oral health but help to maintain your general health as well.
At Curtis Couch DDS in Thousand Oaks offers a range of dental health treatments from fillings to dental implants. If you are missing a tooth then please contact us at our Thousand Oaks dental practice today.
Nina jino linalokosekana; je, ninahitaji kufanya jambo lolote kuhusu hilo? Meno yanayokosekana husababisha matatizo: ni mbaya: ni mbaya kwa afya ya jumla Ikiwa unakosa jino basi kubadilisha ni kwa maslahi yako bora kwa afya yako ya muda mrefu. Ingawa kuna athari chache za papo hapo za kupoteza meno - mbali na pengo kati ya meno mawili - athari za muda mrefu zinaweza kuwa kali kama kupoteza meno zaidi. Meno yanayokosekana husababisha matatizo Hebu turudi nyuma kidogo. Kwa nini umepoteza jino hilo? Ikiwa kupoteza meno yako ni kutokana na ajali basi kubadilisha meno inaweza kuwa moja kwa moja mbele. Hata hivyo, ikiwa umepoteza jino kwa sababu ya ugonjwa wa periodontitis (ugonjwa mbaya wa taya), basi hii inabadilisha jinsi utakavyotibiwa. Sababu ya ugonjwa wako wa taya inapaswa kusimamiwa kabla ya matibabu. Vinginevyo inaweza kusababisha matatizo ya matibabu. Matatizo ya meno yanayopotea yanahusiana na meno yaliyobaki, nywele na taya. Kila jino "huhifadhiwa" mahali pake na sehemu fulani ya mfupa wa taya iitwayo mfupa wa alveolar. Wakati unapopoteza jino hakuna kitu cha kuchochea mfupa wa alveolar ambao kisha husababisha atrophy (kupungua). Mfupa wa alveolar unapopungua, hautakua tena. Inaanza kuharibika mara tu unapopoteza jino. Kwa hiyo, unapaswa kuchukua nafasi ya jino linalokosekana haraka iwezekanavyo. Kwa sababu ikiwa unangoja kwa muda mrefu sana, atrophy ya mfupa wa taya inaendelea na huanza kuathiri mfupa wa alveolar karibu na meno mengine na unaweza kupoteza meno mengine. Wakati unapopoteza jino, meno ya pande zote mbili huanza kugeuka kujaribu kufunga pengo lililoachwa na jino lililopotea, na hilo husababisha meno magumu na inaweza kuathiri kuumwa kwako. Kuumwa vibaya kunaweza kusababisha maumivu ya kichwa, ugumu wa kutafuna, na vilevile maumivu ya shingo na mabega. Kwa nini unapaswa kubadilisha jino linalokosekana Ni rahisi kuepuka jino linalokosekana. Idadi kubwa ya watu wenye umri wa kati ya miaka 20 na 65 wana meno mawili au zaidi. Na mbali na hilo meno moja yanayokosekana ni nini wakati una mengi zaidi? Tatizo ni kwamba jino moja linalokosekana husababisha matatizo mengine. Kwa kubadilisha jino moja linalokosekana mapema unaweza kuzuia matatizo mengi ya afya ya mdomo na ya jumla. Kwa matibabu ya upandikizaji wa meno, taya yako, taya na meno yaliyobaki hutunzwa. Implant ya meno huchukua nafasi ya mizizi ya meno, ambayo husaidia mfupa wa taya yako. Kisha taji la meno huchangia kurudisha utendaji wa kutafuna na kupunguza uwezekano wa meno kuwa mapotovu. Matibabu ya Implant Dental na Afya Yako Ni muhimu kukumbuka jinsi afya ya mdomo wako inaweza kuathiri afya yako ya jumla. Ugonjwa wa taya umehusianishwa na kansa, Alzheimer's, kisukari na ugonjwa wa figo sugu. Kuumwa kwa njia isiyofaa kunaweza kusababisha maumivu ya kichwa, shingo, na mabega. Meno mengi yanayokosekana yanamaanisha kwamba huwezi kula chakula chako vizuri ambayo inaweza kusababisha matatizo ya kumeng'enya. Kwa kubadilisha meno yako, unaweza kusaidia kudumisha afya yako ya mdomo na afya yako ya jumla. Curtis Couch DDS inatoa matibabu mbalimbali ya afya ya meno kutoka kujaza kwa implants meno. Kama una tatizo la meno, tafadhali wasiliana na sisi katika ofisi yetu ya meno ya Thousand Oaks leo.