Do Implants Make Your Smile Look Better?

dental implants for missing teeth in Arlington Heights ILIf you’ve heard about dental implants, then you may already have a cursory idea of what they are, as well as a few of their benefits. But besides replacing lost roots to support your replacement teeth, dental implants also offer a number of benefits for your smile and your facial aesthetics. With the help of one or more dental implant posts, your custom-made crown, bridge, or denture will not only feel more secure, but also do more to preserve your smile and its surrounding facial structures.

What Dental Implants Do

A dental implant is a small, root-like device that your dentist or oral surgeon places into your jawbone. Essentially, an implant post replaces a lost tooth root; however, each implant can absorb more pressure than a natural tooth root, allowing you to support a larger dental prosthesis with fewer implants. The main goals of a dental implant are to support your prosthesis with lifelike stability and preserve the jawbone surrounding the lost tooth root. As a result, dental implants help keep your jawbone stimulated when you bite and chew, inviting a continuous flow of essential nutrients that keep your smile and face healthy and youthful-looking.

The Esthetic Benefits of Dental Implants

Patients who have endured tooth loss for several years or more often experience a phenomenon known as jawbone deterioration. When you lose a tooth root, the root no longer stimulates your jawbone, so your body responds by sending fewer nutrients. Over time, the lack of nutrients can cause your jawbone to resorb, and the visual effects (known as facial collapse) to become more pronounced. Dental implants help prevent facial collapse in the long-run, and their unmatched stability makes your dental restoration as secure and lifelike as healthy, natural teeth!

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