Even losing one tooth can significantly impact a person’s quality of life. The absence of a tooth affects eating, the appearance of people, and the health of other teeth and the entire jaw and mouth. Of course, given the solutions used today for dental treatment, losing a tooth is a solvable problem.

One of the best-known and most popular methods of long-term tooth replacement is a dental implant. Dental implant benefits are more than you think. These same benefits have made the use of other methods no longer a priority for specialists and dentists.

A dental implant is a method of replacing teeth in which a screw like tooth root is implanted into the jawbone, and a dental crown of the appropriate color, shape, and quality is placed over it to make the implant function like a healthy tooth. But what advantages make this method more popular than dentures or other methods?

Top Benefits of Dental Implants

What could be better than replacing your missing tooth with a tooth that has both the beauty of a healthy tooth and the functionality and longevity? Dental implants have many advantages, which is why they are a popular and suitable method for many people. Of course, before choosing any method to replace a missing tooth, it is necessary to obtain important information about dental implants. Below, we have discussed the benefits and reasons for the popularity of implants.

Benefit #1: Saves You From Jawbone Bone Loss

It is a hard stone-carved fact that once you lose a tooth, you will start to lose some of your jawbone. This is a very serious condition and here’s why.

When there is a healthy tooth along with its root inside of the bone, there are countless nutritions being exchanged between the tooth and the body to keep the tissues alive. Also the tooth itself acts as an agent to keep the bone around it intact. Think of trees in the forest. Without them the soil will be washed away and lost. That is not the exact mechanism but I think you got the idea.

As Dr. Horiyat always points out, there is no such a thing as an empty space in the body. Cavitation is quite different from cavity. The term cavity refers to a hole or damage on a certain part of a tooth while the word cavitation points to trauma on the entire jawbone.

Jawbone loss or cavitation is a very serious condition. It is known to be the major cause behind a large number of chronic diseases. Furthermore, reports have linked jawbone cavitation with some autoimmune diseases as well. Some examples are Alzheimer, Parkinson Disease, unsystematic health issues and even cancer. 

Benefit #2: Similar to natural teeth

In the dental implant method, the appearance of the tooth will be just like other teeth. The specialist doctor can choose a color for the tooth that matches the surrounding teeth. If you don’t point it out, no one will notice the difference. The similarity to the original tooth will not only be in appearance but also in its functionality.

Benefit #3: Preventing decay

Teeth support each other. If one of the teeth is lost, the surrounding teeth lose their support and are left without protection. Therefore, after a while, the surrounding teeth become crooked. This can create a lot of space for plaque and bacteria to accumulate in the mouth. Eventually, the teeth may decay or the roots of the teeth may press against each other. Therefore, it is important to replace the empty tooth space as soon as possible. Dental implant benefits at such a time are many and can prevent damage to other teeth.

Benefit #4: Keeps Your Smile Intact

Have you noticed that when you have a tooth extracted, there will remain an empty space between the adjacent teeth? You must have noticed it. Aesthetics aside, if you leave that empty space empty, it is going to negatively impact the formation of your teeth resulting in a very unattractive smile.

This occurs because the teeth are structured in a way to lean and rely on one another. Once a tooth is gone missing, the adjacent teeth have no place to lean up on while being pushed by the other teeth towards the empty space. This means soon your teeth will start to have spaces between them. But that is not even the bad part yet. This condition can often lead to a total deformation of your teeth. Meaning your teeth will start to look spaced out and crooked over time. You will lose your beautiful smile and the process for reversing the damage done may not be easy, that is if the damage is actually reversible. 

One way your dentist might try and prevent this is with the use of dental bridges, spacers or temporary crowns while you are going through the process of installing a dental implant as the process can in some cases take a long time as there are a number of intervention and healing stages to consider.

Benefit #5: Increase self-confidence

A beautiful appearance definitely affects people’s self-confidence. Missing teeth can detract from a person’s appearance. It may even affect the way they speak, the structure of the jaw, and the way they eat, and all of these things will ultimately cause people to suffer. Dental implants are one of the best ways to eliminate all these symptoms. Because the implant is placed like a real tooth, and will also be effective in improving speech and facial shape.

Benefit #6: Maintaining Gum Health

Last but definitely not least are gum diseases! Leaving a big tooth hole in your mouth, which is called a socket, is not a good idea at all. In short, it will act as a convenient route for the bacteria and other harmful things to enter your body and cause all kinds of mess.

One of the most common conditions that is caused by keeping the empty space empty is the occurrence of gum recession. It is a very serious condition where your gum level starts to go lower than where it is meant to be which on its own, can lead to further chronic illnesses.

One of the many health benefits of dental implants is the prevention of such catastrophes from ever happening. That is of course if you have opted for a metal free zirconia dental implants and not for a titanium one. By installing a dental implant, you are essentially filling the empty hole with something that is biocompatible that can artificially do what your actual tooth was doing.

Benefit #7: Fixed and long-lasting

One of the dental implant benefits is that this tooth is fixed and long-lasting. The life of the implant is more than ten years. Unless you are not the appropriate candidate for this treatment, or do not take proper care of the Dental implant. Typically, the implant can function in your mouth for many years without needing removal during sleep or causing discomfort.

Benefit #8: Easy and hassle-free care

The idea that dental implants don’t require any cleaning or maintenance is not true, but caring for dental implants is very simple. Just maintain your regular oral hygiene routine. Unlike removable dentures that you have to remove and clean every night, maintaining your regular brushing routine is enough for implants to help prevent gum disease and other concerns in the first place.

What Now?

Now that you are convinced and well informed about the health benefits of dental implants, the next step you need to take is to visit Aria Dental Care to have your oral health checked and see if there is anything you must do for it. Dr. Maryam Horiyat is an IAOMT certified professional holistic dentist (see certification here) and often encourages all individuals who have had some sort of tooth extraction or root canal therapy to undergo dental implant installation. Make sure to check out our zirconia dental implant page by clicking here.