If you have missing teeth, you may want to get dental implants. After all, these prosthetics make for great tooth replacements! Still, you could count on implants to do more than just fill your smile. Did you know they also make your face look younger? Indeed, they’re the only dental restorations that can! As for why that’s the case, your Dallas dentist is here to explain. Read on to learn how dental implants prevent and even reverse facial aging.
They Prevent Tooth Loss
Ordinarily, your remaining teeth will shift toward spaces left by missing ones. As this process continues, they’ll eventually tilt and fall out. Left untreated, your smile will then get tooth gaps that age your looks significantly. Plus, your empty jaw sockets will become breeding grounds for harmful bacteria.
Thankfully, dental implants stop such tooth loss. Since they fill the spaces in your smile, they stop your other teeth from shifting and falling. As a result, you won’t have any grizzled gaps that make you seem old.
They Reverse Wear & Tear
Over time, even well-maintained teeth show signs of aging. Namely, they start to wear down and develop chips, cracks, and other flaws. Given how often they’re used to chew food, it’s a natural development.
Even so, dental implants can reverse this wearing and tearing. In particular, your dentist can pull damaged teeth and replace them with the prosthetics. That way, your yellow and cracked smile can give way to a white, shiny, and smooth one. From there, you can enjoy a more vibrant appearance!
They Make Your Face Fuller
Missing teeth can harm your jaw as well as your smile. You see, your jawbone needs stimulation to preserve its bone tissue. When you lose teeth, though, the stimulus is reduced. Consequently, you’ll suffer bone loss near your now-empty jaw sockets. Your face will then suffer a “collapse,” making it seem hollow and gaunt. You’ll seem more aged as a result.
Fortunately, dental implants fill your jaw sockets and stimulate nearby bone tissue. In doing so, they prevent bone loss and help your face stay full and youthful.
Of course, dental implants will restore your smile to its former self. As you can see, though, their anti-aging effect shouldn’t be ignored!
About the Practice
The Coco Dental Center is based in Dallas, TX. As led by Dr. Sujal Patel, our practice takes a personalized approach to dental health. In doing so, we’re able to offer high-quality preventive, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry, not to mention emergency care. Our office is even a certified provider of dental implants and Invisalign clear aligners! For more information or to book an appointment, you can reach us on our website or by phone at (972)-629-9339.