Gaps in your smile don’t just affect your appearance, speech, function and bite – they cause changes under the surface, which can cause neighbouring teeth to shift out of place and even contribute to future, further tooth loss.
Replacing a tooth is not just about aesthetics, but also about stabilising your bite, preserving facial support, and restoring your confidence. But what can you do to avoid the consequences and rehabilitate your smile? Explore your three main options…
Dental implants might be your priciest option to replace missing teeth, but they’re one of the most effective and longest-lasting.
Dental implants serve as artificial tooth roots, restoring up to 90% biting force, offering more than just a surface-level gap filler.
Lasting up to 30 years, dental implants integrate with the jawbone to provide a very secure and stable foundation, replacing the tooth’s root and the tooth itself without damaging any other remaining teeth.
Additionally, they can prevent teeth from shifting out of place, bone loss, and facial sagging.
Dentures will be your cheapest option to replace missing teeth – they’re the traditional prosthetic for tooth loss and most likely the most widely used in the UK.
While modern dentures do the job and can look natural, they’re not always the most favoured due to how they’re secured. For example, dentures rely on metal clasps, suction or adhesives to stay in place, which can cause mishaps, slippages and even sores.
But patients can have the relined and adjusted over time to keep up with changes in the mouth due to bone loss.
Dental bridges are a mid-weight option for replacing tooth loss.
They can last up to 15 years and retain nearly full biting power. While they can prevent teeth from shifting out of place, they do little to preserve the bone in the jaw and often rely on support from adjacent teeth, which must be filed down to accommodate crowns placed on top.
However, they’re a good option for patients who are unsuitable for dentures, looking for an alternative that’s more stable and fixed.
When it comes to replacing missing teeth, you won’t be short of options at our clinic, which suit every lifestyle factor and budget. With us, you’re in control and won’t be judged or pushed into a specific treatment type or option. Explore which option will work best for you…
Book a consultation to explore which type will be best for your condition.
Tudor House Dental in Chester offer a full range of missing teeth solutions for patients who have lost teeth congenitally, through decay, extraction or even accident or trauma.
Book a consultation or call 01829 741284 for missing teeth support in Chester.
