Next Smile

It may be tempting to wait until you can no longer live with your missing tooth before thinking about how to replace it, but there are many reasons why it might be in your best interest to replace your missing tooth as soon as possible. Here are some of the reasons why it's essential to consider replacing your missing tooth immediately Missing Teeth Can Make Your Other Teeth Shift This can affect your bite and make it difficult to chew your food correctly. When your teeth shift, it can create additional problems in your mouth, such as jaw bone complications and face deformation. It’s therefore vital to have a missing tooth replaced to avoid these issues. To Prevent Jawbone Loss You can help prevent further tooth loss and jawbone loss by replacing missing teeth. Both of these problems could eventually require expensive surgical procedures such as a jaw graft or orthognathic surgery. When you chew with missing teeth, your healthy teeth are subjected to a much more significant amount ...

    1. Malocclusion Malocclusion describes several conditions that affect the alignment of your teeth or bite. Malocclusion bites are most often caused by missing teeth or tooth decay. If an individual has malocclusions, the symptoms can range from small tongue thrusts to speech impediments. Some patients experience pain in their jaw or difficulty chewing, swallowing and breathing. Missing teeth is the primary cause of malocclusion. The jawbone starts to recede when one doesn't have enough teeth to hold their bite in place. As a result, the rest of the teeth move forward to find stability. The more teeth gaps one has, the more likely their face will look slightly crooked, and one may experience problems speaking clearly or pain while eating or chewing. 2. Overbite Another condition that can result from losing teeth is an overbite. As the lower front teeth become shorter than the upper front teeth, they come together in an awkward position and make it difficult to chew or speak...