Losing a tooth weakens and eventually degrades your jawbone. Here at the dental office of Dr. Ernest Skraggs in Radcliff, KY, we use dental implants to help stop the alarming condition of your oral health brought on by tooth loss. But why consider dental implants over other procedures?

Why Say Yes To Dental Implants

Among all restorative dental procedures, it is only with dental implants that the original tooth root is replaced. This translates to having a permanent and stronger replacement tooth that’s almost the same quality as your natural teeth. Besides this, however, implants also offer these vital benefits:

Stop Teeth from Shifting

Because the gap left by the lost tooth will be adequately filled, the remaining natural teeth will not shift from their original place. This means that you can avoid some dental complications and allow you to clean and care for your teeth easier.

Save Your Jawbone

The health of your jawbone depends on the stimulation it receives from the tooth root. If there is no tooth root to stimulate it, its strength will deteriorate. The implant is embedded into the jawbone where it will eventually fuse to mimic the tooth root of your natural teeth.

Prevent Unnecessary Complications

Dental implants are the closest thing you can have to grow a natural tooth again. The great thing with dental implants is that aside from being a strong and permanent solution, it could likewise support as much as a full arch of prosthetic teeth with just four implants.

Maintain Your Appearance

Since there wouldn’t be many changes that will happen in your mouth, its structure would virtually remain untouched. This means that the rest of your natural teeth retain their health and the bones supporting your face are intact. Dental implants will help you avoid that sunken face appearance that is common among people who lose teeth. Thus, you will not look older but quite possibly even look better because of your natural-looking tooth replacement.

If you aren’t quite convinced with these reasons and still not sure if you want to consider dental implants, talk to your dentist in Radcliff Dr. Skraggs, to learn more.

Find Out How You Too Can Benefit from Dental Implants. Call Us

Reach out to us by calling (270) 351-3265 and arrange a visit with Dr. Ernest Skraggs in our Radcliff, KY, dental office.