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Absence of teeth - consequences and methods of treatment

Absence of teeth - consequences and methods of treatment
Articles for patients04.05.201703 min read

Missing teeth – consequences and methods of treatment

Everyone is familiar with the absence of molars. Their loss is associated with various factors: dental diseases, injuries, untimely treatment, etc. At the same time, the absence of teeth spoils the beauty of a smile and leads to digestive problems.

Many people perceive the absence of permanent teeth as an aesthetic disadvantage. However, this phenomenon is fraught with a number of undesirable consequences:

1. Change of appearance

After the loss of a tooth, the bone where it was located ceases to receive the load, which leads to its gradual resorption. After a while, this provokes a change in appearance: the corners in the mouth area become lowered, the folds near the lips and chin become pronounced, the lower jaw is significantly reduced, the neck becomes flabby.

2. Problems of a psychological nature

Nobody is without communication. However, the absence of teeth during conversations with relatives and friends negatively affects self-esteem, which leads to mental disorder. This can lead to a reduction in life expectancy.

3. Incorrect speech

The absence of teeth in the front row is fraught with a violation of colloquial speech, since the front teeth are most involved in articulation.

4. Diseases of the teeth

If there are no dentures in places where there are no teeth, then the existing teeth are displaced and gaps form between them, in which food accumulates, which causes dental diseases, including caries.

5. Destruction of the gums

Along with the bone, the gums are damaged: they become thinner, as a result of which a large depression forms, which does not have the best effect on the attractiveness of a smile. Also, an unbalanced diet due to improper chewing of food leads to thinning of the gums. As a result, important substances in a smaller amount enter the soft tissues with blood, provoking their damage.

6. Problems with the digestive system

Digestion suffers due to the lack of chewing teeth, as there is no thorough chewing of food. In addition, the absence of many teeth leads to the inability to chew solid food, and the presence of exceptionally soft food on the menu often causes stomach problems.

How to solve the problem with missing teeth?

If it so happened that you parted with your teeth, dental clinics in Kiev will help in solving this problem. So, it is recommended to use prosthetics. Particular reliability is characterized by prosthetics with the help of implants, which have a long service life, no need to grind the teeth in the neighborhood. The most important plus of the prosthesis is in the functional as well as aesthetic replacement of the missing tooth.

Prosthetics in the absence of many teeth

The most affordable solution is removable prosthetics. So silicone, acrylic, and nylon prostheses are now widely used in the field of dentistry.

Prolonged absence of teeth can negatively affect the appearance, harming the body. Dentists in Kyiv will restore missing teeth, the main condition is a timely visit to a specialist who will help determine the correct treatment and prosthetics.

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