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Our teeth are designed to last for the whole of our lives, so despite what many people think, missing teeth is not a natural part of the ageing process. All you have to do is maintain excellent dental hygiene at home to begin with. This means brushing your teeth, at least twice a day with a good fluoride toothpaste and flossing between your teeth, at least once a day, to help clean a greater surface area of your teeth. Also you should rinse your mouth with a suitable mouthwash to remove any lingering bacteria and food particles from your mouth. Next, it is very important that you visit your dentist, at least once every six months and more regularly if you are susceptible to dental health complications either as a result of a genetic predisposition or underlying health conditions. You should also visit your hygienist once every six months so that your teeth are clean and free of plaque and tartar. Your hygienist also helps remove stains from your teeth so that they look white and attractive.
Healthy lifestyle for good dental health
Another important factor in maintaining healthy teeth is by ensuring that you have a healthy lifestyle. You need to eat a healthy diet and avoid sugary snacks and fizzy drinks that can affect your teeth. If you do enjoy the occasional treat, then it is important that you clean your teeth thoroughly afterwards to prevent any damage. You also need to refrain from poor lifestyle choices, such as smoking, excessive drinking, and drug abuse. In this way, you will be able to maintain healthy teeth and gums for the whole of your life.
Unavoidable tooth loss
Unfortunately tooth loss may sometimes be unavoidable. If you have been in a major accident or suffered an injury to your mouth, then your teeth may fall out. Sometimes underlying health conditions can cause your teeth to fall out as well. Certain medication can affect your dental health and again cause irreversible damage to your teeth. Whether you have lost your teeth due to avoidable or unavoidable reasons, you need to speak to your dentist and find out about replacing them as soon as possible.
Dental implants
Missing teeth can be replaced in different ways. The gold standard of tooth replacement is with dental implants Sydney CBD. Dental implants Sydney CBD are small titanium screws which have been used to replace missing teeth since the 1960s when they were first discovered by a Swedish orthopaedic surgeon Dr Branemark.
Dr Branemark discovered osseointegration where titanium initiates osteoblasts to form around the metal and lock the metal into place. This was first carried out in a rabbit accidentally where the Doctor found that the only way to remove the metal was by fracturing the bone. It was then discovered that titanium dental implants would be highly successful if they worked in the same way. Dr Branemark carried out the first dental implant surgery on a human patient in 1965. The patient survived for another 40 years and so did the dental implant. This shows how successful dental implants Sydney CBD are at replacing missing teeth. Since then it has been used across the world to replace a single missing tooth or multiple missing teeth. Some patients opt to replace all of their missing teeth using dental implants. This can be done with 4 or 6 implants per arch or 8 to 12 implants altogether. A single dental implant can replace up to 3 adjacent missing teeth. Therefore, whether you have lost a single tooth or need to replace multiple missing teeth you need to speak to your dentist sooner rather than later and find out about dental implants in Sydney CBD.
To begin with, your Dentist will need to find out if dental implants are suitable for you. To have dental implant surgery, you need healthy teeth and gums and sufficient healthy alveolar bone. Your dentist will carry out a thorough examination of your teeth and gums to make sure that there are no underlying dental health conditions, and they will carry out an x-ray to assess your bone health to make sure that there is sufficient space to hold the implants in place. You may need a bone graft and then you will be booked in for the surgery. It is important that you try to replace your missing teeth as soon as possible as tooth loss has a huge range of implications. The sooner you replace your missing teeth the less complications you will face.
Speak to your dentist to find out more about dental implants today.
Disclaimer
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding you should seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner.
