The smile is one of our most important physical assets. It plays an integral role in attraction and in the communication of the whole spectrum of emotion. So, when one or more teeth are lost to decay, bacterial infection or physical trauma, it has a devastating effect upon one’s self-confidence. Unfortunately, a gappy smile totally distracts one’s audience from the emotion one is trying to convey. Thankfully, New York dental implants offer both a functional and aesthetic solution to single and multiple missing teeth. In our previous article post on New York dental implants, we focused upon the short term aesthetic benefits afforded by these ingenious tooth replacement devices. In this article, the final installment of a two-part series, we shall be exploring how dental implants actually help to preserve one’s youthful facial contours by preventing jaw bone atrophy.

Bone tissue, just like every muscle in your body, requires ‘exercise’ or stimulation in order to remain alive and healthy. The roots of your teeth provide this stimulation by transmitting the natural forces associated with eating and chewing to the underlying jaw bone tissue. So, when one or more of your teeth fall out as a result of trauma or decay, the hard tissue at the site/s of the missing tooth or teeth lose the stimulation they need to remain alive and vital. So, what happens then?

Without stimulation, the bone tissue in the jaw begins to atrophy and wastes away! And the subsequent loss of bone volume has a dramatic effect upon the appearance – the ‘fullness’ – of the jaw line. When these natural facial contours begin to change, with time, it results in the aged and sunken appearance we typically associate with elderly denture-wearers. It doesn’t take much to imagine how many years this can add onto your face!

New York dental implants, unlike traditional technologies, such as bridges and removable dentures, replace the entire missing tooth from the root to the crown. By replacing that fundamental source of stimulation formerly supplied by the tooth root, New York dental implants keep the bone tissue in the jaw alive and healthy. By preventing atrophy of the jaw bone, its youthful shape is preserved, which keeps you – the patient – looking young, strong and healthy! In addition to smile and facial aesthetics, New York dental implants enable patients to eat all the foods they love, without compromise or discrimination. And maintaining a healthy and well-nourished body is fundamental in keeping you looking and feeling young.

When it comes to finding a comfortable and comprehensive solution to single and multiple missing teeth, thousands of qualified and experienced dentists across the world are in agreement when they say that dental implants offer the very best and most sophisticated tooth replacement solution. With a lifespan of decades (almost always without the need for restoration), having New York dental implants placed represents a long term investment in your oral health, the quality of your smile and all the confidence it brings.