Dental Bridges
Fixed Last 5+ years Attached to abutment tooth/teeth Do not prevent jawbone loss Greater food choices
Restore Your Smile and Your Confidence
If you’ve lost teeth or are about to have some extracted, you’re facing many new limitations. You might only be able to eat soft foods because eating anything else causes discomfort. You might not be able to speak clearly and naturally. You can smile, but the idea embarrasses you—especially if the missing teeth are in your smile zone. If tooth loss leads to bone recession, your face may even take on a sunken, aged appearance.
Many solutions to recover your smile include dental bridges and dental implants, which offer the function and aesthetics of natural teeth, jaw protection, and unequaled longevity. You may be surprised how quickly you can eat, speak, laugh, and smile again once our team replaces your teeth at Synergy Dental Implant Center. If you have failing or missing teeth in Farmington Hills & Farmington Hills, MI, reach out, and we’ll help you find the tooth replacement solution you need for a complete, confident, and healthy smile.
Life with Missing Teeth
- A limited diet
- Speech difficulties
- Decreased self-confidence
- Jawbone loss
- Sunken facial appearance
Why Replace Damaged or Missing Teeth?
If treatment like root canals, gum disease treatment, and restorative dentistry are ineffective, damaged, infected, and failing teeth, should be removed to protect your dental health and even systemic health. Unless they’re wisdom teeth or extra teeth that are causing overcrowding in your mouth, most teeth should be replaced after removal. Apart from the ways tooth loss can decrease your quality of life, it can also trigger a sort of “domino effect” in your health. Without natural tooth roots stimulating healthy bone growth, your bone will begin to deteriorate beneath the empty tooth socket. This will spread and can even lead to additional tooth loss in adjacent teeth. Replacing your tooth before extensive bone loss can occur will help prevent unnecessary additional harm as well as the need for bone grafting procedures. If your bone is stable enough or has received bone reconstructive treatment, you’ll have the option between dental bridges, dentures, and dental implants for your new, complete smile.
Remedies for Missing Teeth
Dental Bridges
Dental bridges are frequently the first solution many patients think of for one missing tooth or a series of missing teeth. Dental bridges are made of crowns that span the gap left behind by tooth loss. When placing your dental bridge in Farmington Hills & Farmington Hills, MI, the enamel of one or more adjacent teeth (abutment teeth) at the foundation of the bridge must be removed. Once placed, this solution is esthetic and prevents adjacent teeth from shifting.
Dentures and Partials
Dentures are a time-tested, economical solution to tooth loss. They fit over your gums and stay in place through suction or adhesive creams but can also be removed. You can have full or partial dentures; full dentures cover entire arches of teeth, essentially replacing all your teeth, while partial dentures replace a few missing teeth in a row or throughout an arch.
Implant Supported Dentures
For additional stability, dental implants can anchor dentures in your jawbone. Implant-supported dentures won’t slip out of place or irritate your gums and offer healthy bone stimulation. They also enable you to eat more foods than standard dentures.
Dental Implants
The best overall tooth replacement option available today is dental implants. They are the most natural-looking solution that can last decades with proper care. Dental implants can replace one tooth, multiple teeth, or a full arch of teeth. Comprised partly of artificial tooth roots, they protect your jawbone from deterioration and thus your facial shape from changing. Moreover, they allow you to eat anything you want—hard foods, sticky foods, chewy foods, and whatever your favorites might be.
Tooth Replacement Options at a Glance
Dentures & Partials
Removable Last 5+ years May require adhesives Do not prevent jawbone loss Limited food choices
Implant Supported Dentures
Removable or fixed Last 10+ years Attached by implants Limit jawbone loss Greater food choices
Dental Implants
Fixed for unmatched stability Last decades Attached by implants Prevent jawbone loss Unlimited food choices