The loss of teeth is an important factor of oral health because it spoils the aesthetic process of chewing in the mouth. Tooth decay and gum disease are generally considered to be the major causes of tooth loss. However, trauma, treatment failure, infection, malignancies & agenesis can also cause tooth loss and it can have negative consequences on the residual teeth and on the general well-being of the person concerned.

The main reasons people want to replace missing teeth are for cosmetic purposes and to easily chew food. However, not replacing missing teeth can have much more unpleasant consequences.

Let's take a look at a few reasons to consider a tooth replacement:

1. Missing teeth can lead to jaw bone loss at the site of the gap
In the same way that physical exercise makes it possible to maintain a muscle tone, the bone mass of the jaw is maintained at the jaw and the stimulation of the bite. When a tooth is missing, the missing tooth bone area no longer receives such stimulation and ultimately starts to get disappeared.

2. The remaining teeth can remain ill-aligned, drift in the gap, or loosen
The remaining teeth may start to drift in case of any missing tooth, thereby making it difficult to bite and chew because of misalignment of teeth. In addition, a tooth's drift can weaken its roots, resulting in a wobbly tooth or permanent loss.

3. Facial shape and features may be changed
Without teeth, which actually support the face, a person’s facial features may start to look shapeless, with hollow cheeks and wrinkling skin around the mouth.

4. Missing teeth can be the cause of chronic headaches
If you've had a tooth that hurt you, you might think removing it can solve your problems; however, this is not so. The remaining teeth can start to grow and damage opposing gums. Not only does this cause gum and facial pain, but with time the situation leads to chronic headaches, causing stress at the jaw joint.

5. Inability to speak properly
Missing teeth can make some words difficult to pronounce correctly and enable people to make a hissing sound every time they speak.

For these reasons, it is advisable to replace missing teeth as soon as possible. People often underestimate the impact missing teeth will have on their appearance and health, but the above changes are likely to occur, to some extent, in most people who have lost multiple teeth. Choose a time for your dental visit with the best dental experts at the World Of Dentistry.