Important Facts to Help Make Your Decision
Many people are unaware of the consequences of
losing their teeth or the effects of wearing partial or full dentures upon
their jaws and bones. When teeth are lost, the surrounding bone immediately
begins to shrink [atrophy]. Implant
treatment, for tooth replacement therapy, can be the optimal treatment
plan. Here are some important facts to take into consideration.
• Wearing dentures [plates] accelerates
bone loss, and old dentures become loose because of this bone loss. It is
possible to watch and wait for bone to disappear to the point where treatment
success of any kind is in doubt.
• At the end of a five-year period, only
40% are still wearing the original partial denture made for them. This is not a
great testimonial for value and utility. Those lucky enough to have a
functioning partial denture after 5 years are still losing valuable supporting
bone.
• Of those patients who wear a partial
denture, 50% chew better without it.
• One study showed that after 8 years, 40%
of the supporting teeth [abutments] that the partial hooks onto were lost
through tooth decay or fracture.
• Patients with natural teeth can bite
with about 200 pounds of force. Denture
wearers can bite with approximately 50 pounds of force. Those wearing
dentures for 15 years or more can bite with only about 6 pounds of force, and
their diet and eating habits have had to been modified accordingly.
• The average lower full denture shifts
from side to side during chewing and is a significant problem that new denture
wearers must get use to and accept.
• Denture wearers have decreased
nutritional intake, a ten year shorter life span, and 30% of denture wearers
can only eat soft foods.
• The single tooth implant success rate is
above 98%, and unlike a bridge, the teeth adjacent to the implant are no more
at risk than if no teeth were missing.
• Implant-supported bridges or dentures
have 95% success rates over 10 years without the severe loss of supporting
bone.
For bone maintenance, the health of adjacent
teeth, the longevity of the restoration and patient comfort, implant therapy is
the treatment of choice. Implants can restore chewing function to the
equivalent of someone with natural teeth. If you have questions or want to know
if you are a good candidate for implant tooth replacement therapy, please call our office in Sandy Springs.
Novy Scheinfeld, DDS, PC
290 Carpenter Drive, 200A
Atlanta (Sandy Springs), GA 30328
404-256-3620
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