Teeth are essential to our daily existence. From the current
understanding of the treatment concepts you the following options to replace
the missing teeth after tooth extraction.
Option 1 - Do Nothing about it.
Often patients have the willingness to do Nothing about the
lost tooth even though they are well aware of its impact on the health of
remaining teeth. This decision can get you into more trouble. Watch our video
tutorial to understand the impact of missing teeth.
Option 2 - Crowns & Bridge Work
For years the crowns and bridges have formed the conventional
and time tested answer for replacement of missing tooth. It has been the most
common solution for years. The adjacent teeth are grounded to function as
anchors or abutments to support the bridge frame work. In case the anchor or
the abutment gets compromised, the patient risks loosing the entire bridge.
Flossing under the bridge is also an issue. The biggest challenge in modern day
times is putting the healthy teeth at risk by grinding them to form
abutments/anchors to support bridge.
Option 3 - Dental Implants
It will be a big surprise in modern day time if a patient has
not heard of dental implants. A titanium post is inserted into the jaw bone by
a specialist, which acts as an anchor to support the missing teeth. However the
Implants are not free from problems. There are several issues to avoid micro
bacterial accumulations around Dental Implants, avoiding Peri-implantitis. A lot
of research is also undergoing to evaluate the success Zirconium Dental Implants.
Option 4 - Removable Dentures
Removable Dentures are another conventional and economical
treatment option to replace the missing tooth after tooth extraction. These can
be uncomfortable and as the name suggest are easily removable. Patient can easily
remove and clean them as the removable teeth are just resting on the gum
tissues.
Option 5 - Stem Cells
This option is not available at the moment but a lot of research is happening in the role of stem cells to re-grow the missing tooth. We will be glad to update you in near future, once this treatment option becomes readily available.
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