With Thanksgiving just around the corner, there’s so much to reflect on that’s happened in 2024, but if this is the year you’ve invested in restoring your smile with dental implants, you likely have even more to be thankful for! Even if you don’t have dental implants, reading below may be just the inspiration you need to pick up the phone and schedule a consultation with your dentist in Irving. That way, you can have even more to celebrate next holiday season! Read on for five reasons to be thankful for dental implants.
1. Eat All of Your Favorite Holiday Foods
When you have gaps throughout your smile, chewing food can feel incredibly difficult. Even if you have dentures, there’s no guarantee that they’ll be stable enough to support you as you chew a piece of turkey or pumpkin pie.
Dental implants naturally fuse with the jawbone through a process called osseointegration, providing your crown, bridge, or denture with a 100 percent unwavering set of replacement teeth. As a result, you’re able to eat all of your favorite foods over the holidays.
2. Speak Easily & More Clearly
Traditional dentures are known to pop out of place whenever you speak, causing you to trip over your words and creating an embarrassing moment that halts conversation. With dental implants, you won’t have to worry about this problem. The added stability of the implants fused with the jawbone will prevent your restoration from moving, and the restoration itself is much sleeker, making it easier to speak clearly. This is because it doesn’t require such a bulky base to fit over the gums, as it’s attached to the dental implants instead.
3. Feel More Confident When You Smile
Tooth loss can devastate your confidence, whether you’re missing one, several, or all of your teeth. Dental implants allow you to smile with a greater sense of pride in all of your holiday photos, as your new replacement teeth will look and feel completely natural.
4. Preserve Your Jawbone & Facial Structure
Osseointegration is the name of the process where the dental implants fuse with the jawbone after they’re surgically placed below the gumline. Placed where the roots once were, the dental implants act as a reliable replacement. They provide the bone with necessary blood flow and stimulation, keeping the bone from deteriorating over time, which can also make your cheeks appear hollow and thinner.
5. Prevent Additional Tooth Loss
An often forgotten benefit of getting dental implants is that with a whole smile again, you’re less likely to lose additional teeth. This is because missing teeth have been shown to lead to additional tooth loss due to declining oral health and hygiene, and when you invest in restoring your smile, you’ll be more likely to take great care of it.
About the Author
Dr. Rafiq Hirji has been practicing in Irving for over a decade. One of his favorite types of patients to see is those who are looking to benefit their smiles, whether that’s through enhancing their existing teeth, restoring missing teeth, or upgrading their traditional denture. He has countless hours of continuing education under his belt and has taken many advanced training courses to sharpen his skills. As a result, he’s able to place and restore dental implants under one roof. For questions or to schedule a consultation, visit Daily Smiles MacArthur Dental & Orthodontics’ website or call 972-546-4114.