The Three Health Benefits of Arlington Dental Implants, PART 2

This two-part article series explains the three ways dental implants benefit both your short and long term oral health: by (1) preventing bacterial infection, (2) restoring dental stability and (3) promoting good jaw bone health.

Welcome back to our two-part article series on the short and long-term health benefits of Arlington dental implants. In the first installment, we discussed the first two major benefits with the Arlington Texas dentist:

(1) Arlington dental implants minimize the risk of bacterial infection attacking the fleshy socket left bare by the missing tooth.

(2) Arlington dental implants restore stability to the entire dental arch by supporting the teeth adjacent to the gap. This prevents the teeth from migrating and, in a sort of domino effect, passing the instability onto their neighbors.

Now, let’s take a look at the remaining benefit of Arlington dental implants, which just so happens to be one of their most important and defining advantages over all other teeth replacement technology…

3. Arlington Dental Implants Promote Jaw Bone Health

Take a look at the above picture of the jaw bone. Beneath the gum line, you will see the long structure of the tooth roots embedded in the jaw bone. Did you know that the tooth roots play an essential role in keeping the hard tissue in the jaw alive and healthy? “Every time you eat, the forces caused by chewing, grinding and biting are transmitted via the roots of your teeth into your jaw bone,” explains the Arlington Texas dentist. “This stimulation essentially works to exercise the hard tissue, keeping it strong."

“What happens to your jaw bone when teeth go missing and are left without replacement by Arlington dental implants is the same thing that happens to your muscles when you don’t exercise,” says the Arlington Texas dentist. “It atrophies and begins to waste away, getting slimmer and slimmer. It’s this remodeling process that results in the sunken and pinched facial appearance we typically associate with elderly denture wearers,” explains the Arlington Texas dentist.

Arlington dental implants provide a far more sophisticated solution to missing teeth than other dental technologies because they replace both the tooth root and the crown, whereas bridges and dentures only replace the visible portion of the tooth. By replacing this essential source of stimulation, Arlington dental implants keep the jaw bone ‘exercised’ and healthy. “Remember,” says the Arlington Texas dentist, “even a single missing tooth can result in localized atrophication. This is why it’s so important to seek immediate treatment with Arlington dental implants.”

Other Benefits of Arlington Dental Implants

So, the Arlington Texas dentist has covered the three main health benefits of dental implants. Now we would like to leave you with some of the other main advantages of this ingenious tooth replacement technology:

• Arlington dental implants look like natural, healthy teeth.
• They facilitate a powerful bite, enabling you to resume your normal diet.
• They feel natural and not like something foreign or plastic, like dental bridges and dentures tend to.
• Arlington dental implants can last 20, 30 years and more if cared for properly.
• They are cleaned and maintained just like regular teeth.
• They are fixed and non-removable, so patients need not worry about any of the challenges and problems generally caused by dentures.
• Arlington dental implants provide a cost-effective and typically, a one-time solution to the loss of single, multiple or even total tooth loss.