Many people think that "it doesn't matter if only 1 tooth is missing, there are so many that can be used anyway". In fact, the harm of missing teeth is far greater than you think. Missing one tooth will affect all seven surrounding teeth. Long-term missing teeth will have adverse effects on the entire oral and maxillofacial system.
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01Induce caries
If the missing teeth are not repaired in time, after the adjacent teeth move, there will be gaps between the teeth and the teeth, and it is easy for food to be impacted into the gaps between the teeth, resulting in dental diseases such as dental caries.
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02 Causes adjacent teeth, opposite teeth and even ipsilateral teeth to loosen and fall off
If the missing teeth are not repaired, after a long time, the adjacent teeth, opposite teeth and even the ipsilateral teeth will also loosen and fall off. This is because the missing teeth are not supported, and the adjacent teeth will slowly move under the action of chewing force. The position is skewed and gradually loosened;
And the teeth of the opposite jaw that have an occlusal relationship with the missing teeth will become longer and longer because there is no tooth support when chewing, and will eventually loosen and fall off.
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03 The pair of teeth grows wildly, resulting in the jamming of the teeth
Due to missing teeth, unreasonable movement of adjacent teeth, and overgrowth of opposite teeth, it will not only cause occlusal disorder, which is not only unfavorable for future tooth restoration, but also increases food impaction;
In turn, tooth plugging will also aggravate local caries, making food more likely to be impacted, and forming a vicious circle;
Over time, the local periodontal tissue will be destroyed and cause inflammation, which will lead to periodontitis, manifested as gingival recession, abscesses, and often bad breath.
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04 Affects beauty and self-confidence
If the front teeth are missing, it is easy to leak "wind" when speaking, and the speech is not clear, thus affecting people's normal social interaction and undermining self-confidence.
In addition, when talking or smiling, a mouth is a gap, which seriously affects the appearance of the face, and it is easy to appear old.
removable dentures
Removable denture is a kind of prosthesis that uses plastic as base, supports mucous membrane and bone tissue, and is retained by denture retainer and base, and can be freely removed and worn; it has a wide range of applications and can be applied to single, multiple The problem of missing teeth to help patients restore the function of chewing teeth.
Usually, after 5 years of use of removable dentures, even if the surface is intact, it is necessary to go to the hospital to check whether it needs to be replaced; this is because the alveolar bone without root stimulation continues to atrophy, resulting in increasingly mismatched removable dentures, compressing the mucosal surface, Tenderness occurs.
Crown Restoration
Fixed dentures, people often say that porcelain teeth are the most common and most used dental restoration methods.
It uses the healthy teeth on both sides of the missing tooth as the abutment, and grinds the adjacent teeth into a small size, like a bridge pier, and lifts the missing tooth in the middle to play a retention role; the repaired tooth needs to rely on the adjacent teeth to be able to carry out chewing action.
When people eat, the main chewing force is transmitted to the adjacent dental crown through the porcelain teeth, and then to the natural teeth on both sides through the dental crown, so that the pressing force on the missing part is dispersed and the burden is reduced.
implanted teeth
Dental implants are the closest approach to restoring missing teeth. An artificial metal "root" is implanted in the gum, and after the root and the gum are stable, a crown is placed on it.
The main chewing force is transmitted to the implant through the crown, and then to the alveolar bone. The implanted teeth can basically replace the function of the original teeth without relying on other teeth.
Advantages: When the implant and the alveolar bone are osseointegrated, it can almost be considered that it is integrated with the alveolar bone. Normal meals, vegetables and fruits can be eaten, but it is indeed not recommended to eat some particularly hard foods. food, such as gnawing on the shells of nuts or chewing on the legs of crabs.
Disadvantages: If the dental implant is subjected to a sudden external force, it may become loose and fall off, but in general, the incidence is relatively low.
