If you have a smile weakened by tooth loss, this could mean you may not have enough jawbone structure to adequately support dental implants. But we can help! With jawbone grafting and a sinus lift procedure, we can add structure to the lower and upper jaw. In today’s blog, your Celina, TX, dentist talks about strengthening smiles to ensure you can support dental implants!
How Missing Teeth Weaken Your Jaw
What makes missing teeth lead to a weakened jawbone? When we lose our natural teeth, the body will take notice and in response, the flow of calcium and phosphorus will be suspended. Without this flow of nutrients to the jawbone around the missing root, the structure will weaken and erode. This could mean further tooth loss and over time, the onset of a prematurely aged appearance, with sunken cheeks and even a ptotic chin. Dental implants act as new roots and allow the flow of nutrients to resume, but what if your jaw is too weak to support them? Then we could strengthen the upper and lower jaw!
Grafting and Sinus Lift Procedures
For the lower jaw, our team will conduct a jawbone grafting procedure. With this option, we will add new structure to the lower jaw. We could use synthetic tissues or donor tissues, or we could take bone from other parts of your body, such as the rear of your jaw, your hip, or from your knee bone. This bonds with the jaw and fortifies the weakened areas, so they can receive one or more dental implants.
For the upper portion, we take a very different approach. Our team will conduct a sinus lift, in which we essentially raise the sinus floor to uncover new tissues that can support new dental implants, so you can receive the new teeth necessary to rebuild your smile and keep your youthful facial structures intact.
Placing Your New Teeth
Dental implants are small posts made from titanium. Since this material is biocompatible, it will bond with the jaw and act like new roots. We insert them to the jaw and they can keep the area intact, and also ensure your new teeth can stay in place for decades to come! Our team can address a single missing tooth or employ several posts to support a full set of new teeth. If you have any questions about oral surgery, grafting, or sinus lift procedures, then reach out to our office today!
Celina Family Dentistry Offers Oral Surgery
Our team wants to help address your tooth loss and make sure your youthful facial features remain intact. To find out more about rebuilding your jaw following tooth loss, call Celina Family Dentistry in Celina, TX at (214) 851-0130 today.
