Having teeth missing can be painful and can change the way you look by causing lips and jaws to sink inward. You may have lost teeth through decay or injury, but the undesirable results are the same.
In addition to pain and facial appearance changes, the remaining teeth can drift, moving into the empty spaces causing changes in your speech, bite and chewing ability. All of this affects your smile and can damage self-esteem as well. Restoring your smile with dentures in London Ontario is an effective and successful way to correct these problems.
The word dentures often bring to mind a set of full dentures; that is, upper and bottom sets of teeth worn together. However, a patient doesn’t always need a full set. In these cases partial dentures might be appropriate. Partial dentures replace missing teeth while leaving the remaining natural teeth in place.
If the health of the natural teeth is compromised, a patient might opt to have the remaining teeth extracted and choose full dentures as a replacement solution. The kind of dentures required in your specific situation can be advised by your dentist by doing an oral exam and creating a plan together to reach the desired outcome.
Benefits of having dentures include facial structure improvement and muscle tone. Another benefit is greater chewing ability to aid in breaking down foods completely for better digestion. Further, dentures will assist in speaking because the tongue and teeth work together to make certain sounds. Without some or all of your original teeth, often the ability to speak clearly has been lost.
Contact Agathos Dentistry at 519-659-7323 to learn how dentures can provide you with better dental and overall health.