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Most of us hear the words cosmetic dentistry and we immediately think of overblown celebrities with rows of super bright teeth. The word natural doesn t seem to come to mind. However, it's worthwhile to remember that restorative dentistry, the kind that replaces lost teeth, builds bridges, and gives us dentures so that we can regain our natural, beautiful smiles, is also a part of cosmetic dentistry. While everyone can appreciate having nice, even, unstained teeth, the days of the-brighter-the-better wonder smiles are over. Today's patients are looking for a more natural beauty, and dental implants are one way to ensure that your most beautiful natural feature, your smile, lasts a lifetime. In the past, when you lost a tooth to decay or an accident, most doctors would fix up with a nice crown or bridge. But today, Henderson s cosmetic dentists have a better solution. Unlike bridges or crowns, dental implants are whole tooth replacements that are actually embedded into your jaw bone just like a real tooth. Now, a lot of people hear and immediately think that it will be painful. But getting implants isn't anymore painful than having any other cavity or bridgework done. And it has a lot more advantages.Dental implants fit into your mouth just like your natural teeth do, so they feel and look incredibly natural. Most patients even forget that they have a man-made tooth in their mouth instead of a real one. Implants are easy to brush and floss around, and don t require the forced reduction of otherwise healthy teeth, as tooth-supported bridgework does. This leaves more of your own teeth intact, maintaining better overall oral health hygiene. They also work just like your other teeth, leaving no insensitive spots in your mouth, making chewing and speaking perfectly easy and natural. As any implant dentist in Henderson can tell you, this is actually one of their most important health features. To maintain optimal form and density, your jaw bone requires the constant stimulation provided by the operation of your teeth. It gets this stimulation from the pressure and force exerted through the root of the tooth, which transmits this energy as stimulation into the bone. Because they are embedded into your jaw bone, they really do work just like real teeth, giving your jaw bone needed stimulation. Without it, lost teeth inevitably lead to loss of bone mass in the jaw, which results in any number of distressing conditions, ranging from sagging facial muscles and nerve damage, to speech difficulty, distorted jaw line, tongue swelling, and gum disease. Gum disease is actually the number one cause of adult tooth loss- not cavities, or old age. In fact, tooth loss is not a natural effect of aging, it's simply the effect of a lifetime of increasing gum disease, completely preventable with timely oral intervention. So if you want that beautiful, natural smile to last, ask your local Henderson cosmetic dentist about dental implants, and how a little investment now can give you a lifetime of smiles in return.
This Article Has Been Published on Thu, 19 May 2011 and Read 242 Times