Aesthetic reasons – ental Implants are a really good substitute to natural teeth as they maintain the natural parameters and restore the appearance and function of your natural teeth.
Misalignment of the occlusion – When a tooth is removed due to decay or other reasons the neighboring teeth tend to close the gap created. They shift from their original place and do not contact the opposite teeth where they used to. This can cause something called dental attrition, and later on even malocclusion which will impact the health of your TMJ, (temporomandibular joint disorder).
Space closure – if the gap created by the missing tooth is left to long the adjacent teeth with shift to close the gap and therefore space remaining will be smaller so, making it impossible for the dentist to place a natural looking dental crown to replace the missing tooth.
Bone shrinkage – A successful implant procedure rely on the width of your bone. After the natural tooth is extracted the bone shrinks as there is no more function. That’s why it is important to consider replacing the tooth right after the extraction or, consider performing a special procedure called GBR to avoid or prolong the shrinkage of your bone space.
Better function – The more teeth are used to chew food the better, Masticatory forces are so spread equally to all teeth. Having one tooth compensate for a missing one will increase the chances of fracture and this something seen often in patients with missing teeth. Also having no gaps between teeth will help prevent food impaction and cavities in adjacent teeth.