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Facial Beauty and the Role of Dentistry

When someone looks at a person for the first time, they usually notice their eyes, then the  smile,  and then the other facial features. The smile is an incredible part of projecting beauty and youthfulness. For anyone  who has had the misfortune of having to  have gone to dentures, it’s important that those dentures get relined or replaced frequently enough to maintain the support of the lips and the height of the teeth to keep them from looking old before their time. In some cases you can tie that into implants because, to keep the dentures in the right place and to keep the gums from being sore, implants become necessary.

As dentists, when we get the teeth to the right position in the facial structure, it purses the lips, makes them look fuller, and it gets rid of a lot of the initial wrinkles that form early in life around the mouth…And also the most important part of dentistry, as it relates to facial beauty, is in people who have a bad bite or have tmj problems. These individuals always have a tenseness in the muscles of the face because of chronic pain, or as they wear their teeth-their mouth over closes. If you restore health and comfort, the muscles relax and the face takes on a totally different youthful appearance.
In the teeth that are worn – that’s when you start getting the profile where the chin sticks out too far and the lower third of the face appears too short. This makes people look like they are wearing dentures even with their natural teeth. So for restoration done on the mouth, with a proper bite that opens right to the level where the muscles work best, tis will also add greatly in the facial beauty and rejuvenation of the face. We recommend for individuals who have a dental issue, to get that fixed before they consider doing a face lift or any cosmetic surgery. You can reduce the amount of surgery that is needed and, sometimes that eliminates the need for a face lift for some of the problems around the mouth. If there is someone who does need facial work, having a beautiful smile to go with it dramatically increases the effectiveness of the results.
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What is the Purpose of Dental Implants?

For over 25 years dental implants have provided a natural looking solution for replacing missing teeth and for stabilizing or anchoring dentures. Before placing the dental implant into the jawbone, an analysis is taken to determine how the upper and lower jaw functions together. In addition, photographs, x-rays, and molds are taken of the teeth, smile, mouth, and jawbones.

Based on the analysis, we develop a plan that is in harmony with the patient’s goals and desired outcome. Most commonly, the patient’s goal is to replace their missing teeth, to use implants in place of their partial dentures, or for use with their dentures to create stability when chewing.

Some implants need time (four to six months) to fuse to the jawbone so that they will be strong enough to hold the crowns, bridges, or dentures. Implants usually require a surgical and restorative phase, but in some cases they can be used almost immediately after placement in the jawbone.

Typically, dental implants replace the roots of the missing teeth in the bone so that whatever attaches to it will be more stable. Individuals who have lost many of their teeth, if they have enough bone, have many options for stabilizing and making their dentures more functional with implants. Implants can also be used to build fixed bridges attached in part of the mouth, which is more like replacing teeth that the patient can really bite with. The advantages of putting in implants underneath the denture is, in addition to support, it stimulates the health of the bone and keeps it from resorbing as it does when it has a denture placed on top of it. One of the problems we have is that when the teeth are taken out, the bone begins to shrink down as it responds to the pressure of the dentures.

Over years of wearing dentures, the bone continues to shrink and eventually the dentures do not fit the mouth. Implants slow down this process dramatically by stimulating the bone to stay healthy and keep it from resorbing. The dentures will last longer because the underlying areas of the bone are healthier.

If you would like to learn more about implant dentistry to see if it is the best option for your goals for oral heath and beauty, please contact our office to schedule an evaluation.

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