The Importance of Teeth for Jaw Bone Health
Cuando uno o más dientes faltan que puede conducir a la pérdida de hueso en el lugar de la brecha. Esta pérdida de hueso de la mandíbula puede convertirse en problemas adicionales, tanto con su apariencia y su salud en general. Usted puede experimentar dolor, problemas con sus dientes restantes, alteración de la apariencia facial, and eventually even the inability to speak and/or eat normally.
In the same way that muscles are maintained through exercise, bone tissue is maintained by use. Natural teeth are embedded in the jaw bone and stimulate the jaw bone through activities such as chewing and biting. When teeth are missing, the alveolar bone, or the portion of the jaw bone that anchors the teeth into the mouth, no longer receives the necessary stimulation it needs and begins to break down, or resorb. The body no longer uses or “needs” the jaw bone, so it deteriorates.
Potential Consequences of Tooth and Jaw Bone Loss
- Problems with remaining teeth, incluso, misalignment, drifting, loosening and loss
- Collapsed facial profile
- Limited lip support
- Skin wrinkling around the mouth
- Distortion of other facial features
- Jaw (articulación temporomandibular [ATM]) dolor, facial pain, and headaches
- Difficulty speaking and communicating
- Inadequate nutrition as a result of the inability to chew properly and painlessly
- Sinus expansion
