THE EFFECT OF TEETH FOR JAW BONE HEALTH

When you lose one or more teeth, it can cause bone loss at the empty space. This loss of jaw bone can lead to additional issues, both with your looks and your health in general. You may feel pain, have issues with your remaining teeth, facial distortion, and eventually even challenges with speaking or eating regularly.

Just as muscles are maintained through exercise, utilizing bone tissue sustains it. Natural teeth are embedded in the jaw bone and enhance the jaw bone through activities like biting and chewing. When an individual loses some teeth, the alveolar bone, or the part of the jaw bone that holds the teeth firmly into the mouth, no longer get the necessary stimulation it requires and starts breaking down, or resorbing. The body no longer utilizes the jaw bone, and therefore it is degraded.

POTENTIAL IMPLICATIONS OF TOOTH AND JAW BONE LOSS

  • Issues with the other teeth, such as drifting, misalignment, loosening, and loss

  • Decreased lip support

  • Wrinkling of the skin around the mouth

  • Shrunken facial profile

  • Disfigurement of other facial features

  • Insufficient nutrition due to difficulty in chewing painlessly and adequately

  • Sinus expansion

  • Facial pain, jaw ( temporomandibular joint) pain, and headaches

  • Impaired speech and communication