Whether you have one missing tooth or many, it can have a profoundly negative impact on your total well-being, can create conditions that reduce your enjoyment of life and even your life expectancy. Without strong, healthy teeth you cannot eat a variety of foods to keep your body healthy.
The Devastating Effects Of A Restricted Diet
As you chew, saliva mixes with the food, preparing it for further digestion in the gut. Proper digestion allows your body to draw the maximum amount of mineral, vitamins, and nutrients from the food you eat. If any step in this process is interrupted, the body will not receive the nutrition it needs.
When you have one or more missing teeth, not only are you unable to adequately chew your food, but your food choices decrease as well. Gone are heart-healthy foods, like whole grains, raw fruits and vegetables, and lean protein. More and more, you find yourself relying on soft, highly processed foods. As a result, people with missing teeth do not receive adequate nutrition and experience higher rates of diabetes, cardiovascular disease, and obesity.
Dental Implants Replicate Natural Teeth
The most natural process for replacing missing teeth is with dental implants. Dental implants duplicate the actual roots of your missing teeth and allow you to chew your food naturally, exercising your gums to produce the proper amount of saliva and break down nutrients through the digestive process. Since dental implants duplicate your natural teeth, their function of acting as incisors, canine or premolar teeth will save the health of your dental bone as well as the health of your body.
Consultation
For more information about the benefits of dental implants, contact Smile Esthetics Scottdale at (480) 867-1727.