Do You Have to Get an Implant After a Tooth Extraction? (If You Don’t Get an Implant)

After losing a natural tooth

Why implants are essential

If you don’t get an implant

A natural tooth is one of the organs of our body,

but because there are times when it becomes damaged and needs to be extracted,

the loss of a natural tooth

is something many people do not pay much attention to,

especially if it is a molar that is not easily visible.

Some doctors who practiced dental care before implants became widely available

may diagnose that an implant is not necessarily needed,

but that is only possible because it was before implants became common.

There are reasons why you should not leave tooth loss untreated without an implant,

after losing a natural tooth.

Before it gets any later, fill the gap left by the lost natural tooth

and I hope there will be no side effects.

If you don’t get an implant, the jawbone is resorbed

The gums and teeth have a mutual relationship

in which they hold each other up and support one another.

Because of that, if either one is lost,

the other also loses the force that was holding and supporting it,

and becomes lost as well.

If you leave tooth loss untreated without getting an implant,

the role of supporting the gums disappears,

so the buccal bone, the bone on the outer side of the gums, is lost.

If you try to perform implant surgery after the jawbone has been lost,

because the force that supported the replacement tooth is gone,

implant surgery becomes impossible,

and in this case, a bone graft for the gums is necessary.

If you don’t get an implant, the teeth shift

Teeth also serve as supports for adjacent teeth.

If you leave tooth loss untreated without getting an implant,

as the jawbone is lost, adjacent teeth may move,

and because their support role disappears,

the adjacent teeth tilt toward the position of the missing tooth,

causing the teeth to rearrange.

If you try to perform implant surgery after the teeth have shifted,

the adjacent teeth that have moved or tilted

will have to be corrected.

If you don’t get an implant, various diseases can occur

After the loss of alveolar bone and rearrangement of the teeth,

the incidence of inflammation increases.

If you leave tooth loss untreated without getting an implant,

food will more easily get stuck in the area where the tooth is missing,

bacteria will be harder to remove,

cavities and periodontal disease will develop more easily,

and oral hygiene management will become even more difficult.

If you don’t get an implant, facial changes

After the loss of alveolar bone and rearrangement of the teeth, facial changes also appear.

The oral structure changes,

and as the bite is altered,

in the case of the upper teeth, the maxillary sinus may collapse.

That is how important the roles of the gums and teeth are.

After a natural tooth is extracted or lost,

if it is left untreated for a long time,

a sinus lift procedure may become necessary.

Reasons why an implant is necessary

So, we have looked at what side effects can occur

if you do not get an implant.

After a natural tooth extraction or loss,

the diagnosis that an implant is needed

is not simply to force implant surgery.

You have probably understood that well.

After a natural tooth extraction or loss,

bone resorption occurs after 3 months,

so it is best to place the implant within 3 months.

Before implant surgery, preserving the natural tooth

With minimally invasive implant surgery,

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for a new smile

for a new beginning

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