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Misalignment of teeth occurs when teeth are lost. This will greatly affect the function as well as oral health. Therefore, the patient needs to see a dentist and find a solution to the loss of teeth quickly, avoiding prolonged effects on the remaining teeth and jaw arch.
1. The importance of teeth on teeth
An adult's teeth will have about 32 teeth, including 8 molars (also known as molars), located in front of wisdom teeth. These teeth are used to perform the function of chewing and grinding food.
In terms of shape, molars are usually the largest teeth with a large and wide chewing surface. Molars are different from incisors because there is only one root. In addition to being used to bite and cut food before swallowing, molars also help balance the face and complete chewing.
2. Explain the reason why tooth loss will cause teeth to shift
Loss of one or more teeth on the jaw can cause oral health effects, which can be mild to moderate. One of the most common symptoms of tooth loss is misalignment of teeth. Prolonged loss of teeth can cause jaw dislocation as well as worsening of misaligned teeth, causing the bite of the two jaws to be misaligned.
Causes of misaligned teeth in the lower or upper jaw may be due to the absence of teeth at a certain position on the jaw, reducing the chewing force and stimulation required for the jaw bone to develop. If the time of tooth loss lasts from 3 to 6 months, it can make the jawbone easy to disappear. The speed of bone loss can be fast or slow depending on the patient's body.
Although jaw bone loss occurs mainly in the position of tooth loss, it will also significantly affect the adjacent teeth, making the teeth tend to tilt toward the position of the missing teeth. Therefore, when losing teeth for a long time without dental restorations, problems such as jaw displacement, misalignment, jaw bone loss...
3. Consequences of having too many teeth on the jaw
When losing teeth on the arch, in addition to causing the jaw to shift, the upper teeth tend to widen, creating a gap between the two teeth and causing a gaping situation. From there, creating favorable conditions for food to accumulate in these slots, causing dental disease.
When the loss of teeth on the jaw arch can make the cheeks sunken, the face becomes old and less aesthetic.
The natural bite of the jaw will change when teeth are lost on the arch, and at the same time hinder the chewing and biting activities of the teeth and cause the feeling of pain in the temporomandibular joint or chronic headaches, jaw fatigue, fatigue neck muscles...
4. Methods to overcome the situation of shifting teeth
To overcome the loss of teeth, the patient can choose a number of methods to suit the specific situation.
Using removable dentures:
With this method, the patient can replace many missing teeth with a denture with a structure consisting of a jaw base or jaw frame made from flexible plastic materials. Porcelain teeth are restored above and fixed with clasps made of titanium. Removable dentures will need to be constructed as either a full function or a partial function. The advantage of dentures is that they are easy to disassemble and do not cause pain for the patient. The jaw design material is quite safe for users and the cost is low and reasonable. However, removable dentures also have a few limitations such as: Cannot overcome jawbone loss and facial deformities. In addition, dentures have weak chewing force and difficulty in chewing hard, solid foods. The jaw is quite loose, easily loosened when chewing or talking. Using porcelain bridges:
This method is done by implanting fixed dentures or replacing many missing teeth. However, to plant dentures with dental bridges, the dentist will grind two adjacent teeth to make a supporting post like a series of porcelain bridges. The process of restoring teeth with porcelain bridges is performed when the two adjacent teeth are healthy and especially do not have dental diseases. The advantages of porcelain bridges make the teeth fixed more firmly than removable dentures, the aesthetics of porcelain bridges are also high and quite safe for the body. However, porcelain bridges also do not overcome the jawbone loss, facial deformity. Another disadvantage of porcelain bridges can make patients feel sensitive and gingivitis easily after grinding the teeth. Moreover, the cost of performing this method is quite high and the lifespan of the teeth is short, requiring repeated re-doing. Porcelain teeth by implant method:
The method of restoring lost teeth is quite optimal and popular today. In particular, this method can be applied quite effectively with the case of missing tooth number 6 with jaw bone loss. The doctor will perform jaw bone graft surgery and fix the teeth that have been displaced to create optimal results for this method. Next, the doctor will implant the implant post made of titanium material into the jawbone and attach the abutment joint and the crown of the porcelain restoration on top. Dental implant method can completely overcome the jaw bone loss and avoid the displacement of the surrounding teeth. Furthermore, the adjacent teeth on the arch do not need to be worn, reducing the risk of additional tooth loss. With the material used for the titanium implant post has good compatibility with the jaw bone, making the life of the teeth also longer and can even be used as a permanent tooth. However, with the implant method, when performing it requires careful, meticulous and the implementation time will be longer than other methods. The cost of this method is also quite high. Losing teeth can have serious consequences for patients, including jawbone loss, facial aging or problems related to oral health. Therefore, cases of tooth loss should have an appropriate plan and treatment method to completely overcome the jaw bone loss as well as restore the chewing function of the jaw.
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