Single Tooth Missing
Treatment of single tooth deficiencies with implants is referred to as the gold standard in dentistry and is the application with the highest success rate. With implant treatment, it is possible to provide a natural tooth-like function and aesthetics without damaging the neighboring teeth.
With tooth loss, people experience problems in aesthetics, chewing and speaking, which are the main tasks of the teeth. In addition to the rehabilitation of these problems with implant treatment, there are advantages such as preservation of the existing jawbone and adjacent teeth. In traditional dentistry, the treatment of a lost tooth was to preapare the healthy tooth on both sides of the extraction site and place prostheses, which we call bridges, on these teeth. However, this form of treatment brings with it disadvantages such as reducing the healthy teeth by cutting and giving the chewing load of the missing tooth to the support teeth. Requirement of root canal treatment or loss of teeth due to caries is one of the most common complications in this type of treatment.
We often encounter that the existing space is not restored. Although most people don't care when a single tooth defect is in the molar region, especially when it is in the anterior region, it impairs the smile and also damages the self-confidence of the person. In addition to the psychological effects of this situation, which many people are uncomfortable with, there are also physiological effects that people do not realize. The most common complication is the collapse of the teeth adjacent to the cavity and the prolongation of the teeth opposite the cavity and disruption of the chewing plane. However, since the jawbone in the edentulous area will resorp over time, problems begin to appear in the neighboring teeth.