Implants protect from bone atrophy
The functional, inner pressure of the bone exerted through a tooth or an implant stops the bone atrophy of the jaw.
A toothless jaw fragment keeps “crunching“ (atrophy), chicks and lips are no more protected, the soft parts of the face cave in. The person looks ”old”.
Dentures that cover gums and jawbones, and therefore do not support the implant, especially contribute to atrophy.
Such dentures must be regularly relined, since the jawbones they cover keep on disappearing as the result of atrophy.
Only with the help of implants is it possible to stop atrophy following the loss of teeth. |