Missing Teeth Treatment Twickenham

Missing teeth can have a serious impact on your mouth and your confidence. It’s not uncommon to see someone covering their mouth or not showing their teeth when they smile because of missing teeth. Even eating can become difficult. It doesn’t matter why the tooth is lost, but you may want to look at the options to replace the missing teeth or make adjustments to your mouth appearance.

At Eye Smile we provide you with a complete range of missing teeth dental treatments, helping you improve your smile with confidence.

The Facts

In some cases you may find that a missing tooth has no impact on your mouth or appearance, but this is dependent on the location of the tooth. The gap may not be noticeable when you smile, which is often the case with a tooth missing on the side or back of your mouth.

Teeth are made to work together, so even one missing tooth can have a negative impact on eating and speech. In the long run it can cause additional issues You may find it becomes harder to chew, you only eat using one side of your mouth and you start to eat slower, which will impact your facial muscles and jaw.

It’s also important to note that your facial shape can change when you have missing teeth, as your mouth can shift. This will impact your bite, which changes to compensate for the gaps in your mouth, making the remaining teeth shift, giving them more room. You may find this results in problems chewing, sensitivity and tooth grinding.

How We Can Help

The experienced dental team at Eye Smile provide a complete range of missing teeth treatments to improve your bite and smile.

Crowns

Crowns are commonly used when there is a tooth missing. This is a false tooth that is also known as a cap. The crown is made to match your natural tooth colour and to fit the size of the gap. Crowns look and feel natural.

Bridges

A bridge is commonly used when you aren’t keen on or you are not a candidate for a dental implant. The bridge is a tooth replacement that can be used to replace one or more missing teeth in the same location in your mouth. This bridges the gap resulting from the missing tooth. The false tooth is attached to the adjacent teeth and bonded into place.

Dentures

We can help you with partial or full dentures, depending on your specific needs. Dentures are false teeth that are supplied with a plate. They are removable and can be used to replace a number of teeth or a full set of teeth.

Denture Stabilisation

Denture stabilisation is used when patients with dentures are looking for a more permanent solution. The dentures are fixed to the jaw using implants. You can still remove the dentures for cleaning, but they will hold in place when inserted. This can improve confidence and help with eating and speech.

Dental Implants

Dental implants are growing in popularity and the team at EyeSmile have extensive experience providing clients with dental implants, whether they are looking to replace one or more of their teeth. Dental implants are titanium screws fixed to the jaw bone and topped with a crown. These look and feel completely natural.

Sinus Lift

Another of the missing teeth services we provide is the sinus lift, which is often used before we can fix your dental implant. Some patients do require preparation of the upper jaw to ensure there is enough bone to secure the implant in place. This is an oral surgical procedure which extends the sinus cavity above the jaw, grafting material into the space and incorporated into surrounding bone to form a strong and solid structure.