Dental implants are not just for the elderly; young people with missing teeth are equally suitable candidates

The World Health Organization has an "8020" standard for oral health in the elderly, which means that an 80-year-old should have at least 20 teeth that can chew normally and are not loose. But in reality, very few elderly people meet this standard, and the tooth loss situation among young and middle-aged adults is also worrying. "Losing teeth before getting old" has become an embarrassment for more and more people.

The causes of missing teeth are mainly reflected in the following aspects:

Periodontal disease:After developing periodontal disease, the periodontal tissues are gradually destroyed, the gingival sulcus deepens, periodontal pockets form, alveolar bone is resorbed, and teeth become loose, fall out, or are extracted.

Trauma:Both front teeth and back teeth can be fractured or knocked out due to injury. In severe cases of trauma, there may also be defects in the jawbone, alveolar bone, and soft tissues.

Dental caries:Dental caries is a common and frequently occurring disease in the oral cavity. When caries occurs, the destruction of the tooth structure progresses from shallow to deep. If not treated in time, the hard tissues of the tooth are continuously destroyed, leading to pulpitis and periapical periodontitis, causing defects in the tooth crown and resulting in a residual crown or residual root.

These accidental collisions, periodontal disease, dental caries, and many other factors cause tooth loss in young people.

Among young people with missing teeth, many develop a kind of tooth-loss procrastination due to busy work, hectic studies, fear of dental implants, difficulty choosing among dental implant techniques, and so on, until the adjacent teeth begin to loosen and shift before they rush to get implants.

Experts from Delun Dental point out: "If missing teeth are not replaced for a long time, the alveolar bone in the missing tooth area cannot receive physiological chewing stimulation and gradually atrophies, and the gap of the missing tooth becomes smaller. In severe cases, this will cause the adjacent teeth to loosen and fall out, and the atrophy of the alveolar bone further increases the difficulty of implantation." Missing teeth should be implanted promptly; do not wait until the condition worsens to regret it.