Affordable Solution for Missing Teeth

The problem of missing teeth cannot be categorized only as a dental condition. Missing teeth, often, lead to a loss of confidence to smile comfortably and may even lead to speech imperfections. In fact, it may actually be a very ‘costly’ affair to ignore replacing missing teeth, since a missing tooth that is not fixed often leads to additional tooth and bone loss.

The cost of dental implant increases with the number of missing teeth that need to be replaced.  However,teeth implants in Mexico, India or Thailand are cheaper and of high quality and many patients especially from the first world nations opt for this procedure as they cannot afford them in their home towns. Therefore, it is wise to examine the options to replace missing teeth and go for a treatment before the problem aggravates.  

Treatments for Long Term Dental Health

Maintaining our permanent teeth is something that all of us want to do for a long time. After all, there is a lot more at stake when it comes to maintaining the health of our pearly whites. Daily brushing, flossing, using a mouthwash and going for a dental checkup every six months can help us avoid dental problems to a large extent.  Unfortunately, due to various reasons such as gum disease or extensive caries, many people lose their permanent teeth at a very early age.

 

It is necessary to replace a missing tooth if you wish to mainatain the integrity of your jaw bone, and keep your other teeth functioning properly. Here are some of the missing tooth options that one can look at when planning to replace missing teeth:

• Fixed Dental Bridges—Perhaps the most popular, and also expensive, method employed to replace missing teeth. The teeth adjacent to the missing teeth are trimmed down and a bridge is fixed over it. The materials used for the procedure are porcelain and gold.

• Complete and Partial Dentures—depending on the number of missing teeth in a patient, complete and partial dentures made out of acrylic are fitted into the mouth. The dentures fit comfortably into an acrylic base.

• Flippers—These are temporary plastic teeth that can be replaced after some time. These are a perfect, and a quick, solution when one loses a tooth in an accident, or while playing a sport. Usually these are placed as a temporary solution till something more permanent as a dental bridge or implant is placed.

• Dental Implants—This is also an expensive method that involves placing titanium rods onto the jawbone that serves the function of a tooth root. A tooth is attached to it after giving it some time to heal.  This procedure is also more complicated than the others since the placing of the rods may require oral surgery.  

Replacing Missing Teeth – Affordable Options Abroad

At the end of the day, advice from your dentist can give you the most reliable suggestions for the various options to replace missing teeth. Depending on the expenditure, the number of appointments, and the complexity of the procedure involved, you may choose the one that suits you best.

 

However, if you are bothered because of missing teeth, and cannot afford the expensive replacements back home, you may consider dental treatments in Mexico, India, Costa Rica, etc. The smart dental tourist normally manages to save a lot on his dental treatment abroad.

 

 

 

DentaVacation facilitates affordable dental treatments at various destinations across the world. For more information, submit the estimate-request form on the right.