According to the surgeon-dentist and dental implant Simplan Technical Director, Dr. Gabriel Lembo, the elderly often have gum disease, tooth decay and diseases have problems in the roots of teeth. And, often, partial or total absence of teeth, which causes discomfort aesthetic and also harms the body as a whole.
to escape of tooth decay and gum disease diseases, the best measure is regularly visit the dentist, use toothpaste with fluoride and floss each meal and, above all, avoid excessive consumption of foods rich in sugar, and tobacco. These precautions will certainly prolong the life of natural teeth and avoid a possible loss of one or more teeth ”, says the specialist
implants.
and if the losses already happened, the best measure is restore your teeth, because, according to Dr. Gabriel Lembo, each tooth has a function specifies and the lack of one or more affect the chewing and digestion, since food cannot reach duly crushed to the stomach, and cause other health problems. Few realize, but stomach diseases may be related to lack of ” teeth
, he says.
Today, for the replacement of teeth there are options, fleeing the old known removable prosthesis, popularly known as dentures are dental implants (with fixed prosthesis) that facilitate the life of the patient at the time of the message hygiene and have no contraindication. implants can be placed in cardiac patients or diabetics. But it is important to say that each case must be examined individually. Hygiene is similar to natural teeth: brushing and using dental floss after meals. Is a normal life, with good chewing and confidence in smile ”.
the procedure, according to the expert consists in placing titanium pins in the gum and which are set out in the mandibular or maxillary bone in place of the root of the teeth lost. It is then installed a dental Crown prosthesis or multiple teeth as needed by the patient, thus positioned in place of natural teeth.
