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A Look into The Link Between Dental Implants and The Health Of Your Jaw
If you are missing one or more teeth and have begun seeking teeth replacement options, you know several options are available to you. Dentures, bridges, and implants are all viable options, but these options all offer unique benefits. Dental implants, in particular, provide benefits that the other options cannot. If you are in the San Jose, California area and are looking to learn more about dental implants, you should reach out to Dr. Natalie K. Provenzano and her associates, Dr. Saumya Ram and Dr. Or Simel.
One particular benefit a dental implant offers that other tooth replacement options cannot is its ability to help preserve your jawbone. When a tooth is lost, bone resorption is a common side effect due to losing the tooth’s root. Let us look at the link between the health of your jaw and a tooth’s root.
How the Root of a Tooth Keeps Your Jaw Strong
The health of your jawbone and teeth are intrinsically linked. Your jaw depends on healthy teeth to stay strong. Why is this? When you chew, bite, or smile, the pressure you put on your teeth is transmitted to the jawbone. This pressure helps stimulate the bone tissue, keeping it healthy. When you lose a tooth (or teeth), this stimulation is no longer present, and bone resorption occurs. Because the jaw is no longer receiving this stimulation, its mass will start to disappear. Over time, your jaw will weaken, and your facial structure will change.
How an Implant Can Preserve Your Jaw
When you receive a dental implant, it is surgically inserted into the jawbone. The implant effectively replicates the function that a natural tooth’s root would have played. When the implant is placed, a process called osseointegration occurs. It is during this process that the implant physically fuses to the jawbone. Once this is completed, you will receive your artificial tooth (which is attached to the implant). The pressure and stimulation on your jaw once received from your natural tooth, will now be replicated by the implant. The health and integrity of your jaw will remain in excellent condition!
If you are interested in learning more about how dental implants can positively impact your oral health, please contact Natalie K. Provenzano DDS, Inc, today by calling (408) 226-2542.
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Dr. Or Simel
Dr. Natalie Provenzano has been practicing dentistry since 2002 when she graduated from the University of Southern California Dental School in the class’ top 10. She served on the school’s ethics committee and was a member of the Oral Sedation Team and the National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon. She also received the American Association of Women Dentists’ Female Dentist of the Year Award.
Also an alumnus of Loyola Marymount University, where she graduated Magna Cum Laude with a BS in Biology, Dr. Provenzano was an active member of Ignatians Service Organization and Delta Gamma Fraternity and was chosen for the Order of Omega and Delta Sigma Nu Honor Societies.
Oral surgeon Dr. Or Simel has been practicing dentistry since 2009. He is a graduate of the University of California, San Francisco (UCSF) School of Dentistry (DDS), UCSF School of Medicine (MD), Loyola Marymount University, Los Angeles, CA, (BS/Biology), and UCSF School of Dentistry (Oral and Maxillofacial Surgery). He graduated Summa Cum Laude and was on the Dean’s List, and National Dental Honor Society, Omicron Kappa Upsilon.
He is a member of the American Association of Oral and Maxillofacial Surgeons, American Dental Association, and California Dental Association.
Together, they provide exceptional general, cosmetic, and restorative dentistry to patients of all ages in the area.