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Losing your teeth can be a devastating experience. Tooth loss may be caused by decay, injury, accidents, poor oral health habits, gum disease or extraction. Missing teeth not only affect a patient’s appearance but also the condition can cause difficulty when eating or speaking. As teeth fall out or are lost, the supporting bone of the jaws begins to deteriorate. As the bone weakens, nearby teeth can shift, loosen and fall out as well.
Patients who have suffered from tooth loss often feel a loss of confidence. Tooth loss causes the face to look shorter and sag. It can create a caved-in appearance around the mouth, excess loose skin under the chin and jowls.
Dr. H. Scott Stewart, at South Lakewood Dental, serving patients from Lakewood, Denver and surrounding neighborhoods is an experienced and dedicated doctor of dental surgery (DDS) and the first dentist and naturopath to be certified by the American Board of Integrative Medicine and Dentistry and the American Naturopathic Medical Board. Dr. Stewart and our professional dental team believe that our patients deserve “total body” health care that addresses oral health and its relationship to systemic and physical health. We provide a comprehensive array of holistic, family, cosmetic, restorative and laser dentistry including many options and alternatives for patients who are dealing with tooth loss.
Our treatments for tooth loss include dental implants, the Geneva AutoCentric™ Denture and Fountain of Youth Dentures™.
Tooth functions, such as biting and chewing, actually stimulate and keep the jawbones healthy. Fountain of Youth Dentures™ was designed to distribute balanced pressure across the jawbone and gums, and rest in part on the muscles. By doing so, the dentures fit and function better than traditional dentures do. Unlike conventional dentures, Fountain of Youth Dentures™ can also reverse the sunken in appearance and restore a patient’s facial balance and youthful proportions by placing the prosthetic teeth in the proper position.
For more information about solutions for tooth loss and Fountain of Youth Dentures™, call our team at South Lakewood Dental today at (855) 233-0023. We are located in Lakewood, CO, at 2525 S. Wadsworth Boulevard.