What happens in the tooth extraction area?
After tooth extraction, a meltdown begins in the jawbone, which we call the alveolar bone. Although it is not a very important problem when the tooth is first extracted, the lack of sufficient bone support creates problems in the retention of the prosthesis, especially in cases where the patient has to use a removable prosthesis.
The teeth on both sides of the edentulous space are tipped towards this space, causing the distance between the teeth to decrease. During this event, which has occurred for many years, the parallelism of the neighboring teeth is disrupted, causing the loss of bones around the root and the formation of gum diseases.
If the teeth in the opposing jaw do not encounter any obstacles, they extend into this space. Although the length of the teeth seems to be elongated, it actually causes bone loss and gum disease in the teeth, which makes it difficult to restore the teeth.
The jaw joint maintains its health with healthy teeth and balanced chewing. Factors such as tooth loss, failure to restore them, and unilateral chewing affect the chewing muscles negatively, which causes problems such as pain and noise in the joints.
With the tipping of the teeth, food accumulates in the spaces between the teeth, which causes tooth decay.