If you lose or remove your teeth, what to do next?

Mostly the teeth will be removed due to deeply caries i.e grossly decayed. In this case Dentist will recommend removing the tooth, if it's not in a position to recover or not in a position to save that particular tooth.

Is it important to replace the tooth? - Yes it is.

In case you need to remove your wisdom tooth which is a third molar tooth, you do not need to replace it. But in case your functional tooth is lost or removed, then replacement is a mandatory thing to do.

What happens to the tooth bone for a certain period, if the tooth is removed?

1. Tooth removal from the socket, will lead to lesser simulation to the residual bone which is present around the tooth.
2. Later, which will lead to decrease in the trabecular bone and its bone density, which will have loss in the bone volume and its external width & height of bone.

What problems will you face in case you don’t get a tooth replacement?

1. You will have problems chewing your food, because there will be a decrease in the masticatory force while chewing the food, if the tooth is not replaced.
2. Tooth adjacent to the missing tooth will take more energy or effort to chew the food, because adjacent tooth will be periodontally compromised due to masticatory force is disturbed to the adjacent tooth.
   1. Gingival recession will be seen (problems with Gums).
   2. Deep pocket will be formed between adjacent teeth.
   3. Gum bleeding (blood seen around the adjacent tooth).
   4. Calculus formation around the adjacent tooth.
   5. Titling of adjacent teeth will happen.
3. People will get habitual to chew food on the adjacent side of the teeth present on the adjacent jaw, which will lead to more masticatory force to adjacent jaw teeth.
4. More force on the adjacent jaw teeth will lead to more force to the TMJ (temporomandibular joint) & disc problems.

Hence to avoid all these kinds of problems, better get a replacement of teeth, don’t think it's just one tooth, missing one tooth will make a lot of difference in oral cavity.

Get it replaced by an Implant or by a Prosthesis like FPD (Fixed Partial Denture) or by a RPD (Removable Partial Denture.)

So, it's better to check with a Dentist for every six months after a tooth removal.

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