Implant Prevents Bone Shrinking

Cross sections of this fake tooth (Fig.4) and of a corresponding tooth on the other side (Fig.3) show that the bone is much wider on the normal side than that on the missing tooth side (9.5 mm vs. 6.7 mm).  After tooth extraction, our jaw bone keeps shrinking after extraction.  Only can implant prevent further shrinkage.  Ms. Wang accepts this mode of treatment readily. Additionally, the bone on the healthy side is denser (whiter) than the other.  Return to main article

Xin Wei, DDS, PhD, MS 1st edition 06/10/2012, last revision 09/28/2012