Is it possible to extract teeth without having dentures?

Because of tooth damage or tooth decay, the bad teeth need to be extracted. After the bad teeth are extracted, they should be treated promptly. If they are not replaced with dentures after extraction, it will have an adverse effect on future dental health. For example, the adjacent teeth are prone to loosening, which will reduce a person's ability to chew. Therefore, after extracting the teeth, you must be examined by a doctor and then use appropriate methods for treatment.

Is it possible to extract teeth without having dentures?

No one wants to have a tooth extraction, but sometimes it cannot be avoided. The teeth next to the missing tooth area will slowly shift over time and fall into the vacant space. The teeth above or below the vacant space will extend and grow to fill the vacancy, causing malocclusion, resulting in a crooked face and left-right asymmetry.

The dangers of missing teeth

Some of them we didn't know much about before. Since each tooth has a certain limit to its bearing capacity, when teeth are missing, the chewing force is concentrated on the remaining teeth, which are subjected to excessive force and uneven force direction, causing trauma to the remaining teeth and causing periodontal diseases such as tooth blockage, gum atrophy, alveolar bone absorption, and loose teeth.

In addition, speaking also requires teeth, and brushing without teeth will affect your speech. Missing teeth, especially missing front teeth, can cause unclear pronunciation, commonly known as "speaking with a leaky tongue." Unclear pronunciation can have a significant impact on patients’ communication activities and even affect their mental health.

If you want to have dentures, when is the best time to do so? Generally speaking: after tooth extraction, the local bone tissue will heal and remodel basically stable 2-3 months after extraction (2 months for front teeth and 3 months for back teeth), and then you can place a denture. In simple terms, it means that you have to wait until the wound left after tooth extraction heals and heals, so that the replaced tooth can be stable and firm.

There is no way around it as you have to wait a long time before getting dentures. Taking traditional porcelain teeth and removable dentures as an example, the wound after tooth extraction needs to heal. Although the surface wound is basically healed in about ten days, it will take some time for the alveolar bone to heal. After about three months, the bone healing is basically completed, and the shape of the alveolar bone is in a basically stable state, then the tooth can be replaced.

If you lose teeth due to various problems, you must not take it lightly and repair them in time with dentures to avoid greater trouble.