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A smile is one of the first things that we notice about each other. A confident smiling individual is often deemed more approachable, more pleasant and more attractive than those who don’t smile as openly.

However, when as adults, we start to lose our teeth due to decay or failed teeth, people often try to hide their teeth, covering their mouth with their hands, not eating in public and even totally avoiding social situations to avoid any potential embarrassment.

We know that losing teeth can create a multitude of problems for people when speaking, drinking, and eating. What people tend to forget or don’t fully comprehend are the psychological effects associated with having missing or failed teeth or a very loose denture. Tooth loss can lower a person’s self-esteem and confidence significantly, and this can really reduce a person’s overall quality of life.

Having missing teeth can also be detrimental to new relationships. It can cause the person with the missing teeth to feel anxious or ashamed about their gappy smile on first introductions, meeting new friends and family of a partner and even developing business relationships.

Missing teeth can also totally alter people’s overall facial appearance. It can make a person look older due to missing and diminishing bone. Vertical lines around the lips begin to deepen and the chin moves forward as these areas are no longer resting around and supported by the teeth. This can make the face look like its collapsing in on itself and prematurely aged.

The physical and psychological effects of tooth loss can be hugely damaging to a person’s overall well-being, but thanks to advances in modern dental technology at Seapoint Clinic, missing teeth can be replaced with dental implants to feel and look like natural teeth, and nobody will need to know your secret

Dental Implants are man-made replacements for a tooth root and allow people who have lost teeth to enjoy the function, appearance, and permanence of their real teeth again. Dental implants can replace a single tooth, an entire set of teeth, and anything in between.

If you have missing teeth and are looking to replace them, the dental implant team specialists at Seapoint Clinic are here to help you and offer a range of affordable solutions. To learn more about dental implants, email info@seapointclinic.ie or you can speak to a member of our staff on 01 284257