{"id":963,"date":"2022-11-05T00:46:45","date_gmt":"2022-11-05T00:46:45","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/?p=963"},"modified":"2022-12-07T00:47:01","modified_gmt":"2022-12-07T00:47:01","slug":"thanksgiving-with-dental-implants","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/2022\/11\/thanksgiving-with-dental-implants\/","title":{"rendered":"How Dental Implants Can Change Your Next Thanksgiving for the Better"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thanksgiving is a time when you might think a little bit more about your teeth. Eating good food, talking to relatives, and smiling in family pictures can all remind you of the importance of a healthy smile. If you\u2019re missing a tooth, replacing it will help you not just at this time of the year, but all the time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dental implants<\/a> are the way most often recommended by dentists to fill the gaps in people\u2019s smiles. If you act now, by next Thanksgiving you\u2019ll be reaping the benefits of this tooth replacement option. Here are a few reasons why it\u2019s worth considering.<\/p>\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n

Fostering Bone Health<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

As soon as you lose a tooth, you\u2019re the structure of your jaw begins to change. It ceases to send nutrients to that area of the mouth, and the jawbone will begin to shrink. That can cause the surrounding teeth to crowd together and can make your cheeks sag. Dental implants are anchored into the jaw, encouraging bone growth.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Eating is Easy<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

If you\u2019ve been missing a tooth for a while, you may have gotten used to chewing on one side of your mouth, or even avoiding some foods altogether. If you\u2019re missing a back tooth, you might have a hard time chewing up nuts or fibrous vegetables. If a front tooth is gone, you\u2019ll probably have a little bit of trouble biting into fruits and softer meats. In either case, you are making digestion harder than it needs to be and therefore robbing yourself of vital nutrients. Dental implants make chewing food easy, so you\u2019ll be able to eat what tastes good instead of what you think you can grind up. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You Can Smile More<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

During the holidays, you see people you might not have had contact with all year. Replacing a missing tooth can give you confidence you might not have had since you lost it, which will let you make a great impression on family members you haven\u2019t seen in a while. Looking good in family photos and smiling bigger when you catch up with relatives will make the investment in the implants worth it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The process of getting dental implants will take a few or several months depending on your situation, but you can make a splash at the next family gathering, and every one after that. You\u2019ll be able to enjoy Thanksgiving and all the other special occasions to come more than ever before.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

About the Author<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Dr. Bobby Carmen opened his first practice in 2006, and since then has formed a bond of trust with thousands of patients based on the quality of his work. He learned to practice dentistry in the US Navy, serving a yearly average of 90,000 trainees on the Navy\u2019s largest training base. He takes his continuing education seriously, having studied at the world-renowned Dawson Academy and the Misch International Implant Institute. If you have any questions about dental implants, he can be reached at his website<\/a> or by phone at (405) 364-2200<\/strong>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Thanksgiving is a time when you might think a little bit more about your teeth. Eating good food, talking to relatives, and smiling in family pictures can all remind you of the importance of a healthy smile. If you\u2019re missing a tooth, replacing it will help you not just at this time of the year, […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-963","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-uncategorized"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=963"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":965,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/963\/revisions\/965"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=963"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=963"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.drbobbycarmen.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=963"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}