Instead of spending a lot of time imagining your life with dental implants (which, of course, is one way to go about considering them for yourself), we often suggest you do just the opposite: Consider your life without them! After you’ve learned all about the benefits associated with them but you’re still having some trouble coming to an absolute and final conclusion that you’d like to move forward with them for your smile completion adventure, you may need a bit of extra motivation. How to imagine yourself without them, you ask? Let our Livonia, MI team show you the way!
Think About Your Appearance With Jaw Damage
This isn’t the most exciting of exercises, of course, but we remind you that if you’re trying to imagine your life without having chosen dental implants, then chances are good you will end up with some level of bone deterioration (because the only way to replace roots, which stimulate your jaw, is with implants). Remember that as jaw tissue is absorbed into your body over time, you may end up with less support for your face and your smile may begin to sink in a bit.
Visualize Your Daily Life
Spend some time imagining your daily life without dental implants. Then, go ahead and imagine it with them. Run yourself through the usual stuff, such as dental hygiene, breakfast, work, errand running, and more. How do you feel when you imagine that you didn’t choose implants? This is often quite telling.
Think About Special Times Like Holidays
You may be okay with the idea of not having dental implants in your daily life but what about during special times? It’s often easy to overlook the way you feel during holiday dinners, special events with loved ones, and more. If feeling your most confident about your smiling, chewing, and more is very important to you and you imagine implants can help you feel this way on special days (and regular days, too), then they may be a wise choice!
Consider Your Favorite Foods
You know from speaking with us that when you select dental implants and restorations to replace teeth that you’re setting yourself up for success in terms of your diet! You’ll be able to eat just about everything you have always enjoyed (within reason, of course!). So, how will it impact you if you skip implants and find that you have to give certain things up? Take this into consideration!
Gather More Implant Knowledge With Us
Sometimes, you need further guidance, information, details, and more as you’re striving to find the best way to replace your teeth. When implants are on the table, come on in to discuss all of your feelings and thoughts! James Stewart, DDS, and our team serve patients from Livonia, MI and the surrounding communities. To schedule a consultation, call our office today at (734) 425-4400.