Caring for your teeth and gums as you become older is detrimental to your health.  In growing up I didn’t think much about my teeth. They didn’t look any different than any of my peers. Fortunately, I manage to not experience crooked teeth or braces. Thanks to my mom, I was reminded not to get hit in the mouth for fear of a crack tooth or losing a tooth. Cavities were a big concern and related to not brushing correctly or often enough. As I got older and the dentist started talking to me instead of my mom I became aware of sugar in candy. Of course, no one, not even the dentist gave me the whole story of the “why” in caring for your teeth and gums.

The enforcement of good habits of brushing my teeth after breakfast and before I went to bed for the evening continued into my adulthood.  Regular cleanings and check-ups with the dental hygienist got to be boring, but still a must ‘have to’. Thru the years I experienced the ‘normal’ of issues that come with age; cavities to fillings to caps or crowns and then eventually you have the unescapable decision of implant or bridge! At that moment, I started to believe my body was aging. I was now in a time of replacing parts! I could not help feeling was as if I went into “mourning” of that little piece of me I had lost. I had lost forever!!! One great thing about replacing a tooth or two is that you can replace it with something even better. I have been told there are several options that will leave you with a better smile then the one you had. Talk to your dentist on what would be the best for you.  I was one of the lucky ones.