Feeling pain or heightened sensitivity when you consume cold, hot, sweet, or acidic things can be quite disconcerting. Beyond the limitations to your food and beverage choices, tooth sensitivity can also make life a bit difficult. To help develop an effective treatment plan, Dr. Alex Abernathy and the dental specialists at Lakeland Dental Care advocate investigating the cause of tooth sensitivity.

Having a tooth extracted to remediate untreated tooth decay, a dental avulsion or other oral trauma can leave you with a significantly compromised mouth. Even if you adapt to a decreased ability to chew, the missing tooth can affect your appearance or alter the clarity of your speech. In time, alignment and other orthodontic issues could afflict the neighboring teeth as they gradually respond to the void.

The loss of multiple teeth can significantly impair the function of your mouth. Beyond the compromised ability to chew food, it can also affect your speech and eventually cause other orthodontic problems. Fortunately, your dentist, Dr. Alex Abernathy, has the dental technology available to restore the structure and function of multiple missing teeth by using dental implants to anchor a dental bridge.