How does a tooth extraction replaced with implant affect facial shape/structure?

When a tooth is lost for a number of different reasons, a dental implant can be a solution to replace this missing tooth, it can be done by grafting the area where the implant is going to go, ideally, a 3D image of the area should be taken, in order to determine quality and quantity of remaining bone, and therefore assess the need for bone graft material. This procedure nowadays is very straight forward, we encourage patients to be proactive instead of reactive, because we can actually save some of the bone around the infected/affected tooth by removing it before it can cause more damage to the bone, making the bone graft and implant placement more predictable and with better prognosis. Severe bone defects due to infections or fractures, can be grafted too, but they take more time and more grafting material, if the tooth is left without attention or to the point it falls out on its own, which is the worst situation.

Teeth not only are used for chewing, speech, deglutition, but also to support the face and lips. Imagine what someone looks like when they take out their dentures. Their faces collapses. So yes teeth can affect your facial shape and structure and why we opened Radiante' Dental & Facial 6 years ago. We needed to fill a deficient area in aesthetics that provided more conservative and comprehensive solutions for patient's faces and smiles. When a tooth is missing, think about what happens. The other teeth may shift into that space and end up causing another problem, the tissues around that missing tooth collapse into the space, including lips, cheeks, and even tongue will fill in that space. We can see this when we take photos of patient's mouths and see waves along the sides of the tongue following the anatomy of the teeth on both sides. So the answer is yes, they can. Implants are not perfect. They do not duplicate natural teeth. They are a good substitute and the best tooth replacement treatment today. Best, IV

As you are asking for a single tooth extraction, so it will not change any face shape. But it's my advice to restore that extracted tooth with an implant as soon as possible, otherwise, it will result in bone loss in that area, and in future you may require additional surgery to restore that bone for implant.

Hello, thank you for your interest in Dental Del RioThe best way to determine this is with a ct scan & a personal diagnosis, the following is general information, the dental implant procedure requires 2 separate visits 4 to 6 months apart, on the initial visit you will have the initial diagnosis, once the doctor confirms you are indeed a candidate for implants you will have any necessary teeth extracted, the implant post placed & go home with a temporary tooth "flipper" during the healing period so the implant can integrate with the bone.The implant post is priced starting at $750 dlls. On the second visit you are required to pay $450 dlls for the implant crown which is the final permanent tooth.
Please rest assured you will go home with a brand new smile & a great experience.

en realidad todo organo del cuerpo que deja de ser utilizado se deteriora y cambia de tamaño, exactamente esto sucede con la porción n de hueso que tiene una ausencia dental, al paciente optar por colocarse un implante dental este permite detener el cambio del hueso ya que entra en función, pero también n se le puede colocar un injerto óseo para devolver el volumen de la estructura ósea.