Missing teeth: This really depends on which teeth - it may affect your ability to chew and eat solid relatively hard foods. However, you will learn how to eat using your remaining teeth.
Answered 4/27/2015
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Age faster: Your aging process accelerates. You need to chew longer, putting more stress on other teeth. Or you chew the same and food is less digested, with more stress on gi. Teeth next to lost-tooth area are hard to clean, yet used more, so are likely lead to be lost later. The bone which supported the (lost) tooth disappears and won't come back, so your face will "sink". You lose more health, age faster.
Answered 3/30/2014
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"Missing teeth: May look funny, but they're nothing to laugh at". The condition may cause physical problems like: trouble chewing, speaking, teeth shifting, tooth decay, bite changes, periodontal disease (just to name a few). The good news, there are many ways to replace the missing teeth. Rec.: see your dentist for more information and treatment.
Answered 4/27/2014
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Many: There are many effects of missing teeth. Once a tooth is lost, there is a chain reaction that increases the risk of losing more teeth. This in turn can adversely effect facial appearance and overall systemic health.
Answered 4/28/2014
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