It is difficult to face the diagnosis of terminal dentition when a person has a condition of advanced tooth deterioration, which may be due to cavities, severe infections or different factors where it is no longer possible to perform a treatment on the existing teeth that would provide good quality of life for the patient in the long term, which would represent a very heavy expense and end up being a waste; in this situation it is preferable to extract the teeth and the patient is left healthy without dental infections but without teeth.

The grieving process begins with the diagnosis, which can cause anxiety, and manifest itself in different stages, which can be denial. It is difficult news to accept, but if there is a precise explanation and support with respect and affection, they end up accepting that it is necessary. But ultimately the most difficult moment is after the loss and the following days, when they face the reality of the loss of teeth and the impact it has on a person’s life; Sometimes they may feel frustration or guilt for not having taken better care of themselves and acted more in time, or anger at previous poor-quality work that ended up ruining their teeth.

In any case, they face a new reality that affects them and impacts the quality of life in many areas, mainly in the main function, which is chewing. Patients who have lost all their teeth, even with dentures, do not have chewing quality; they make drastic changes. in the selection of intake, looking for softer foods with a lower amount of nutrients but easier to chew, increasing the risk of poor nutrition, digestive problems, weight loss and diseases.

It also has a severe impact on mental and emotional health since when we lose our teeth, we have drastic changes in the support of our lips and face, which is known as facial collapse, which causes a person to age in their appearance, and there is also a deterioration and alteration in speech since the teeth are essential for supporting the lips and tongue to create sounds and be able to express oneself regularly.

The sum of all these factors affects the quality of life, by affecting aesthetics, the loss of confidence in such everyday aspects as smiling, communicating, expressing and eating freely causes a person to lose a lot of self-esteem and increases the risk of depression, if we take Keep in mind that most of these people are already at an age where they have been losing mobility and the ability to do many things they previously enjoyed.

The intensity and duration of this grieving process is proportional to the type of prosthesis that the patient receives after losing their teeth, whether it is a low-quality prosthesis, executed in a hurry and without due attention to details regarding support, phonetics and aesthetics, since all of the above will worsen and be prolonged. Sadly, there are many people living in these conditions, and many of these people believe that this is the only way to continue life and that they have to adapt.

There are various treatments to restore a person’s quality of life and dignify their condition, through the performance of a treatment that can range from dentures made with high quality that provide security and confidence due to stability and aesthetics, to the creation of dentures supported by implants that are not necessarily expensive and finally the treatment that returns in a way that is closest to what is natural, which is a fixed prosthesis supported by dental implants.

In any case, there are solutions that adapt to the personal conditions of each patient. But it is very important that this type of treatment be performed by a specialist, especially in cases that include dental implants, the specialist in prosthetics and implants indicated for this processing.

For people who still have all their teeth, they never stop to think about whether or not they can eat certain foods, you just do it, you can smile or laugh with the confidence that a set of teeth will not fly away, express yourself and coexist. The reason for writing this article is to understand people who have lost their teeth and how this condition has impacted their lives and understand the drastic changes they face, but above all to inform that this condition can be reversed, fortunately it is one of the losses that a person could recover self-esteem, aesthetics, improving facial support, improving nutrition and digestion, the way of expressing oneself, safety and in general health and quality of life.

For all of the above, it is the treatment with the highest percentage of satisfaction and I have been fortunate to be able to help many people and witness first-hand the great positive impact it has on people and gives them happiness and the possibility of enjoying the treatment again. Great pleasure of eating with a smile.