What problems may occur if the back molars are missing?

1. Affects pronunciation

If missing teeth occur in the back teeth, it will cause a different airway for pronunciation, making it easier for air to leak when speaking. The tongue will also be placed in a different position, causing unclear speech and even frequent tongue biting.

2. Deformation of face shape

In a short period of time, the gums will shrink locally, and the face shape may not change noticeably. Once the tooth loss time is prolonged, the problem of uneven face will become more obvious. This is because the other side that bears the double grinding function will be Molars will make the face appear fuller because the cheek muscles are constantly exerting force, and the side without teeth will shrink, making the left and right sides of the face different in size. This change in facial shape may even be impossible to recover over time.

3. The adjacent teeth or opposing teeth fall over, causing more bite problems

Teeth are close together and have a certain degree of tightness. Once a tooth is missing, the tooth will tilt toward the missing area. The longer it lasts, the more serious it will be. This tilting will cause a domino effect, causing the two or even four teeth in front and behind to collapse. The position of the teeth also changes, and then malocclusion occurs, leading to deep bite, misalignment, and a midline deviation. These are all bite problems caused by missing teeth.

4. Alveolar bone and gums shrink, creating blind spots for cleaning

Once a tooth is missing, the alveolar bone will slowly shrink without the teeth it needs to support. At the same time, the keratinized gums of the gums will gradually disappear. Visually, the area where the tooth is missing will be sunken, and food will enter the area. Accumulation and tooth tilt caused by missing teeth will also make the adjacent surfaces loose, making it easier for food to get stuck, produce plaque and tartar, and create cleaning dead corners, increasing the chance of tooth decay.

5. Inconvenient eating and excessive tooth wear

The function of incisors is to cut food, canines are mainly responsible for tearing food, and molars are responsible for grinding food. If molars are missing, the ability to chew and grind food will decrease, and the food cannot be ground into small pieces, which may cause Inconvenience in eating and swallowing unground food for a long time can easily cause digestive discomfort.