Full Dental Restorations
Full dental restorations are needed anytime a person loses several teeth in their upper or lower arch. Missing teeth are a serious problem. If you do nothing about the fact that some of your teeth are gone, you will eventually have problems with all of your remaining teeth.
That’s why it’s strongly recommended that you contact our office and talk to us about the options you have for tooth replacement. The nature and cost of each of these options varies, but nothing should ever make you think that there is no option for you. Something can be done, and there is always a way to work out financing through one of our many payment option programs for qualified dental patients.
Delaying treatment is never a sound course of action. Your remaining teeth need one another to stay in alignment. Any gap in the upper or lower arch is going to negatively impact the teeth on either side of the gap. Also, the jawbone is going to recede when one or more teeth are lost and tooth roots no longer stimulate the bone through chewing. Speaking and eating will become very hard for you as well.
Your lips and cheeks will lack the support they need for a more youthful appearance. For these reasons, we recommend one of three full dental restorations to help you stay healthy and keep a beautiful smile.
Depending on your medical and your financial situation, you could choose any of the following three options:
· A conventional full denture
· An overdenture
· Cosmetic Dental Implants
Conventional full dentures
When all of your teeth are missing or must be removed, a full dental restoration can be done with a set of conventional dentures. Conventional dentures can fit and function well at the start.
However, when all the teeth in an arch are missing, the jawbone gradually shrinks. This can be prevented by placing dental implants in the gaps to replace the tooth roots, then using the implants to support the dentures. This may be out of your price range, however, but it is something you can do later down the line if you choose.
Another option for full dental restoration is to save the remaining teeth and actually use them to help secure a set of overdentures fill in the gaps.
Overdentures
An overdenture looks the same as a regular denture, but it’s held in place by some of your existing teeth. This allows overdentures to be more secure and feel more natural than conventional dentures. And because some of your natural teeth are left in place, loss of bone in your jaw is slowed significantly.
Implants
Implants are small titanium posts that are placed into the bone of your jaw. They are the best of all full dental restoration options because they replace the roots of missing teeth, they help maintain the health and shape of the jawbone. Like we have already noted, implants also hold dentures, or they can support porcelain crowns.
However, implants require surgery, and they can take months to heal completely.
That’s why it’s strongly recommended that you contact our office and talk to us about the options you have for tooth replacement. The nature and cost of each of these options varies, but nothing should ever make you think that there is no option for you. Something can be done, and there is always a way to work out financing through one of our many payment option programs for qualified dental patients.
Delaying treatment is never a sound course of action. Your remaining teeth need one another to stay in alignment. Any gap in the upper or lower arch is going to negatively impact the teeth on either side of the gap. Also, the jawbone is going to recede when one or more teeth are lost and tooth roots no longer stimulate the bone through chewing. Speaking and eating will become very hard for you as well.
Your lips and cheeks will lack the support they need for a more youthful appearance. For these reasons, we recommend one of three full dental restorations to help you stay healthy and keep a beautiful smile.
Depending on your medical and your financial situation, you could choose any of the following three options:
· A conventional full denture
· An overdenture
· Cosmetic Dental Implants
Conventional full dentures
When all of your teeth are missing or must be removed, a full dental restoration can be done with a set of conventional dentures. Conventional dentures can fit and function well at the start.
However, when all the teeth in an arch are missing, the jawbone gradually shrinks. This can be prevented by placing dental implants in the gaps to replace the tooth roots, then using the implants to support the dentures. This may be out of your price range, however, but it is something you can do later down the line if you choose.
Another option for full dental restoration is to save the remaining teeth and actually use them to help secure a set of overdentures fill in the gaps.
Overdentures
An overdenture looks the same as a regular denture, but it’s held in place by some of your existing teeth. This allows overdentures to be more secure and feel more natural than conventional dentures. And because some of your natural teeth are left in place, loss of bone in your jaw is slowed significantly.
Implants
Implants are small titanium posts that are placed into the bone of your jaw. They are the best of all full dental restoration options because they replace the roots of missing teeth, they help maintain the health and shape of the jawbone. Like we have already noted, implants also hold dentures, or they can support porcelain crowns.
However, implants require surgery, and they can take months to heal completely.
Labels: cosmetic dental implants, cosmetic dentures, full dental restorations, overdentures
posted by Dental Expert at
8:43 AM
0 Comments
