Prosthodontics (Dentures)

Prosthodontics (Dentures)

Crown and Bridge Work

Suffering of the loss of all of your natural teeth can be difficult.

Dental bridges and crowns improve your smile.  By bridging you can replace your missing or damaged teeth and can prevent misalignment of adjacent teeth. The procedure is done by bridgework that span the space of missing tooth or teeth and requires crowns to be cemented on the adjacent healthy teeth or implants. Crowns and most bridges are fixed prosthetic devices.

A crown or “cap” can be placed over single or multiple teeth. It is used to entirely cover a damaged, unattractive or decayed tooth for strength or to improve its appearance, shape, or alignment. The crowns are virtually indistinguishable from your natural teeth. There are different materials to make crowns and bridges (porcelain, zirconia, metal etc.). We will be glad to discuss and provide information to help to choose the best treatment option for you.

Dentures

Missing teeth can be uncomfortable and can affect you chewing, speech and self-esteem. But now we have many options to prevent these situations. Dentures provide opportunity to have your natural smile and confidence back. They are removable and offer great comfort with durability. Depending on your need, you may need partial or full denture. Our dentist will help you to decide the best option for you. Most of the insurances provide partial of full coverage for dentures.

Partial Dentures

Removable partial dentures consist of replacement teeth attached to specially designed plastic bases and may have a metal framework, clasps or other connectors that connect to your teeth for support. It is used when one or more natural teeth are healthy and supportive. There are alternatives to partial dentures such as implants that are usually more expensive.

Prosthodontics (Dentures)

Complete Dentures

Removable complete dentures are full-coverage oral prosthetic devices that replace a complete arch of missing teeth and is supported by the surrounding soft and hard tissues of the oral cavity. A conventional denture is usually placed after few weeks of extraction to all teeth. The time needed to heal the tissue and bone.

Immediate Dentures

An immediate denture is a complete or partial denture inserted on the same day, immediately following the removal of natural teeth. The most important factor is patient will not need to appear in public without teeth. When an immediate denture is inserted at the time of extraction, it will act as a Band-Aid to protect the tissues and reduce bleeding and fasten the healing.

Denture Repair and Adjustments

With time, wear and tear happens to your denture as well as gums and bones. Sometimes dentures broke or fractured for one or another reason. It results in discomfort, pain or not fitting correctly. We also provide denture repair at our office.