Do you want a replacement option for your missing teeth that will look and act like natural teeth? With a set of fixed dentures, we can rebuild your smile and help you enjoy optimal oral health and function again. In today’s blog, your Conroe, TX, dentist talks about how we support a set of dental implant dentures.
The Impacts of Losing Most of Your Teeth
When you suffer from a severe case of tooth loss, this could lead to serious problems in your daily life. You could have trouble eating your favorite meals, and could suffer poor nutritional intake. Likewise, these gaps could mean trouble speaking clearly, and you could feel uncomfortable in social situations. But the body will also respond by suspending the flow of calcium and phosphates to the area around the missing roots. As a result, these areas lose mass and density and break down. This means further tooth loss and for many, a prematurely aged appearance. Don’t let your oral health and your social life suffer, see us for a set of fixed dentures that look and function like natural teeth!
Designing Your New Smile
To begin, we’re going to take a close look at your smile. We may need to extract the last few teeth, which we can do quickly and comfortably. We then take detailed digital images of the smile from multiple angles, which are combined to create a 3D computer impression. The impression is far more accurate and precise than a traditional physical one, and is used to design and fabricate your custom dentures and plan the placement of dental implants. You will likely need anywhere between four and eight posts per arch, and they will be inserted into your jaw at specific angles and positions. The body will see them as natural roots, and this fortifies the jawbone and prevents further breakdown, so your new teeth can last for decades to come.
Securing Your Fixed Prosthetic
What about the denture portion? The prosthetic will consist of a complete row of new teeth set in an acrylic base, one that looks like gum tissue. The prosthetic will be designed to look natural and handle daily bite forces with ease. We will attach the completed denture to the dental implants with abutments, so you have a full smile that never slips and doesn’t need to be removed for cleaning or maintenance!
Do You Have Questions About Fixed Prosthetics?
Our team wants to help you enjoy a full smile again, with an option that looks and functions like natural teeth. To learn more about enjoying a complete smile again, then please contact The Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX by calling 936-441-4600 and schedule your next appointment with our team today.