Do you have extreme tooth damage, bone loss, or few to no remaining teeth? This post from Art of Dentistry Institute in Irvine CA is for anyone whose mouth is in a world of hurt. First off, we feel for you. We understand how severe dental issues impact you every day of your life.
Whatever the cause of the condition – chemotherapy, recreational drug use, eating disorder, extreme mouth injury, disability, inadequate oral hygiene, or simply poor overall health – there is hope.
Full mouth reconstruction can restore your previously healthy, attractive smile or give you the sensational smile you never had. Patients who undergo full mouth reconstruction regain their confidence to smile, eat, and speak normally. How would that impact your life? Replacing missing teeth and adding bone through grafting restores underlying facial structure, improving or preventing that “sunk-in” look that occurs when teeth are gone and the jawbone recedes.
Full mouth reconstruction (sometimes called full mouth restoration) is a term that refers to a combination of dental procedures that restore a smile for people with numerous damaged or missing teeth.
Treatment may include any combination of the following procedures: crowns, inlays/onlays, dental bonding, white filling replacement, tooth implants, porcelain veneers, implant-anchored dentures, gum contouring, soft tissue grafts, bone grafts, and tooth whitening. Dental implants are usually the best tooth replacement for St. Mary’s Dental patients with missing teeth. A dental implant consists of a titanium post surgically inserted into the jaw bone to replace the root of the missing tooth. If there is not enough bone to anchor an implant, bone grafting may be carried out to augment existing bone.
The post integrates with the bone to provide a strong foundation for the abutment and beautiful crown. Dental implants are indistinguishable from original teeth in both form and function. If you currently have dentures, talk to us about implant-anchored full or partial dentures.
Significant improvements can be made even if you only get two or three tooth implants. Crowns (sometimes called caps) are used when there is enough viable tooth structure that the tooth doesn’t need to be extracted. A crown adds strength to a tooth that has a large filling or has been injured. A crown can fix a bite misalignment and is usually required after a root canal. In a dental implant procedure, attaching the crown to the abutment is the final step. At Art of Dentistry Institute in Irvine CA, we offer a range of restorative dentistry procedures that don’t simply renew your smile: they can give you back a big part of your life. Patients from Santa Ana, Newport Beach, and Laguna Beach also come to our practice for complete cosmetic and restorative dentistry. Call our office to schedule an appointment today!
How are Americans doing when it comes to the dental health of those who are sixty-five and over? Well, at Art of Dentistry Institute in Irvine CA, we have some good news and bad news.
At Art of Dentistry Institute in Irvine CA we are a primary care dental provider, a role that we take very seriously. When you come in for your regular checkup we will give you a thorough examination and cleaning to ensure you have good dental health.
There are nearly 150,000 dentists practicing in North America (someone really does keep track), and most of them are general or family dentists. That means you can turn to us for a wide range of services, including matters related to overall health. The link between your dental health and general health is well-established.
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No one can miss a fabulous smile, and a really good one is a valuable asset professionally and socially. If you’d like yours to be brighter and lighter, cosmetic dentistry from Art of Dentistry Institute in Irvine CA can deliver!
In this post from Art of Dentistry Institute in Irvine CA, we begin with something we’d classify as Murphy’s Law: one of those things that’s bound to happen. You leave the house on a pressing errand, looking completely disheveled. Inevitably, you bump into someone you know.
