When you have lost several of your teeth, a bridge or individual dental implant may not be enough to correct the issue. Instead, we may need to create a custom-made set of dentures to address your tooth loss and restore function and beauty to your smile again. In today’s blog, your Virginia Beach, VA, dentist talks about our custom dentures.
The Dangers of Major Tooth Loss
When you lose several of your teeth, or most or all of them, this could limit your ability to eat a variety of food, depriving you of your favorite meals and essential nutrients too. You could also have issues speaking clearly, and may feel embarrassed in social situations. To restore the function, health, and beauty of your smile, you need to replace your lost teeth with dentures, which can restore your ability to smile with confidence and eat your favorite foods again.
Partial Prosthetics
If you have several gaps in your smile and they’re spread out across your arch, this could be too severe for a bridge to address. But you may have enough natural teeth in place that a complete set isn’t really necessary either. With a partial, we provide a prosthetic that places new teeth in these gaps to protect the smile from the complications of tooth loss, including misalignment as the remaining teeth shift from position due to the gaps. The prosthetic contains the new teeth set in an acrylic base. The new teeth are made from lifelike and durable ceramic, which we shade to blend with the smile. The base is made from acrylic and looks like gum tissues. Metal clasps will attach to natural teeth and keep your new ones in place.
Full Dentures
A full replaces every tooth on one or both arches. We may need to extract the last few teeth to pave the way for your denture, which will be custom-made for a lifelike appearance and a comfortable fit. Suction or a special adhesive will help keep them in place. These fulls and partials will last about 5 to 10 years before they require replacement.
Support With Dental Implants
Prosthetics need replacement because the jaw ridge will change shape with time, as it loses mass and density due to the missing roots. But if we insert dental implants, these act as new roots and preserve the jaw structure, and can support full and partial dentures that never slip, never require removal for cleaning, and can last decades as opposed to a decade.
Enjoy a Complete Smile Again In Virginia Beach, VA
Our team can help you enjoy a complete smile with a full set of prosthetics. Call Absolute Dental Care in Virginia Beach, VA at 757-428-7440 to schedule an appointment for you and your family’s next visit.
