MISSING TEETH REPLACEMENT OPTIONS
For Missing Teeth Replacement, the common options include :
1.DENTAL IMPLANTS
2. FIXED BRIDGES
3. DENTURES
each with varying levels of cost, invasiveness of procedure and durability of time.
DENTAL IMPLANTS
Dental implants involve placing a titanium screw surgically into the jawbone, which then acts like a Root of a natural tooth.
MERITS:
1. Considered the most natural-looking
2.improved functional option, with good durability and longevity.
DEMERITS:
1.Requires surgery
- Expensive
- The process takes approx 2-3 months after an impalnt to get a Crown over it.
A bridge replaces one or more missing teeth by anchoring one or more artificial teeth to the teeth on either side of the gap.
Merits:
1.Simpler
2. less invasive than implants(no surgery is required).
3. a good option for replacing a few missing teeth.
Demerits
1: Adjacent teeth next to the gap on both sides need to be trimmed /reduced in size to make a crown to support the bridge
2. and the bridge can become loose or damaged over time. Requires ultra- maintenance of supporting teeth to prevent caries to prevent the loss of bridge over a period of 5-10 years.
BRIDGES
DENTURES
What You Need To Know About Dentures ?
Dentures have been the oldest way to replace missing teeth in the upper and lower arches. They are typically fabricated from acrylic with plastic or porcelain teeth. They can replace all your missing teeth whether you are missing only one tooth or all your teeth.
Wearing Dentures
Some people who have been wearing dentures for a long time are very comfortable wearing their dentures. However, if you have never had dentures before, they can be difficult to get used to and they don’t feel like your natural teeth.
Dentures are typically attached to the remaining teeth in your mouth with wire or clear clasps.
Dentures are removable plates that replace missing teeth and surrounding tissues.
Types: Complete dentures (replace all teeth in an arch) and partial dentures (replace some teeth).
Merits:
A relatively inexpensive and quick option for replacing multiple missing teeth.
- Are economical
- Can typically be done in a few visits.
- No surgery is involved
- Demerits:
- 1.Can be less comfortable
- 2. may not feel as natural .
- A gagging sensation because dentures typically cover your palate also alongwith your teeh & gums.
- they can be quite challenging to get used to them. It may take you months to get used to over that something extra around your teeth always.
- 3. They are not fixed , so can move around when you eat or talk
- 4.Loss of taste sensation. It gets difficult to adjust your tase sensation along with dnetures.
- 5. Typically the lower denture is much more uncomfortable and moves around more than the upper denture in most cases.