Treating Advanced Tooth Loss With Dentures

smith partial dentureWhen you lose several of your teeth, or possibly all of them, this could lead to issues with the function, beauty, and health of your smile. However, your Greenville, TX, dentist can treat advanced tooth loss with a custom-made set of dentures, including full, partial, and implant-secured options.

The Cost of Total Tooth Loss

Complete edentulism is a major problem for your smile. Losing all of your teeth, or most of them, means major limits on the kinds of food you can consume. These limits deprive you of crucial vitamin and nutrients, leading to problems with your overall health too. People with major tooth loss could have trouble speaking clearly and may develop and older appearance too, as the jawbone changes shape and breaks down, losing mass and density as a result of your missing teeth. Other complications could include TMJ disorder, misalignment, and bruxism (teeth grinding).

Partial and Full Dentures

If you haven’t lost all of your teeth, but there are too many gaps spread out in your smile to benefit from a bridge, then we may prescribe a partial. The prosthetic contains an acrylic base with replacement teeth set in them. Metal clasps, which are not visible when worn, will attach to natural teeth to secure your new denture. If you’re missing most of your teeth, then we could extract the remaining few and then create a complete prosthetic. The full denture again has an acrylic base, but with a full row of teeth. Suction will hold the lower arch option in place, but a special adhesive may be necessary for the upper arch. Both selections will be custom-made based on detailed digital impressions and images, ensuring they fit comfortably, preserve your bite balance, and of course, look natural. The acrylic base itself will even be designed to look like gum tissue!

Support with Implant Dentistry

While effective, removable fulls and partials do need replacement every 5 to 10 years on average, as the jaw ridge will continue to gradually change shape as a result of your missing tooth roots. However, by inserting one or more titanium dental implant post, this stimulates the growth of bone tissue to prevent the loss of mass and density, so you don’t lose additional teeth and your facial structure is preserved. This also means your new tooth or implant-supported prosthetic could last for decades to complete potentially even a lifetime in some cases! If you have any questions, then give our team a call today.

Your Greenville, TX Dentist Offers Custom Prosthetics

At Smith Family Dentistry, our team wants to make sure you always feel proud to smile. To learn more about lifelike dental prosthetics and other tooth loss solutions, then contact your Greenville, TX, dentist, Dr. Smith, by calling 903-455-5750.