If you lose teeth across your arch, this could be too complicated for a bridge, and also impact how you eat and speak. You may not need a full denture yet, so how do we restore bite function to your smile? In today’s blog, your El Paso, TX, dentists talk about the benefits of our custom partial dentures.
Complicated Tooth Loss
We recommend partial for complicated cases of tooth loss. This means tooth loss too severe and spread out to be adequately treated with a bridge, but you still have enough natural teeth that removing them to make room for a full denture is excessive. A partial is designed to address these gaps spread out across your arch. Treating tooth loss like this helps prevent misalignment, which can occur as the remaining teeth drift due to the gaps in your smile. In addition, without care you could have trouble eating clearly, or eating your favorite foods. A prosthetic helps return your smile to optimal health, function, and beauty.
Creating a Custom Prosthetic
To create your partial denture, we start by carefully examining your smile with digital x-rays and intraoral cameras. Our team will then see if any teeth require extraction, and gently remove them. We then take detailed digital images of the smile from multiple angles, which we use in a lab setting to design and craft the finished product. Your prosthetic will contain new ceramic teeth set in an acrylic base. The teeth will be color matched to blend with your smile, and durable enough to provide a dependable chewing surface. The acrylic base will look like gum tissues.
Securing Your New Smile
A removable partial is held in place with metal clasps that attach to natural teeth and keep your new teeth firmly in place. They need to be soaked and cleaned regularly, and will last about 5 to 10 years, as the jaw ridge changes will necessitate periodic replacement. We could also secure them with multiple dental implants, which fix them in place so removal for cleaning and soaking isn’t necessary. They never slip, and since the dental implants prevent negative changes to jawbone density, your new prosthetic can stay in place for decades to come.
If you have any questions about treating tooth loss with a set of partial dentures, then contact our team today to learn more. We want to help you smile with confidence again!
TALK TO SUNNY SMILES IN EL PASO, TX, ABOUT DENTURES
Our team is here to help you enjoy a smile that functions properly and looks beautiful. If you’re ready to schedule a visit and address your missing teeth, then contact our Sunny Smiles location on N Zaragoza Rd in El Paso, TX at 915-849-9000.