If you have lost teeth, and these gaps are spread out across your smile, this could mean you need a custom prosthetic. With a partial denture, our team can fill in these gaps at once with lifelike results. In today’s blog, your Lake Orion, MI, dentist talks about how we create and place a set of partial dentures.
When You Need a Partial Denture
If you have minor tooth loss, with a gap of a single missing tooth or up to three lost teeth in a row, then we could help with a dental bridge. If you are missing most or all of them, then our team could create and secure a custom full denture. But for cases in between, in which you have multiple gaps spread out across your smile, we could offer a partial denture. This could fill these gaps at once and help prevent complications like misalignment, difficulties eating, or issues with clear speech. You can feel confident again too!
Creating a Custom Dental Prosthetic
To begin, we will examine your smile to assess the cause and severity of your tooth loss. If we need to manage issues like periodontal disease we can, and our team can also extract any diseased or loosened teeth. Our team then takes detailed digital images and impressions of the teeth with digital technology, using the images and measurements we take to create a 3D impression. In a lab setting, we use this to design and craft your custom dentures. Your new prosthetic will contain new ceramic teeth, shaded to blend with your smile, set in an acrylic base.
Securing Your New Smile
With a traditional set of partials, metal clasps will connect to natural teeth to hold your new prosthetic firmly in place. This set will last about 5 to 10 years before replacement is needed, and you can soak and clean them regularly. We could also discuss inserting dental implants and attaching the prosthetic to these, providing an option that looks and functions more like natural teeth, requiring no removal for cleaning or maintenance. Our team wants to ensure you can eat your favorite foods, speak with ease, and feel comfortable in social situations. Treatment also helps prevent further oral health complications.
If you have any questions about our custom partials, or if you want to start treatment for your missing teeth, then contact our office today to learn more and begin your journey to a complete smile!
Enjoy a Full Smile Again With Lake Orion Family Dentistry
You don’t have to live with missing teeth, we can help. To find out more about filling the gaps in your smile, or to schedule an appointment, call Lake Orion Family Dentistry in Lake Orion, MI at (248)693-6213.
