Restorative dentistry offers many solutions for tooth loss. Of these solutions, you have probably heard of dentures and even dental bridges. But how familiar are you with partial dentures? To find out, test your knowledge with the following quiz from your Ankeny IA dentist, Dr. Amanda Foust, and check your answers below.
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- True or False: A partial denture and a dental bridge are the same thing.
- True or False: It is better to forego wearing a partial denture and have teeth extracted so that a full denture can be worn.
- True or False: A partial denture can be supported by dental implants.
Check Your Answers
- False. A partial denture is a prosthetic device that is used to replace missing non-adjacent teeth. Each partial denture is custom made for the patient in need of it, and because partial dentures work to fill in many different gaps at a time, they are very useful devices owing to the unpredictable and often pattern-free nature of tooth loss. A dental bridge, on the other hand, is a prosthetic device used to fill in a single gap caused by tooth loss.
- False. Partial dentures are very useful because they protect the remaining teeth in the mouth by guarding their exposed sides and preventing them from drifting out of alignment. It is important to protect teeth because they perform many useful functions that are severely missed when they are gone. Two of these functions include drawing nutrients to them and the areas that surround them and transmitting stimulating bite force to the bone cells of the jawbone to encourage a healthy bone density.
- True. Dental implants are very versatile and are not limited to single-tooth restorations. When a multiple teeth are replaced with dental implants, multiple implants will be used to support a larger prosthetic such as a dental bridge, partial denture, or full denture.
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Would you like to learn more about ? Are you looking for a restoration for missing teeth? If so, contact your Ankeny IA dentist, Dr. Foust, today to schedule an appointment or a consultation by calling (515) 965-0230. Also, visit our website to print patient forms, learn about our team, and view our other services. We offer general, restorative, and cosmetic dentistry and look forward to treating patients from Polk City, Bondurant, Elkhart, Alleman, and surrounding cities.
