If you have missing teeth, then don’t settle for hiding your smile and avoiding social situations. Our team can take on minor tooth loss and even complicated cases! In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dentist talks about how we treat tooth loss with a dental bridge or a set of partial dentures.
The Causes and Risks of Tooth Loss
How does a tooth become lost, and what could lead to more severe cases of tooth loss? This could be due to an injury to the face or jaw, or possible as a result of severe tooth decay or infection. The most common factor behind more extreme cases of tooth loss is periodontitis, the advanced stage of gum disease.
When we lose teeth, the open gaps could cause misalignment and impact the health and beauty of your smile. The stress on your jaw joints could also cause complications like TMJ disorder and bruxism, which could damage your smile. You may also feel self-conscious about your appearance and could have troubles eating your favorite foods or even speaking clearly! But we can fill these gaps with a dental prosthetic.
Help with a Dental Bridge
A dental bridge is perfect if you have a single missing tooth or possibly two to three in a row. We will begin the process by numbing the abutment teeth on each side of the gap, and then removing structure from them. Next, we take detailed digital images of the prepped teeth from multiple angles with an intraoral camera. The images and measurements will be used to design and craft your bridge. The finished product contains new teeth with crowns on each end, all made from durable and lifelike ceramic. We then attach the crown portions to the abutment teeth to secure your new teeth in place for years to come!
Partial Dentures
If you have several gaps in your smile, this could be too severe for a bridge, but you may have enough natural teeth in place that a full denture is not needed either. With a partial, a single prosthetic could fill all the gaps at once, with new and lifelike ceramic teeth set in an acrylic base that looks like gum tissue. Metal clasps will connect to natural teeth to secure your removable denture firmly in place.
If you have any questions about howe we take on tooth loss with a bridge or a partial denture, then contact our team today to learn more and start your tooth replacement journey!
Dental Impressions Offers a Complete Smile Again
Our team wants to help treat missing teeth by filling the open gaps in your smile. To schedule an appointment for tooth replacement, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
