If you have more than one gap in your smile due to tooth loss, and in fact have several, we can help. Instead of a bridge, we could create and secure a set of partial dentures. In today’s blog, Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA, talks about helping smiles with custom and lifelike partial dentures.
The Risks Related to Severe Tooth Loss
Severe tooth loss means you lose several teeth, and a complex case means that these gaps are spread out across your smile. You have situations too severe to be addressed with a dental bridge, but you still have enough intact natural teeth that a full prosthetic is not needed. For these in-between stages, we can address complicated cases with a partial denture.
Otherwise, the gaps could allow misalignment to develop that alters your appearance and worsens your oral health, and leads to painful complications like TMJ disorder and bruxism (teeth grinding). You could have issues with your meal options and be deprived of essential nutrients, and even clear speech is difficult. But we can help by taking on complicated cases of tooth loss.
Creating a Set of Partial Dentures
Our team will examine the smile and see if any teeth are too infected or diseased to be left in place, and gently extract them. We then take detailed images of your entire bite with intraoral cameras, so we can use them in a lab setting to design and craft a set of new teeth, so you can enjoy a lifelike appearance and durable replacement that can handle daily bite forces and pressures.
The new prosthetic will contain new ceramic teeth set in an acrylic base. The base will mimic the appearance of gum tissue, and the teeth will be shaded to blend with your smile and ensure a lifelike appearance.
Securing Your New Smile
When your new teeth are ready, metal clasps will attach to natural teeth to secure your new teeth firmly in place, so you can speak and eat without worry. They will be removed, so you will need to take them out for cleanings or soaking. The prosthetic tends to last about 5 to 10 years before replacement is needed. If you have any questions about how we handle complex tooth loss with our partial dentures, or if you want to see a full smile in 2026, then please contact our team today to get started.
Dental Impressions Treats Complex Tooth Loss
If you have lost more than one tooth, we could offer a full smile again with a custom dental prosthetic. To schedule an appointment and enjoy a complete smile again with our partial dentures, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
