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Dentures and denture alternatives
have been helping people in West Haven and Milford CT smile more freely for
years now, and as dentistry techniques advance, smiles are getting even easier
to come by.
Conventional and immediate dentures
Conventional dentures are
prepared after your teeth have been removed and gum tissue has begun to heal,
about eight to twelve weeks after the teeth have been removed. Immediate
dentures are made in advance and can be positioned as soon as the teeth are
removed. Because bone and tissue continue to shrink, the dentures require several
fittings during the healing period.
Denture alternatives
Partial bridges, either permanent
or removable, are typical denture alternatives. Partial dentures are generally
installed when a patient needs to replace two or more teeth. A removable
partial denture is comprised of false teeth embedded in a gum-colored plastic
base and connected by metal framework onto neighboring teeth. A removable
partial denture can be taken out for cleaning. A permanent bridge replaces one
or more teeth by placing crowns on the neighboring teeth and attaching artificial
teeth to the crowns; the bridge is then cemented into place.
Dental implants
Dental implants fill in the
spaces created by missing teeth. They also solve the problem of shifting teeth
and shrinking bone and gum tissue. They
create a base on which your implant dentist can position replacement teeth that
look and feel like natural teeth. Dental implants are titanium posts inserted
surgically into your jawbone. Once the posts and jawbone bond and your gums
heal, new teeth are formed over the post.
Sedation Dentistry
Dental implants entail oral
surgery, and no doubt about it, oral surgery can be an anxious proposition. Over
the past fifty or sixty years, sedation dentistry has made dental implants more
available to patients, by helping them to get rid of anxiety and allowing them
to rest comfortably while undergoing the dental implant procedure.
Dentures and denture alternativeshave come a long way in the past few years, and advances in denture
alternatives continue to be made. With dental implants, denture alternatives
have taken on an entirely new approach, giving patients new teeth that look,
feel, and perform like natural teeth. Contact implant dentist Dr. Joseph
Tartagni at Shoreline Dental Care in West Haven and Milford CT today, and tell
him you need an appointment to discuss dentures and denture alternatives!
