"Significant improvements in the last ten years has resulted in better materials, newer implant technology and improved gum management techniques, resulting in superior choices in Tooth Replacement Options."
"You should not have a tooth removed until your Dentist has provided you with a plan for how the gap is going to be filled."
Dental Implants
Dental Implants are artificial replacement teeth. The 'Dental Implant' can be defined as the titanium post that is inserted into the jaw bone structure and provides an anchor for the 'Dental Crown' to hold onto.
Even in difficult cases where due to a missing tooth for many years, where the amount of bone is insufficient for a 'Dental Implant', we can now perform an augmentation procedure to improve the amount and position of bone for 'Dental Implant' Placement. It typically takes between two and six months for healing after implant placement, after which your new tooth can be fitted.
The end result is healthy, strong, beautiful teeth, which both look and feel like your other teeth, with confidence that they are a 'long-term' solution.
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Bridgework
Bridgework requires sometimes one, but usually both adjacent teeth to a missing tooth to be used for support of the replacement tooth. Careful assessment is necessary and we now use combinations of Porcelain, Zirconia, and PFM (porcelain fused to metal) technology to create our bridges with properties of exceptional strength and beautful aesthetic results.
On particular occasions, we can provide bridgework that appears to sit naturally into the site of a newly extracted tooth. Careful soft tissue management is necessary to provide what is termed as an Ovate Pontic design, On other occasions, preliminary soft tissue augmentation can provide a similar result, where gum tissue is moved to create shapes of gum tissue around the missing tooth area that appear as though the tooth is not even missing.
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Partial Dentures
Careful assessment of the visual impact of a partial denture needs to be made when planning the use of the technology to replace missing teeth. Bone support, gum health, home cleaning techniques and mechanical principles need evaluation. The visual coordination of the denture with adjacent gum margins can create cosmetic management problems.
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"You should not have a tooth removed until your Dentist has provided a plan as to how the space is going to be treated."
