Georgetown 2298 NSW
Missing Teeth
Dentures
If you have a few or all of your teeth missing, one solution is to have a denture. Here is how it works:
- A denture is made from hard-wearing material that mimics the look of teeth and gums to give your mouth a natural appearance.
- After impressions are taken, a denture is designed in a dental laboratory.
- Dentures are made to fit snugly on your gums and you will be able to remove them for cleaning.
When you wear a denture for the first time it may take some getting used to when speaking or eating and chewing. It is important that you take extra care when conducting your hygiene regime so that you can avoid bad breath, tooth decay and gum disease. The hygienist will be able to show you how to best take care of your denture and gums and will tell you about specialised brushes you can use to do this.
Dr Mark Mclaren is our resident prosthodontist who is able to fit partial and full dentures. He will look after you every step of the way, starting with an initial consultation.
Life Benefits
- A solution to replacing several missing teeth.
- Designed to give you a natural-looking smile.
Bridges
If you require a more extensive restoration than a crown or have more than one tooth that needs to be repaired, a good solution is a bridge. Here is how they work:
- Bridges are usually made of a precious metal base, which gives them a solid structure and makes them hard-wearing. If you need a bridge in your smile line, porcelain is usually added to the base to make it look more like real teeth.
- A bridge helps to strengthen the prepared teeth and makes chewing and eating easier because they are fixed and can’t come out.
- Some bridges can also be fixed to your jaw with dental implants, if you have several teeth next to each other that are missing.
Once you have a bridge fitted, you will have to take extra care during your daily hygiene regime to ensure it stays plaque free and does not cause bad breath.
Life Benefits
- A sturdy way to restore several teeth in a row.
- Beautiful, natural-looking restoration.
- Restores the ability to chew and eat as before.
Dental Implants
Have you lost all or some of your natural teeth? Bridges, dentures and flexible dentures are not the only solution, thanks to advances in modern dentistry. Have you heard of dental implants? Implant dentistry offers a clinically proven and safe solution to getting a great smile back and being able to bite and chew with confidence. This is how they work:
- Dental implants are small metal screws that are placed in the jaw in place of a missing tooth.
- Once established, crowns, bridges and dentures can be fixed onto the implants, creating a natural-looking and stable restoration.
Life Benefits
- When you lose your natural teeth, your jaw bone and surrounding tissues start to resorb or disappear over time. When implants are placed in the jaw, it stimulates the remaining bone to grow and mesh around the metal, along with tiny blood vessels, preventing bone loss.
- Retained bone structure prevents the face from acquiring a ‘sunken’ look.
- Implants help restore function so you can eat, chew and bite as usual.
- Implants are a natural-looking way to replace missing teeth.
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Consider Our High-Quality Dental Implants in Newcastle
Your teeth are critical for chewing and putting on a confident smile; however, if you’ve lost some or all of your natural teeth, some solutions can restore your confidence. Dental implants in Newcastle is a clinically proven solution to ensure the correct functioning of your teeth. Brite Smiles Dental is a reputable practice that offers various services, including dental implants.
Signs You Require Dental Implants in Georgetown
While dentures are effective, they can be messy due to the adhesives that you must employ. Implants, on the other hand, have a success rate of approximately 98 percent. More people prefer dental implants as a restorative dental solution. If you’re experiencing any of these signs, you should consider dental implants.
- Whether you’re missing one or a few teeth, it can be embarrassing especially when you have to smile in public. Additionally, chewing becomes a difficult task if you don’t have all your teeth. Implants are fully functional prosthetic teeth that have the appearance and feel of natural teeth.
- Accidents can occur at any time which may leave you with a cracked or broken tooth. In this case, you have two options: a dental crown or dental implant. Dentists will always try their best to preserve as much of the natural tooth as possible, but if there is severe damage, it may require an extraction. Using an implant in that spot is an ideal replacement and blends in perfectly.
- If you’ve been wearing dentures, you’ve likely noticed your mouth sinking or caving in. It’s common for the jaw bone tissue to erode in areas where you now have dentures. Since dentures don’t stimulate bone growth as implants do, the bone continues to deteriorate, resulting in the concave appearance. Dentists screw implants into the missing tooth’s socket, which acts as an artificial tooth root that prevents bone deterioration.
Benefits of Dental Implants
Dental implants are the gold-standard treatment for missing teeth and have replaced dentures as the ideal solution. These are the benefits of considering implants.
- When you evaluate the costs of dental implants over a lifetime, you will find that it is the less expensive option. There’s no need to continually visit the dentist to realign them or replace them after five to ten years of use. If you take care of the implants, they can last forever without the need for extra costs.
- Deciding on dental implants not only restores your confidence, but it also replaces more than 90 percent of your bite strength which allows you to eat steaks and other chewy foods as you would with natural teeth.
- Implants fuse with the jawbone, which offers you a higher degree of comfort. There aren’t any limitations you have to deal with while they contribute to the overall aesthetic of your mouth.
About Brite Smiles Dental
Our experience practising dentistry in Georgetown and abroad have earned us the reputation of being the preferred dental practice for patients in Newcastle. We understand that treatment can sometimes exceed your budget, which is why we offer payment plans and discounts for pensioners.
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