4 Best Dental Options to Replace Missing Teeth

Learn about the best dental options to replace missing teeth. Professional Information

If for any reason your denture is missing a tooth, whether due to an injury, accident, infection or any other reason, it is important for you to know that you need to replace it quickly before it is too late. They are all essential for different tasks in our mouth.
There are multiple reasons to do it, and the first one is that by not fixing the missing tooth we can give an overload to other teeth that are around the hole where the missing tooth is. They will decide to lean towards that side in order to seal the hole, which will cause us to have bite problems.

And in addition to the health problems, we must also consider that it can be an aesthetic problem that will affect your smile on a constant basis if you don’t fix the problem. In fact, it will also influence your eating habits, how you present yourself to people, and little by little it could be shaping your self-esteem because you will try to hide more and more.

4 best dental options to replace missing teeth

The branch of dentistry called Oral Rehabilitation is in charge of putting a tooth back or solving the problem. Where different branches are included, among them fixed prostheses, removable prostheses, occlusion capacity, and dental implants. In this specialty, it is necessary to make a previous diagnosis of the area and determine if the treatment plan they are sending is ideal for each particular patient.

What are my options if I have a missing tooth?

This depends on the missing tooth or teeth, the position, your preference and your medical history. All of this must be analyzed before we can offer you a solution, as not everyone’s the same and therefore needs different treatment to meet their overall needs. Among the options that are available for this, we can find:

Dental crowns

The dental crown is part of the treatments that are done through prosthesis and that is in charge of replacing the place where the dental piece is missing or where previously there was a complete tooth. To place it, the area must first be prepared. It is a recommended option for people who have not lost the entire tooth and still have at least the dental base, for example, for people who have been attacked by very strong caries, a dental fracture, or another type of degenerative disease that for some reason ate half of the tooth.

best ways to replace missing teeth

The treatment of dental crowns is completely fixed, which is different from the removable prosthesis that we will talk about later.

Dental crowns need to be cemented on top of the existing tooth base beforehand, and in case you want to remove it in the future you will need the help of an orthodontist.
One of the advantages of this type of material is that they come in different presentations and functionalities that adapt to each person. For example, among the materials that can be used to make a dental crown we can find: Metal, metal/porcelain, pure porcelain, zirconium, e-max, among many others.

And your choice depends on your economic wealth for the treatment, and what you are looking for. For example, zirconium dental crowns are the best because they provide functionality and esthetics, while metal crowns only provide functionality and e-max can focus a little more on dental esthetics.

Dental bridges

Dental bridges are also part of the prosthetic treatments to replace missing teeth in their entirety, and for this it is necessary to cement it together with the teeth that were left around the hole. In general we can define this appliance as a “splinted” structure that is made up of two dental crowns that are for the teeth adjacent to where the gap is empty, and other artificial teeth that will be placed in the gap.

Dental bridges

A particularity of this treatment is that it is mandatory to grind the teeth around the area to be treated in order to place the dental crowns that will also serve as support.
And this can also be a disadvantage because, in addition to the fact that it is usually a bit annoying to get used to, the teeth that are going to be intervened in most of the cases are intact and never needed to be ground, but anyway the final result is neat.

Like dental crowns, dental bridges can be made of multiple types of materials depending on what you are looking for. Again, metal, metal and porcelain, or all porcelain comes up. But this again depends on the patient’s needs and preferences.

One of the things we try to focus on when placing a dental bridge is the new cleaning techniques that the patient will have to adapt to this appliance. You need to maintain a neat hygiene if you do not want bacteria or tartar to develop in the internal parts of the bridge. In addition, it is more advisable to periodically attend deep dental cleanings to make sure that everything is going well and the proper hygiene measures are being followed.

Dental implants

A dental implant serves as a perfect substitute for the dental root, they practically serve as a base. Best of all, they are completely permanent. These implants are connected through different techniques of fixation to the inner part of the root of the teeth, therefore they will not move from there and will feel the same way as a natural tooth, moreover, if a good material is used, there can be perfect aesthetic results.
Dental implants come in different materials, practically the same as those mentioned above. Therefore it will be up to you to choose the one that best suits your mouth.

Dental implants

We recommend this procedure in our dental clinic as it is one of the ones that have given us the best results in general. Therefore, think carefully about your choice and contact us for a check-up before having any procedure done.

Removable dental prostheses

Removable dental prostheses, although they are not an implant or a total solution, are a great dental aid that allows you to have perfect teeth and a stunning smile again. One of the most beneficial things about them is that even though they are removable they do not cause discomfort inside our mouth.

Sometimes this type of removable denture is recommended to complement the functions of a fixed dental prosthesis that is needed for an extended period of time, especially in patients over 70 years old.

Removable dental prostheses

Their fabrication and placement are less invasive than the other procedures we have mentioned, and can even be faster since they do not require extensive implantation as in the case of dental crowns or implants. And it is not only an alternative option to the other procedures, it is also a serious treatment that is applied in people who do not have enough maxillary bone to support a dental implant or who cannot support for some reason another type of technique to replace their missing tooth.

We will clarify your doubt: Yes, these prostheses are what they promise, they can be removed without any problems. It is up to you to decide, although they must be removed once a day in order to be able to apply the proper dental cleaning techniques. And like their companions the fixed dental prostheses, they partially guarantee a diminished mobility.

There are a lot of treatments for removable prostheses, but this depends on the type of problem your mouth has. So it is necessary that you go mainly to a dental office to determine which one will adapt much better to your mouth.

As in all the procedures, we have taught you so far, removable prostheses can have different materials that can help in functionality or aesthetics. There are removable prostheses made of metal, nylon, aesthetic hooks that make the bands not noticeable, resin, and so on. The hook to choose the best one is to think about your lifestyle and what you need thoroughly.

Currently, there are a lot of subcategories of each of these procedures, and there are orthodontists who cannot handle all of these techniques. But in our clinic, we assure total quality and sincerity when applying any of these treatments.

The most important thing is that the patient feels comfortable with the prosthesis, the implant, the dental crown, or any of the treatments he or she has chosen. The same with your dentist, who should answer all your questions and guide you through this world that is so vast and has so many things to choose from.

If you are looking for someone who can guide you, who can show you quality solutions, and who can adapt to your economic needs, without the intention of just taking money from you, you are on the right page. Contact us! We are sure that you will find what you need in our hands.

And remember that we not only offer this type of procedure, but also deeper cosmetic dental surgeries, treatments for periodontal diseases, and much more. Come in for a consultation with us to clarify your doubts, you won’t regret it.

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