Losing a tooth is no reason to use a liquid diet and sit at home. Modern prosthetics can quickly replace missing teeth, making new teeth look as nice as possible and more durable than the ones lost.
“Prosthetics” or “third teeth” are associated with old age. Meanwhile, dental bridges, crowns, or implants are performed for various reasons on young people. Using the services of a dentist-prosthodontist is not a reason to be ashamed but a sign of self-care.
Health reasons are equally crucial as aesthetic considerations – you must remember that missing even one tooth may be the beginning of a disaster. Often a gap badly affects the remaining teeth, which, having no support, start wobble. Few people think that teeth are also the scaffolding for the skin of the face; if they are missing, the skin sags, and the face looks older.
What are dentures?
Southampton Dentures are solutions for restoring the patient’s teeth. They are intended to improve the oral cavity’s functionality and the face’s aesthetics. The use of dental crowns, bridges or dentures (edentulous) allows Patients to return to normal functioning and significantly improve their quality of life.
Denture procedure
- The first step is a visit during which the dentist discusses the patient’s needs and expectations. During the initial visit, we carefully check the condition of the patient’s dentition, and then we present the available treatment methods. In the next step, the patient and the dentist decide on a further course of treatment. After dental consultation, the patient also receives a treatment plan and a cost estimate.
- At the next visit, we make a series of impressions of the patient’s jaw depending on the type of treatment. On their basis, we prepare an individual work and determine details concerning the occlusion, shape, and color of teeth.
- During the next phase, the patient tries the prepared Southampton denture, and the dentist makes final adjustments.
- After try-in procedures, the dentist attaches a permanent denture. The patient comes to the dentist’s clinic only for control visits.
Why prosthetic treatment is required as soon as possible?
- Missing teeth cause other problems – losing even a single tooth may cause more severe problems in the oral cavity, starting with the loss of subsequent teeth and ending with orthodontic defects. Additionally, it is worth remembering that dental health affects the entire human body.
- Missing teeth may cause TMD disorders – missing some teeth leads to temporomandibular disorders and ailments, resulting in migraine headaches, jaw and face muscle tension, teeth grinding, and clenching.
- Missing teeth may cause facial esthetic disorders – missing teeth can cause wrinkles in your mouth and cheek areas and change facial features, resulting in the patient suffering from toothlessness looking much older than their years.