People can and do loose teeth, teeth eventually fail as a person ages; long before that a person can lose one or more teeth as a result of trauma or gum disease. When this happens the dentist in Aurora has a number of available options, artificial teeth today are so advanced that it is extremely difficult to actually distinguish them from real teeth.
Replacement teeth are necessary long before you have no teeth at all. Even if you only have sufficient teeth left to allow you to eat properly, due to the large gaps and spaces even the remaining teeth may be useless as they will drift. Because of this, single or multiple replacement teeth have become an important service offered by a dentist in Aurora. There are three primary types of replacement or artificial teeth; full or partial dentures, bridges or dental implants. Although dentures have been available for a very long time; in recent years bridges, and especially dental implants, have become commonly available.
Dentures consist of artificial teeth which are fixed into a base which is usually made from metal or a type of plastic. Depending on the unique requirements of the patient the denture can be partial, meaning it contains only a few teeth or full, meaning it contains all the teeth needed when all the upper or lower teeth are missing. Normally a partial denture is attached to existing teeth using metal clips or hooks, full dentures are held in position with saliva or the mouth and tongue muscles as well as additional adhesives.
A bridge is not near as drastic a solution for missing teeth as a denture although they are only applicable in cases where only one or two teeth are missing. A bridge is also made of metal; it contains the artificial tooth or teeth. This assembly is permanently fixed to real teeth either side of the gap to be filled. As the natural teeth that are used as anchors require significant preparation for fixing the bridge, they normally are crowned.
Today, may people are having their dentist in Aurora fit them with dental implants. An implant is the ultimate replacement tooth; once it is implanted it is every bit as strong as the natural tooth it replaced. They are used as standalone teeth; they are also used as an anchor point for dentures or a bridge. There is considerable surgery involved but once the implant procedure is over you can simply forget about them, an implant is every bit as good as a natural tooth.
Dental implants, full or partial dentures and bridges are all available from Green Dental, a dentist in Aurora that offers patients the best dental care using state-of-the-art equipment.
