Do you have severe tooth damage, bone loss, or few or no teeth still intact? This post from the Center for Dental Anesthesia is for Alexandria area residents whose mouths are in a world of hurt.
First off, we feel for you. We understand how severe dental issues impact you every day of your life.
Whatever the cause of the condition – chemotherapy, recreational drug use, eating disorder, acute mouth injury, disability, inadequate oral hygiene, or simply poor overall health – there is hope.
Full mouth reconstruction can restore your previously healthy, pleasing smile or give you the beautiful smile you never had. Patients who undergo full mouth reconstruction regain their confidence to smile, eat, and speak normally. How would that affect your life?
Replacing missing teeth and adding bone through grafting restores underlying facial structure, improving or preventing that “sunk-in” look that develops when teeth are gone and the jawbone recedes.
Full mouth reconstruction (sometimes called full mouth restoration) is a term that refers to a combination of dental procedures that restore a smile for people with several damaged or missing teeth. Treatment may include any combination of the following procedures: crowns, inlays/onlays, dental bonding, white filling replacement, tooth implants, porcelain veneers, implant-anchored dentures, gum contouring, soft tissue grafts, bone grafts, and tooth whitening.
Dental implants are frequently the best tooth replacement for Center for Dental Anesthesia patients with missing teeth. A dental implant consists of a titanium post surgically inserted into the jaw bone to replace the root of the missing tooth. If there is not enough bone to anchor an implant, bone grafting may be carried out to augment existing bone. The post integrates with the bone to provide a sturdy foundation for the abutment and a beautiful crown. Dental implants are indistinguishable from former teeth in both form and function.
If you currently have dentures, speak with us about implant-anchored full or partial dentures. Significant improvements can be made even if you only get two or three tooth implants.
Crowns (sometimes called caps) are used when there is enough viable tooth structure that the tooth doesn’t need to be extracted. A crown adds strength to a tooth that has a large filling or has been injured. A crown can repair a bite misalignment and is usually required after a root canal. In a dental implant procedure, attaching the crown to the abutment is the final step.
Center for Dental Anesthesia offers a full menu of cosmetic dental procedures including total mouth reconstruction. Cosmetic dentistry may be more economical than you think. Talk to us about financing or a multi-procedure treatment schedule that allows you to pay as you go. Restoring a healthy smile may be the best investment you ever make.
CONTACT CENTER FOR DENTAL ANESTHESIA:
703-379-6400
LOCATION (TAP TO OPEN IN GOOGLE MAPS):
5284 Dawes Ave
Alexandria, Virginia
22311
