Sometimes teeth suffer such extensive damage that they cannot be salvaged.
Missing one or more teeth results in alterations in chewing function and aesthetics.
Fixed prosthetics on natural teeth: veneers, crowns, bridges, inlays.
Fixed prosthetics on implants:
– Single tooth screwed or cemented on implant;
– Two or more elements: bridges screwed onto implants;
– Whole arch or Toronto denture attached by screws to underlying implants.
Total removable prosthesis (denture): patient-removable mucosa-supported devices. Partial removable denture (skeleton): patient-removable devices anchored by hooks or precision attachments to residual teeth or roots in the arch that serve as an abutment. Removable prosthesis on implants (overdenture): gingivally supported removable prosthesis that is made more stable by taking advantage of an implant anchorage.