Prosthetic Dentistry – Complete Denture and Removable Partial Denture
PROSTHETIC DENTISTRY
1 . CROWN and BRIDGES :-
Dental crown is a tooth shaped cover of tooth which is used to restore broken tooth or improve the appearance of tooth. It canbe used after root canal treatment to support the weakened tooth and also canbe used to replace the filling of decayed tooth. It is custom made and cemented over the place of tooth. There are varity of material is used to prepared the crown which includes nickel, chromium, gold, ceramic, resin etc.
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Dental bridges is a fixed dental prosthesis used to replace one or more missing teeth by joining an artificial tooth definatively to adjacent teeth or implant. It restore aesthetics, oral function and occlusal stability.
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2 . DENTURE : –
Dentures are removable dental appliances that replace the missing tooth or teeth.
It canbe made of acrylic or metal. There are two types of denture
A . Complete denture : –
It replace allthe teeth of upper and lower jaw.
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B . Partial denture : –
It replace one or few missing teeth.
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It can improve patient’s smile and make face look fooler.
It also help to eat and speak better than previous without teeth.
3 . IMPLANT SUPPORTED DENTURES : –
It is a tooth replacement option which uses dental implants to attach to the jaw bone insteade of resting on gums. It canbe used in both upper and lower jaw to replace the missing teeth.
Benifits of it are as follows,
This type of dentures are more stable inside the mouth than the traditional denture.
It prevent the jaw shrinkage by syimulate bone growth of jaw.
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