At our dental practice, we provide patients with personalised dental prosthetics options, where we also pay attention to the comfortable, good position of the jaw, thereby creating a balanced state.
Because it's important to replace missing teeth as soon as possible.
There are cases when a tooth extraction is unavoidable, for example, due to inflammation or injury. When front teeth, which are clearly visible, are missing, most of our patients strive to have the tooth replaced as soon as possible. This is because a gap in a prominent location makes everyday life difficult and is a limiting factor during speech and laughter.
However, a missing tooth can cause not only an aesthetic but also a functional problem. When we have a missing tooth, the balance in the oral cavity is disturbed, which can lead to numerous detrimental effects.
The adjacent teeth shift or tilt towards the direction of the missing tooth, causing previously well-functioning teeth to no longer make proper contact, thus reducing their chewing power. The jawbone is not subjected to load in the place of the missing tooth, so the bone tissue begins to weaken and thin over time.
In severe cases, the gums and even the entire jaw joint can become inflamed, which can also affect our posture.
It is for this reason that we advise our patients that if they experience tooth loss, they should consider tooth replacement as soon as possible. We offer a wide range of tooth replacement options at our practice, and we are guaranteed to find the right solution for you.
Dental implants at NaturaDent
At NaturaDent Laser Dentistry, the first step in creating a dental prosthesis is to establish a personalised treatment plan for our patients. Most importantly, we create our dental prostheses with full attention to the good and comfortable position of the jaw.
When making dental prostheses, we do not replace the jaw in its old position because that could also damage the chewing muscles, which in turn affects the entire body. With our prostheses, we restore the jaw joint and position to a balanced state.
Whatever your dental replacement needs, we'll first carry out a condition assessment, during which we'll examine your teeth and determine the extent of the tooth loss. Following this, we will jointly select the most ideal dental replacement solution from the available options.
Naturally, in the compilation of the treatment plan, we will inform you exactly what materials are needed for the dental prosthesis, what steps it consists of, and how long the chosen treatment will take. In our practice, we only work with the finest dental instruments and materials, so you can be sure that your dental prosthesis will be durable, hard-wearing, and aesthetically pleasing.
Dental prosthetics from smallest to largest
At our laser dentistry practice, we offer several tooth restoration options depending on the extent to which a particular tooth or teeth need to be repaired. For minor surface damage, we use tooth fillings, which you can find more detailed information about in our tooth filling procedures.
For a missing tooth, we use a high-strength inlay filling made by a dental technician, while an onlay filling is suitable for more extensive restoration. A dental crown is needed to replace a larger part of the tooth. For replacing a complete tooth, we use a dental bridge or a dental implant. Naturally, for any type of dental restoration you require, the specialist will inform you about the treatment in detail.
For complete or partial tooth loss, a removable denture can also be a solution, in addition to implants. However, in our practice, we primarily recommend fixed dentures over temporary ones for our patients, as in our experience, these provide the best solution.
Naturally, whatever dental restoration you require, our specialist colleague will inform you in detail about the available options.
When is which dental prosthesis used?
1. Inlay insert
The inlay restoration is used to fill an internal defect in the tooth, meaning in cases of minor tooth damage. The inlay helps to seal the inside of the tooth, thereby providing a fixed chewing surface and supporting the remaining healthy tooth structure, i.e. the cusps of the tooth.
Using it, the damaged tooth can be healthy again, and it is also aesthetically pleasing. The inlays are made by a dental technician after taking an impression, and we fix them to the existing tooth with adhesive. It provides a durable solution in cases where the condition of the tooth can no longer be restored with a simple filling.
Inlay inlay
Onlay inlays are prepared and placed in a similar way, but this solution is used when the chewing surface of the tooth also needs to be replaced. As a result, the onlay inlay is more extensive and is subjected to much greater loads than the inlay inlay.
Onlay inlays can only be used during dental restoration when the tooth's root and side structures are intact, but the chewing surface is incomplete. This type of dental restoration can be performed quickly and results in a perfectly usable chewing surface.
An extremely aesthetic solution, completely unnoticeable to the naked eye. In our practice, the finished dental restorations – much like aesthetic fillings – are completely lifelike, with no visible edge between the replaced tooth part and the natural tooth, appearing completely natural.
3. Crown
Unlike fillings, a dental crown can be used to replace the entire crown part of a tooth. With a dental crown, the visible part of the tooth, meaning its surface above the gum, is replaced from the chewing surface all the way to the side of the tooth.
The aim is to save the tooth so that we can keep its root, and in addition, to have a reusable, intact tooth. With a crown, we not only save your tooth, but due to its colour and shape, the prosthesis is unnoticeable.
4. Dentures
A dental bridge can be used to replace a complete tooth that no longer has a root. As its name suggests, a dental bridge works by creating a bridge using the adjacent teeth (with the help of crowns), forming a new tooth between two healthy teeth. A dental bridge is a durable and completely safe solution, which in many cases is also used as a tooth replacement before dental implants.
5. Dental implant
A dental implant is one of the most durable solutions, as it can be fixed securely into the jawbone, and there's no need to grind down the natural teeth. It functions perfectly, just like original, natural teeth. It can be safely used for the loss of one or even multiple teeth. While the insertion process is more lengthy, this type of dental restoration is also one of the most livable.
We welcome you in our practice!
Tooth replacement is an important and long-term solution that is not worth postponing. Tooth loss can have extremely harmful consequences, which can be avoided by replacing the missing teeth in time. Whether you need a tooth replacement for front or back teeth, our practice offers a solution to your problem.
Ask our expert colleagues for help in choosing the best dental prosthesis! Book an appointment for a consultation online, or call our colleagues to arrange a personal meeting. Whatever dental treatment you are interested in, the experienced, well-prepared, caring, and always cheerful members of our team will be happy to welcome you to our practice.
