Restorative DENTISTRY Whangarei

Prosthodontics In Action: Example Case Other Dentists Have Given Up On

Prosthodontics in Action

In this example, the model shows no functioning back teeth. And if I take all the dental caps,
dental crowns and dental implants off on this case, you can see there's precious little teeth
left there. There are only six top front Teeth and six bottom teeth, and the rest are all very
badly broken down.. Read more..

How Prosthodontist Dr Dennis Shepherd Restores The Teeth

Prosthodontics Restoring Big Cases

And with very careful preparation, what I haven't done is repaired all the broken teeth with dental caps and dental crowns and a root treatment with a metal rod inside the tooth that restores the teeth to normal shape. Read more.. Read more..

Prosthodontics Restoring With Implant Bridge & Crowns Restores Normal Chewing Function.

When the teeth are restored, multiple crowns over the teeth will align the chewing function normally. This example shows missing teeth on the top right-hand side, which I can replace by putting in two titanium screws and attach an implant bridge on the side. This is closer to normal chewing function and has back teeth to chew on. Read more..

This in turn, will make the front teeth last a bit longer. As you can see, there isn't currently much left to chew on. This will result in a full set of teeth with full chewing function.

So we have restored a broken set of teeth to full functionality. Read more..