Single Tooth Dentures

Single tooth dentures

If the dentist finds that you are a person who needs a dental implant, he will refer you to a dental specialist or oral surgeon who will carry out thorough extensive inspection and revise your medical and dental history. It will be determined by a dental specialist if you have a systemic disease that will indicate the option for a dental implant. If no systemic issues arise, then x-rays will be taken to create impressions of your teeth and gum tissue to provide an accurate miniature of your mouth.

A Single Tooth Denture implant is often recommended for people who experience a traumatic injury, or who did not have a tooth rupture in the anterior area of their mouth or who have lost a behind tooth from advanced dental decay or an unsuccessful root canal.

Advantages of a Single Tooth denture

●       A single tooth dental implant is generally preferred over a fixed bridge that is attached to two or more teeth. Other teeth are supported by the fixed teeth and require the dentist to cut down normal healthy teeth to support a blended bridge.

●       A single dental implant provides several advantages over other tooth-replacement methods. A dental implant replaces a single tooth without giving-up the health of neighboring teeth.

●       The bone is better preserved because a dental implant will replace your tooth root. With a bridge, some of the bone that earlier surrounded the tooth begins to deteriorate. Dental implants combine with your jawbone, helping to keep the bone healthy and unbroken.

●       In long terms also, a single denture implant can be more graceful and easier to keep clean than a bridge. But gums can lessen around a bridge, leaving a visible defect when the metal base of the bridge becomes exposed. Re-absorbed bone beneath the bridge can lead to an unattractive smile. The cement holding the bridge in place can wash out, allowing bacteria to decay the teeth that fix the bridge.

How to look after your dentures?

If you drop the dentures, they may break. In case you drop it, always clean it over a bowl of water or a folded towel. The general rule to clean your dentures is to brush and soak them every day. Brush your dentures to remove any bits of food. Make use of a non-abrasive denture cleaner and not toothpaste. Always be careful while scrubbing as if is too hard, this may cause grooves in the surface. Brush all the surfaces of the dentures containing the surface that fits against your gums. This is crucial if you use any kind of denture fixative.