Prosthodontics

DENTAL VENEERS are thin pieces of tooth-colored porcelain cemented to the front surfaces of your natural teeth, and are an easy way to address a variety of physical and aesthetic problems. Dental veneers are thin shells of porcelain or composite resin that are custom made to fit over teeth, providing a natural, attractive look. They can be used to fix chipped, stained, misaligned, worn down, uneven or abnormally spaced teeth. Hence, veneers create a durable and pleasing smile. Slightly crooked or spacing between teeth sometimes can be treated with veneers as well. Veneers are highly stain-resistant, making them popular for people seeking a perfect smile.

A DENTAL CROWN is also known as a “cap,” which is placed over your natural tooth. Patients with severe decay or damage to a particular tooth often find dental crowns to be a useful solution to protect a weakened tooth as well as strengthen the tooth’s structure. Not only are they custom-made to match your natural tooth color, size, and shape, but they will fit comfortably over your tooth, giving you improved functionality.

A DENTAL BRIDGE is comprised of three or more dental crowns fused together to create a bridge prosthesis. These are used when individuals arrive with a missing tooth/teeth. Designed to “bridge the gap” they are customized to match the size, shape, and color of nearby teeth, offering a full, complete look that is natural in appearance. Healthy teeth on either side of the gap are used as anchors for the prosthesis. After preparing the adjacent teeth, measurements of the dental arches are made and the designed custom-fit crowns will be placed over your natural teeth while the one in the middle will rest on top of the gums.

REMOVABLE PARTIAL DENTURES usually consist of artificial replacement teeth attached to plastic bases. Depending on the requirement, custom-fit partial denture will be designed. A partial denture may have a metal framework and clasps that connect to your teeth, or they can have other connectors that are more natural looking. In some cases, a removable partial denture is made to attach to your natural teeth with devices called precision attachments which are generally more esthetic than clasps.

DENTURES can give your cheek and mouth its original definition, restore back your smile and promote a much better appearance. Dentures allow patients to maximize oral function, as well as better speech and better quality of communication.

There are many types of dentures:

Immediate dentures:

Immediate dentures need proper planning prior to extraction and these dentures are placed on the same day that the teeth are removed / extracted. However these dentures come with very few advantages.

Single complete dentures:
Dentures can be given even if only one of the arches is devoid of teeth and the teeth in the opposing arch are intact. If teeth are present only in one arch, the ridges of the opposing arch get traumatized during functional movements.

Overdentures:
Overdentures are removable and mainly of two types ; implant-supported and tooth-supported overdentures. One healthy tooth on either side of an arch is used for supporting the denture. If there are no healthy supporting teeth, two implants are placed, one on either side of the arch and the dentures are snapped on to it. Overdentures basically improve the retention and stability of dentures which would otherwise rest completely on the ridges (gums).

Implant supported dentures:
As the name suggests, dentures take the support of implants that are placed in the jaw bone of the respective arch enabling the patients to get fixed full-arch dentures. When dentures take the support of implants, the implants stimulate the jawbone and keep it strong even after dentures have been used for a long period of time. Depending on the requirement, there are two treatment options available in this regard.

All-on-4 implants & All-on-6 implants:
The All-on-4 treatment concept is a cost-efficient, graftless solution that provides patients with a fixed full-arch prosthesis on the day of surgery. Initially temporary dentures are given and then changed to permanent dentures which look more natural and are also easy to maintain.

All-on-6 implants provide better strength and stability resulting in increased comfort while using the dentures. The location and placement of the two additional implants provide significant amount of added strength, stability and long term benefit and improve the strength of the jaw.

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BPS Dentures:
Bio-functioal Prosthetic System is a standardized system for the fabrication of high quality complete dentures. It outstandingly fulfills the functional and aesthetic demands providing unmatched quality and comfort. The method followed for the fabrication of these dentures enables in recording minor details of the tissues allowing the dentures to accurately fit in the mouth.

Flexible Dentures:
Flexible dentures as the name implies, are made up of flexible resin material which has many benefits over the conventional complete dentures made of acrylic material which is not flexible. They have unique advantages and benefits over traditional acrylic prosthesis. They are Ultra-light and thin so the bulky feel of the dentures is considerably reduced. The impact resistance of the dentures is higher which makes it less prone to breakage during accidental fall of the dentures. The material is non-allergic and hence highly biocompatible which helps the patients to quickly adjust to new dentures with minimal discomfort.

Obturators:
An obturator is a prosthesis which is fabricated for the patients with the palatal defects in the form of cleft palate,, oroantral fistula or surgical removal of pathology like tumor or cancer.