Single tooth defects how to do?

Single tooth missing in the Dental Clinic is more common, but often overlooked, some patients believe that missing a tooth does not matter, will not affect the appearance without affecting chewing, in fact, this understanding is wrong.

Experts, missing teeth should be repaired in time, if long-term repair, elongation of the jaw, teeth, teeth jaw contact on both sides of the teeth will shift to the missing at the tilt, causing food impaction, easy to clean, causing tooth decay and periodontal disease. Therefore, the repair of single missing teeth is necessary, the following, a brief introduction by an expert single missing teeth types of repair methods and the characteristics of each.

Specifically, the repair of single missing teeth is the following:

1. Removable dentures: the use of the snap ring (metal hook) hanging in the adjacent tooth surface, the missing part of the repair resin teeth. The advantage is that teeth grinding apart from a small, patients can be removed clean. Chewing function is poor, poor aesthetics; there will be some foreign body sensation in the first wearing. Removable denture no age limit, generally can fix teeth after removal of 1 to 2 months

2. Fixed partial dentures: the missing teeth on both sides of the teeth as abutments through the tooth preparation to repair ceramic crowns or metal crown. A denture is not free to pick to wear. Dentures and natural teeth (real teeth) size and shape and color, dental instruments wear comfortable appearance and chewing function recovery. Due to the mill in addition to some tooth, there are still some patients unwilling to accept. Fixed prostheses required more than 18 years of age. Usually in the 3 months after removal of tooth repair.

3. Implant denture: implants in the edentulous ridge, until complete healing of the implant and bone tissue after repair. This method does not need molar, no damage on both sides of the teeth; apply to What factors will affect the quality of porcelain teeth most healthy adults, are generally not in favor of the minors to do the implant denture. Compared with the two repair methods, the higher cost. 5 to 6 months after removal of the general upper teeth, 3 to 4 months after removal of the lower teeth do implant restoration.