Suffering from unsightly tooth gaps, poor chewing function, and sagging facial features? Fortunately, with dentures from Avenue Dental in Austin, TX, you can enjoy full oral function once again and reclaim your smile. Plus, your face will look youthful! Read on to learn how Dr. Joyce Wong and Dr. Theresa Chung help their patients enjoy complete smiles after tooth loss.
The results of tooth loss
Immediately upon tooth extraction, your oral landscape changes, you acquire an awful gap, and you lose the abilities to eat/digest properly, speak clearly, and retain full bone structure and gum tissue. The remaining teeth drift, and you appear and feel older. Self-confidence definitely takes a hard blow, and many people, reports Consumer Guide to Dentistry, simply withdraw from life.
Replacing teeth with dentures
Your Austin dentists offer both partial and full dentures. Made from lifelike acrylic and lightweight metals (in the case of partial dentures), these tooth replacements counter many of the problems that are caused by lost teeth. Dr. Wong or Dr. Chung will fully evaluate your situation, take X-rays/oral impressions, and create a treatment plan that will bring your smile back to life with the help of dentures.
Typically, dentures last for at least a decade or more with routine at-home care and check-ups at Avenue Dental. Periodic re-fittings may also be necessary to ensure that your dentures perform at their best, and allow you to eat and speak with ease.
Types of dentures
Today's dental technology has advanced to the point where patients have several denture options to fit their lifestyle and budget. Your dentist will guide you through your choices, which include:
- Immediate dentures: These customized prosthetics are placed right after tooth extraction and have the advantage of being a quick and complete treatment.
- Conventional full dentures: Held in place with the natural suction of the mouth, conventional dentures replace entire arches of teeth. They are placed after the extraction sites have healed.
- Partial dentures: These prosthetics replace two or more missing teeth the same way a puzzle piece completes a jigsaw puzzle. The teeth are made from realistic and durable acrylic, mounted on a light metal frame which clasps to any remaining natural teeth.
- Implant-supported dentures: Many people enjoy the stability and bone-building properties of these innovative dentures. Mounted on two, four, or six titanium implant devices, the appliances fully restore smile aesthetics and oral function.
Interested? Give us a smile
Call Avenue Dental today for your denture consultation. We have two locations for your convenience—for the South Austin office, phone (512) 329-9900, and for the North Austin location, call (512) 382-0100.