Accidents often result in damage to a person’s teeth. An Emergency Dentist in Springfield can be called in to the Emergency Room to evaluate a person’s teeth and jaw. If he is not able to repair the damage, then he will have to extract the damaged teeth. For a person in pain and facing other serious injuries, this can be very upsetting. The dentist will quickly reassure his patient that Cosmetic Dentistry will be able to recreate their smile. After he extracts the teeth to prevent them from causing an infection, he will explain some of the procedures to replace the missing teeth.
If the patient just lost a few front teeth and their jaw bone is intact, the Emergency Dentist in Springfield will recommend that the teeth be replaced with dental implants. He will insert the implants into the jaw as soon as it has healed from the trauma. The jaw bone will then have to incorporate the implant. That can take from six to eight weeks. Once that has occurred gold posts are attached to the implant. The dentist takes an impression of the tooth area and sends it to a dental laboratory. A skilled technician then creates a porcelain crown. When it is cemented in place, no one will guess that it’s not a person’s natural tooth.
Sometimes a person’s jaw can’t tolerate implants, this could be due to age, disease, or trauma. In that case the Emergency Dentist in Springfield could decide to use a permanent bridge to replace the person’s front teeth. Unfortunately this does require that the teeth on either side of the bridge be prepared for porcelain crowns. It’s these crowns that anchor the crowns that replace the missing teeth. While the replacement crowns touch the gum-line and look natural, they are not inserted into the jaw they way that implants are.
Dental implants are cared for just like natural teeth. Permanent bridges have a space between the replacement crowns and the gum. Special thread-er floss has to be used to keep that area clean.
If implants and bridges are brushed and flossed properly, they can be expected to last for decades. Visit Aldan Family Dental for more information on dental implants, cosmetic dentistry and general dentistry.
