Dentures

Just as the years take their toll on other parts of our bodies, they also take their toll on our teeth. Teeth may wear down, decay, fracture or gingival recession may occur. Dentures correct appearance, chewing, biting, and speaking when all or some teeth are missing. If there are few missing teeth, crowns and bridges (fixed dentures) are applied; if there are many missing teeth, removable dentures are applied to the patient and these applications are called prosthetic dental treatment.

Fixed Dentures

They are fixed restorations adhered to the teeth with special adhesive agents. They are used in mouths with no teeth or with one or more missing teeth to provide appropriate aesthetics, function and phonation. They can be produced from metal-supported porcelain, as well as from various all-ceramic systems or zirconium systems without metal substructure.

Porcelain Laminate Veneers

Thin porcelain restorations that are fabricated from the anterior surface of the tooth with minimal preparation within the limits of the enamel tissue or, in appropriate cases, without preparation. With these restorations, small crowding, discoloration of teeth, gaps between teeth called diastema can be easily treated.

Total Dentures

Removable dentures that can be inserted and removed by patients and applied to the mouths where all teeth are missing. By using porcelain, composite or acrylic dentures, the aesthetic expectations of the patient can be met and the lost phonation and function can be replaced.

Partial Dentures

Removable dentures that are applied to mouths with partial tooth loss and can be inserted and removed by patients. Again, as with total dentures, tooth deficiencies are eliminated with porcelain, composite or acrylic artificial teeth. Loops and clasps on the teeth provide denture retention. Partial dentures, which we call sensitive retained dentures, can also be applied to patients who do not want the retaining parts of the prosthesis to be seen in partial tooth loss.

Over-Implant Dentures

Over-Implant Dentures are fixed, semi-fixed (hybrid) and removable dentures. Denture planning is based on the amount of bone and soft tissue lost and the number of implants used. Fixed implant dentures are dentures in the form of crowns or bridges that are used in the absence of one or more teeth. Removable implant dentures are dentures designed using 2-4 implants, supported by the implant and prepared using various holders and maintainers, especially in mouths with reduced bone support, where patient satisfaction cannot be met with conventional dentures. Hybrid dentures, on the other hand, are preferred in cases where adequate aesthetics, function or phonation cannot be achieved with fixed over-implant dentures in the mouths that appear to be lost in soft tissue as well as bone support. These dentures are dentures that can be inserted and removed by the physician.