Prosthodontics – replacing missing teeth.
Prosthodontics focuses on restoring and replacing missing teeth and oral structures, enhancing both function and aesthetics. At Smart Smile Dentistry, our goal is to preserve your natural teeth for a lifetime. However, we understand that sometimes that’s not feasible. To address this, we provide specialized prosthodontic services at our Gainesville, Florida, office, ensuring you receive expert care for a healthier, brighter smile.
Our prosthodontist in Gainesville provides a range of services.
Dental implants have become the most preferred tooth replacement option among the dentists as well as the patients, owing to their excellent strength, “natural feeling,” durability and their ability to restore tooth and speech function. A dental implant is simply a fixture that is surgically placed inside the jaw bones, and serves as the root of a missing natural tooth. Once the implant has become completely stable inside the bone, a suitable prosthesis, such as a crown, bridge or a denture is placed over to restore tooth function and aesthetics.
Complete dentures are usually made from a tooth and gum colored acrylic material, so as to match the color of the prosthesis with that of your oral soft tissues. These dentures are provided to patients who have lost all of their permanent teeth. As a result, complete dentures derive their support and retention from their underlying gums and jaw bones.
These dentures are offered to those patients who have lost some of their natural teeth, and are prepared from acrylic or from metal alloys. Partial dentures contain various extensions, known as the clasps engage around the adjacent natural teeth and prevent the denture from dislodging or becoming unstable.
If you are not happy with the metallic appearance of the clasps of your partial dentures, then you can get an implant retained locator attachment system attached to your dentures. With this system, you won’t have to ever worry about your dentures slipping or becoming unstable, and they will only come out once you want to remove them before going to bed or for cleaning purposes.
Bridges are an excellent tooth replacement option for multiple missing teeth that are adjacent. A bridge is a fixed prosthesis that takes it support from the natural teeth on the either side of the adjacent missing teeth. Since they are fixed prostheses, bridges provide do not get dislodged and therefore effectively restore chewing and speech capability.
Prosthodontics specialists in Gainesville, FL.
No matter the reason for your tooth loss—aging, infection, or trauma—you have the option to rejuvenate your smile with prosthetic dental appliances. Prosthodontics, as we highlighted, specializes in creating dental prostheses to replace lost teeth. At Smart Smile Dentistry in Gainesville, FL, our skilled and dedicated team is committed to preserving your natural teeth whenever possible. But when that’s not an option, we provide an excellent alternative: high-quality prosthetic dental appliances designed to look, feel, and function like your natural teeth, restoring your smile and confidence.
What is a prosthodontist?
A prosthodontist specializes in restoring and enhancing smiles by replacing missing teeth with prosthetic solutions. This requires extensive training beyond dental school, a path that Dr. Paivi Samant has completed to become our expert prosthodontist at Smart Smile Dentistry in Gainesville, FL. Here, she leads our dedicated team, offering comprehensive dental care to meet all your needs.
Prosthodontics for tooth replacement.
A dental prosthesis, encompassing a range of teeth and gum replacements, is tailored to each individual’s needs at our clinic. These prosthetics vary—some use suction or attachments, while others are anchored with dental implants for a secure fit. During your prosthodontics consultation at our Gainesville, Florida office, our skilled team, including doctors and hygienists in Gainesville, Florida office, will conduct a thorough examination and review your health history. We’ll also discuss your preferences for comfort, fit, and stability to identify the perfect tooth replacement solution for you.
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