oral rehabilitation and aesthetic prosthetics
Oral rehabilitation is the part of dentistry responsible for restoring function, aesthetics and oral harmony by means of dental prostheses, when there has been a loss of teeth, major destruction or to solve aesthetic problems.
Dental team specialising in oral rehabilitation and aesthetic prosthetics
Depending on their placement and fixation in the mouth, they can be classified as follows:
removable prostheses
It is very important to replace missing teeth. Replacing teeth helps to fill out the smile by supporting the cheeks and lips. Removable prosthetic rehabilitation is a clinical procedure aimed at replacing missing teeth by means of appliances that can be removed from the mouth at the patient’s will and at any time, without the intervention of the dentist being necessary.
fixed prostheses
Rehabilitation by means of a fixed prosthesis is the procedure that can be used to replace missing teeth by permanently fixing the prosthesis to the patient’s own previously prepared teeth, which will serve as a support. Unlike removable prostheses, this type of prosthesis, if necessary, must be removed by the dentist and cannot be removed by the patient himself.
implant-supported prostheses
This is the prosthesis that replaces missing teeth using dental implants as a support. Implant-supported prostheses can be single crowns, fixed bridges or removable partial or total fixed prostheses.
The main advantages of this type of prosthesis are:
– they replace missing teeth without damaging or affecting neighbouring teeth
– they improve comfort and speech ability
– maintain and preserve bone height
– improve function and aesthetics
