What is dental rehabilitation for? Your oral health is everything for ProDent dentists

ProDent as a dental rehabilitation center is responsible for determining the dental problems of each patient, and indicate to all of them the treatment or treatments to be followed. Our goal is to restore aesthetics and functionality to your mouth.

This whole process involves several disciplines of dentistry supported by only the latest technology available, and must work hand in hand with periodontics, endodontics, implantology and orthodontics.

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Undergoing a complete dental rehabilitation will offer you several benefits, with implants the quality of life of the affected person is improved. General anesthesia is not used in most cases.

You will also be able to recover the mobility of your mouth allowing you to chew normally, as well as improve the appearance and functionality of your mouth in general, all of this helps with the patient's self-confidence and self-esteem.

What is a complete dental rehabilitation for? Find out with the help of ProDent experts

The intervention of a dental rehabilitation is needed when there is a very deep cavity that affects the nerve of the tooth, it may also be required for tooth fracture caused by bruxism or strong blows.

Among the multiple associated pathologies we can also find: dentoalveolar trauma, facial alterations and cancer. By recovering the aesthetics that includes solving problems of color, shape and function, the person will regain confidence and self-esteem.

A complete dental rehabilitation restores masticatory function, places crowns, bridges and partial or total dentures. Everything depends on the requirements of each patient's mouth.

Other problems that a dental rehabilitation center must attend to are the excessive wear of our dental pieces and replacement of prosthesis.

  • 📌Important note: Losing a tooth causes people not to chew food properly. In addition, if they are ingested in large sizes, they cause gastric disorders, digestion and discomfort when chewing food. As well as twists in the nearby teeth, bite alteration and in some cases even muscular and neck pains

Complete oral rehabilitation: ProDent maintains your smile with love, magic and dentistry

The restoration of dental pieces is performed from prosthesis after the loss of the tooth or due to esthetic problems. When the injury is diagnosed, the procedure to be followed must be chosen in a comprehensive manner with the help of fixed and removable prostheses, occlusion and dental implants.

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A complete dental rehabilitation not only takes care of fixing a tooth, but it does it with the entire dental arch. It restores the teeth of the maxilla (top), the jaw (bottom) or both.

The most serious cases are those that require treatment of both arches due to decay, loss of several teeth or wear. Several specialties come together to perform this important treatment.

The first step to start a complete dental rehabilitation is to know what the patient has and draw the plan according to the diagnosis. 

After this, implants and crowns, porcelain veneers, resin fillings, whitening, among many others, must be placed. With these treatments the patient will be able to enjoy a new and improved smile.

Oral rehabilitation in fixed prosthesis and removable prosthesis

A removable denture rehabilitation is the clinical treatment that is based on restoring teeth with custom-made appliances. These can be removed at the patient's request.

They are artificial teeth that are attached to an acrylic or metal base that rests on the gum. In turn, this base is attached to nearby teeth with clasps. It can replace an arch, so it is known as a complete prosthesis or a part (partial prosthesis).

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On the other hand, the complete prosthesis in some cases is made of titanium if the patient is allergic to acrylic. Partial dentures are generally made of cobalt-chromium.

While, in fixed prosthesis the apparatus of a permanent one to some natural teeth, this only must be removed by the specialist. In this type of cases the teeth in which it is attached are removed a layer of 1 to 1.5 mm thick, this is done to place the covers of the abutments of the prosthesis.

Both options allow restoring the chewing and phonatory functions, apart from this limit or disappear any type of aesthetic effect that exists in the affected patients.

Endodontics and complete oral rehabilitation

One of the main causes of needing a complete dental rehabilitation is to have teeth with endodontics, this problem occurs when there are cavities that reach the nerve generating pain and infection.

When this happens the area to be treated must be disinfected, this results in the tooth having a large cavity, leaving it very weak and with problems of functionality.

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To recover the tooth is necessary for oral rehabilitation. choosing a procedure to rebuild it, of course, at this point will depend on the degree of damage.

The idea is that this tooth can carry out correct chewing, phono articulation and that it looks good as we have already mentioned.

To start with the recovery process after an endodontic treatment, we must take into account the periodontal evolution. As well as the degree of the arch and the appropriate material for reconstruction. It is essential to practice a thorough examination before making a decision.

In the case that the tooth has been slightly damaged, composite resin or amalgam is used, but if the problem is greater, a fiberglass post or pin is inserted and then what we know as a crown or cap.

What should be done after a complete dental rehabilitation?

  • Generally the specialist in complete dental rehabilitation in Tijuana, recommends a soft diet in the first month of treatment. After this period of time the patient can return to their daily diet

  • It is important to comply with all the indications for good oral hygiene. This detail will prevent possible complications over time

  • In the case of removable prosthesis the correct thing to do would be to clean it after every meal. When sleeping it should be removed and placed in a moist place or in a glass of water. You should use dental products to complete the cleaning

  • As for fixed prostheses, you should brush each crown at least three times a day with toothpaste. Afterwards you should complete the cleaning with dental floss and apply mouthwash with some fluoride

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What are you waiting for to take the first step and get advice from the best complete dental rehabilitation clinic? If you suffer from any problem it is of utmost importance that you go to your dentist.

Remember that you can contact us for more information, ProDent can make it possible for you, leave your oral health in capable hands.

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