Prosthodontics - Cosmetic Dentistry and Medical Information

Artificial Dentures

Dentures are artificial elements intended to restore the anatomy of one or several teeth and the relationship between the jaws, while returning the vertical dimension, and replaces both the natural dentition and periodontal structures.

There are two types of dentures, dentures fixed and movable. Both types of dentures recover the functionality of the patient’s mouth and allow or facilitate effective chewing, swallowing, food and phonetics.

Fixed dentures used to restore damaged parts of the teeth or crowns with coronary covers simple and to replace any missing teeth, where the false teeth that replace missing natural form a continuous structure with covers or crowns subject them to neighboring natural teeth worn or pillars.

All prostheses of any type whatsoever, should have effective restraint, ie the restoration remains subject in the mouth and will not fall or slip out of position, because otherwise the chewing, swallowing and phonics, will be affected and even prevented.

Fixed dentures are completely tooth supported, which means taking only support the teeth. Read the rest of this entry »