One of the best things about modern dental restorations is their ability to closely resemble the appearance of your healthy, natural teeth. Whether your goal is to fix a tooth that’s been damaged or compromised, or replace one or more teeth that have been lost, a custom-made restoration can help you regain your smile’s health and confidence. When it comes to replacing lost teeth, the most appropriate restorations typically include custom-made dental bridges, partials, and full dentures. Each is designed to address a specific level of tooth loss, and is customized to closely mimic the healthy, natural versions of your lost or extracted teeth.

How bridges and dentures work

There are several concerns that arise from tooth loss, and the effect on your smile’s appearance is just one of them. Modern dental bridges and dentures aim to address as many of these concerns as possible by closely replicating the size, shape, contour, and appearance of the teeth that they replace. This restores your smile, oral health, and bite function in several important ways, including restoring balance when you bite and chew, and helping you regain your confidence when you smile. Because tooth loss can occur differently for everyone, a dental bridge, partial, or complete denture must be custom-designed to achieve the lifelike results that every smile needs.

The use of lifelike materials

The ability to custom-design dental restorations with highly lifelike results is a combination of experience, technology, and advanced dental materials. In addition to using technology to design your restoration with optimal precision, we can also utilize highly lifelike materials such as dental porcelain to closely mimic the color, shade, and shine of your healthy tooth structure. This helps ensure that your custom dental bridge or denture not only restores your ability to bite and chew properly, but also helps you rebuild your smile with nearly seamless results.

The addition of more lifelike implants

While most modern dental bridges and dentures can do an excellent job of mimicking your healthy teeth’s appearance, they aren’t able to fully replicate the stability of your natural teeth. When healthy, your teeth are supported by durable roots that rest within sockets in your jawbone, anchoring their crowns to your dental ridge for optimal stability. To mimic this level of support, many tooth loss patients choose to support their bridges and dentures on one or more dental implant posts. Designed to act like natural teeth roots, dental implant posts are inserted into the jawbone, and after the bone has healed to them, they can provide more lifelike support for your custom bridge or denture.

Rebuild your smile with a lifelike restoration

The best way to replace one or more lost teeth is often with a highly lifelike restoration, such as a custom bridge or denture designed specifically for your smile. To learn more, schedule a consultation by calling the Dental Centre of Conroe in Conroe, TX, today at (936) 441-4600. We serve patients from Conroe and all neighboring communities.