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Full mouth rehabilitation in dental implantology

Teeth are designed to endure a lifetime, but often patients lose teeth partially or completely because of causes such as dental caries, periodontal problems, accidental traumas, etc. Therefore, replacing missing teeth is important for the patient's general health as well as to the health of his/her other teeth. Not only does the patient lose chewing ability when a tooth is lost, but it can also cause other teeth to be lost, tiped or crowded and create subsequent problems if it is not replaced. With the advancements in dental science and public awareness of better dental treatment options, a dental implant should always be considered as an option for replacing a failing or missing tooth. The replacement of lost teeth with dental implants has been in use for more than 50 years and is recognized as an effective treatment choice. Many studies and clinical trials worldwide have shown that the dental implant is considered more predictable than the conventional bridgework, resin-bonded bridges and endodontic therapy. Often, the patient is faced with a difficult decision in choosing whether to insert dental implants to replace one or more missing teeth. However, clinical studies have shown a very high success rate for dental implants of around 90-95% on an average. These figures do vary according to the part of the mouth that is being treated. Due to lower bone density and sinus pneumatization, the upper jaw has been and continues to be, more difficult to be treated than the lower jaw, which is reflected in the success rates of clinical studies. Therefore, the aim of this paper is to present the process of dental reconstruction and rehabilitation, while satisfying all the related factors, including the health of the periodontium, vertical dimension, freeway space, balanced functional occlusion and the esthetic requirements.

full mouth rehabilitation ; implants ; dental implantology ; treatment ; teeth

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