Without treatment, partial or full tooth loss can lead to nutritional problems, chronic health issues, and lower self-esteem — negatively affecting your whole health.

To protect your whole health, implants, bridges and dentures take over the jobs that natural teeth do: eating, talking, and looking good!

If you’ve had a tooth extraction with us, we’ve probably discussed your options for addressing tooth loss already. If you’re a new patient, schedule a consultation so we can assess your specific needs.

Custom-made to precisely fit your mouth and appearance, dentures help you eat and speak while looking and feeling like natural teeth.

When people say “dentures” they’re usually referring to full dentures. However, partial dentures also exist to address problems associated with partial tooth loss.

In addition to maintaining eating, speaking, and appearances, the partial denture ensures that the remaining teeth stay in place to prevent missing tooth sequelae.

Eating and speaking habits

Even if gum disease leads to tooth loss, full or partial dentures allow you to keep a healthy and varied diet — essential to maintaining overall health.

Combined with precision-fitting, dentures allow you to continue chewing and biting through your favourite foods.

Teeth are essential to our ability to speak. By aligning and fitting together just like your natural teeth, dentures preserve the sound of your voice and how you form words.

Custom-made to preserve your appearance

Having confidence in your appearance is essential to happiness, self-esteem, and whole health. With dentures, you can still “look like yourself.”

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A dental implant is a bio-compatible titanium screw that permanently replaces a missing tooth. When affixed with a ceramic dental crown, the replacement has the look, feel, and function of a natural tooth.

Dental implants can also be used to stabilize loose dentures. 

Because titanium is bio-compatible, your jaw bone naturally grows into and meshes with the implant. This process is also called “osseo-integration”.

We plan treatment and install dental implants in conjunction with top oral surgeons.

After tooth extraction and before your implant is installed, a temporary partial denture preserves habits and appearances while your gums heal and bone structure recedes.

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A dental bridge permanently replaces a missing tooth by joining the teeth on each side with a new ceramic tooth in between. Yes, like a bridge!

The teeth on each side are capped (similar to a crown) and the ceramic tooth connects the caps together. The entire assembly is made out of natural-looking, long-lasting ceramic.

This method of replacing teeth is quick and does not require surgery, but the neighbouring teeth must be prepared as well. To floss under the bridge, a threader is required.

After tooth extraction and before the fitting of your bridge, a temporary partial denture preserves habits and appearances while your gums heal and bone structure recedes.

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Depending on your situation an implant, bridge, or removable partial denture could be the best long term solution.

An implant is easier to keep clean and doesn’t require additional treatment on the neighbouring teeth.

Placing a bridge is a less-invasive procedure and can help strengthen the neighbouring teeth.

If significant bone loss prevents the placement of a dental implant, a permanent removable partial denture (RPD) could also be the best option.

Cost is also a consideration. The before-insurance price of an implant, bridge, or partial denture is often similar, but your insurance plan may cover more of one option.

Make an appointment with us to find out more and decide on the best option for you.

When there are multiple missing teeth — but less than would require partial or full dentures — an implant-supported bridge can be a good solution.

Supported by multiple bio-compatible implants, the bridge can restore a large gap with the look, feel, and function of natural teeth.

Custom-made to precisely fit your mouth and appearance, dentures help you eat and speak while looking and feeling like natural teeth.

Full dentures are necessary after a full-mouth extraction, and typically proceed in phases to account for ongoing tissue shrinkage and bone loss.

Immediate Full Dentures
After full-mouth extraction, the initial healing is followed by tissue shrinkage and bone loss that can continue over months or years.

Also known as temporary full dentures, immediate full dentures allow you to maintain eating, speaking, and appearances while your mouth and body adjust to the changes.

Although they are meant to be temporary, immediate dentures are durable and custom-fitted to your mouth and facial structure. They stay in place by maintaining a tight seal with the contours of your mouth and gums.

Re-lining your temporary dentures is often the best way to address issues with fit or stability until tissue shrinkage and bone loss have stabilized.

Conventional Full Dentures
Once your mouth and body have adjusted, you can be fitted for permanent dentures and customize the look you want for the long-term.

While they fit and function similarly to immediate dentures, permanent dentures are designed and made to be as comfortable and natural-looking as possible.

Implant-supported Full Dentures
Similar to conventional dentures, implant-supported dentures attach to permanent dental implants (typically made of titanium) to provide additional support and stability.

Implant-supported dentures may be necessary if bone loss or tissue shrinkage make it difficult to form and maintain a strong seal with conventional dentures.