WHAT IS FULL MOUTH REHABILITATION?

The comprehensive process of repairing and rebuilding the appearance and function of fractured/ chipped/discoloured /decayed teeth and other intraoral structures, using multiple dental procedures is called Full Mouth Rehabilitation.

DIAGNOSIS AND TREATMENT PLANNING FOR FULL MOUTH REHABILITATION:

Certain Diagnostic aids that might be required for Full Mouth include:

• OPG (Orthopantamogram)-Full mouth X-ray
• RVG (Radiovisiography)
• CBCT– Cone-beam computerized tomography
• HbA1c- To know Blood Sugar levels in Diabetic patients.
• Extra-oral and intra-oral photographs

Clinical Examination-

A comprehensive evaluation of all your teeth and supporting intra-oral structures with a special focus on the following aspects is important for Full Mouth Rehabilitation.

• Teeth structure, size, shape, alignment, mobility, crown length.
• Examination of all hard and soft tissue structures.
• Vertical dimensions of the face during occlusion, during speech.
• Degree of Mouth opening
• Gum tissue examination

WHAT SORT OF PROCEDURES COME UNDER FULL MOUTH REHABILITATION?

Full Mouth Rehabilitation is a conjunction of any of the below-mentioned procedures:

Extraction 

During Full Mouth Rehabilitation your dentist may remove your teeth (if required) due to various reasons such as severely decayed teeth, mobile/loose teeth.

Bone Grafting

During Full Mouth Rehabilitation with Dental Implants, bone grafting might be required if there is excessive bone resorption.

Dental Implants

Dental Implants serve as the pillars for full mouth rehabilitation in patients with severely compromised dentition. An implant-supported fixed prosthesis is the most commonly used and highly effective way of it. At Focus Dental Care we do single tooth implants to multiple All-On-Four and All-On-Six implants.

• All-On-Four and All-On-Six Implant techniques-In completely edentulous patients (Zero teeth present), the All-On-Four implants technique is used where four implants are placed in each jaw in pre-planned positions upon which a fixed dental bridge with 12 to 14 teeth can be fixed. The implants in the posterior region are aligned at 45 degrees to avoid interference with maxillary sinuses. If Six implants are planted in each jaw it is considered as an all-on-six implant technique.
• Hybrid Dentures- If 4 implants are placed into your jaw bone with a fixed denture over them they are called Hybrid dentures. Hybrid dentures are used to replace the damaged gums along with the teeth of the dental arch.
• Semi-fixed option with Over Dentures- Where only two implants are placed in each jaw.

 

 

 

                                            Dental Crowns/Bridges

Dental crowns or Dental bridges are used during Full mouth Rehabilitation where Crowns/caps are placed for various reasons such as;

• To protect severely attrited teeth.
• To protect a tooth after Root Canal Treatment.
• To solve food lodgement issues.
• To correct the alignment of teeth.
• To protect a chipped tooth.
• To cover the spaces between teeth.
• To protect a tooth with a large filling.

Dental Veneers/ Dental Laminates

During full mouth rehabilitation, Dental Veneers or Laminates can be used in patients with chipped teeth, teeth with fluorosis stains, to correct malalignment and, to close the gaps between teeth.

Root Canal Treatment 

During Full Mouth Rehabilitation, Root Canal Treatment is performed to remove inflamed or infected pulp tissue. Root canal treatment is also done in severely attrited teeth.

Tooth Coloured Fillings 

During Full Mouth Rehabilitation decayed teeth if present, are filled with restorative dental cement.

Dental Deep Cleaning

Maintaining healthy gums and teeth is important during Full Mouth Rehabilitation. Therefore Deep Cleaning might be done in some cases where there are infected gums and heavy deposits.

Why should you choose Focus Dental Care for Full mouth Rehabilitation?

It requires coordination between dentists specialized in various departments. Our outstanding highly experienced team of Prosthodontists, Oral surgeons, Periodontists, Endodontists along with lab technicians excelled in treating hundreds of Full Mouth Rehabilitation cases successfully for 15 years.

Our chief doctor Dr. Ajay Krishna is a prosthodontist and implantologist, he underwent B.P.S dentures training in Germany and is the first B.P.S denture specialist in Hyderabad. Dr. Ajay is I.C.O.I (USA) fellowship holder. Dr. Ajay has successfully placed 5000 plus implants and has expertise in dealing with challenging cases.