Rebuilding your smile
A lost smile doesn’t need to stay that way. Deteriorating teeth alters not just your confidence but the way you talk and interact with others. You’ve taken the first step; let’s take the rest together.
Benefits
Are you tired of putting up with ill-fitting dentures and sore gums? Losing teeth can cause psychological and emotional trauma to many people.
The implications of missing teeth are:
- Your bite will change
- Your remaining teeth drift into the newly formed spaces
- The jaw bone resorbs and becomes weaker over time
- Your facial muscles loose support from the bone, resulting in an aged appearance
- Increased expenses with adhesives for dentures being costly. Plus wearing dentures can cause more problems with chewing and digesting food properly
- Loss of confidence.
Whether it’s a few missing teeth or your full arch, implants are the gold standard in dental treatment to replace them. Dental implant supported bridges are a healthy long term solution to help regain your smile and function while being a minimally invasive procedure.
During your consultation, your implant consultant will discuss which of the three different types of implant-supported dentures should be best suited to help you.
Procedure
Good dental hygiene is critical in keeping infection at bay. Non-smokers and patients with good oral hygiene habits put themselves in a much better position for a full and fast recovery. Smokers will typically be encouraged to stop smoking beforehand to improve the odds of successful surgery. If properly constructed and cared for, most dental implants should last a lifetime.
Fixed implant supported overdentures
Also known as the All-on-four technique, this is one of the most popular ways to restore your full top or bottom jaw of missing teeth. The denture is fixed onto 4 implants which have been strategically placed into your jaw bone. This denture can be removed by your denture for routine checks and cleaning.
Removable implant supported overdentures
This option is similar to the fixed implant option where there are a few dental implants firstly placed into the jaw bone. However, these implants are then all joined by a bar, onto which the over denture clicks in and is supported. This over denture can be removed for cleaning every night.
Implant stabilised dentures
Good dental hygiene is critical in keeping infection at bay. Non-smokers and patients with good oral hygiene habits put themselves in a much better position for a full and fast recovery. Smokers will typically be encouraged to stop smoking beforehand to improve the odds of successful surgery. If properly constructed and cared for, most dental implants should last a lifetime.
Meet the Experts
Dr Nidhi Berera
A beautiful smile can enhance and bring out your confidence and Dr Berera is the perfect person to help you achieve this.
Dr Berera completed her Bachelor of Dental Science from Melbourne University in 2001. She began her employment in a large private practice where she was mentored and gained experience from many accomplished dentists. Since making a seachange 10 years ago, Dr Berera has worked with some of the premier dentists in Sydney and looks forward to providing you with an exemplary level of care.
Dedicated to constantly improving her skills, Dr Berera has taken post-graduate courses in orthodontics as well as staying up to date with the latest innovative advancements in techniques and materials in Dentistry.
Dr Berera enjoys working closely with her patients to give them the best smile possible. She is happy to discuss and identify your aesthetic dental goals and will guide you through all possible treatment options. With Dr Berera’s enthusiasm and expertise, she will ensure that your end result will be a beautiful new smile.
Away from dentistry, She is busy enjoying her time being a mum to her 2 young children. She strongly believes a healthy work and life balance is crucial to ones overall well being and participates in a variety of fitness activities including competitive triathlons and running half marathons.
