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If you are a person who lost or have natural teeth damaged one or more, that make you lost of function for chewing, smiling, speaking and appearance.

Prosthodontics dentistry refers to dental treatments used to replace missing or damaged teeth for either functional and esthetics reasons. Prosthetic dentistry aims to improve your oral health and quality of life. New false teeth help enable you to chew, bite and smile again.

What is prosthodontics dentistry?

Prosthodontics is branch of dentistry that deal with teeth replacement or tackle dental problems related with jaw structure and function. Dental treatment within prosthodontics dentistry :

1. Dental crowns and bridges : used to replace missing gaps between existing adjacent supporting teeth
2. Dental implants : new tooth roots with prostheses over implants
3. Dentures : partial dentures or full dentures

Dental Crowns & Bridges

Dental Implants

Dentures

Types of Dentures

There are different materials used within dentures design and construct. Dentures may be made of acrylic or plastic, soft flexible material from valplast or metal frame based structures for longer lasting results. Below are types of dentures chiangmai dental clinic offers:

Acrylic Dentures

Acrylic dentures are made from plastic with supported artificial teeth. There are limitations of acrylic dentures due to its plastics properties and is normally done as a temporary denture whilst waiting for healing or as an immediate tooth replacement. Acrylic dentures are affordable and can be constructed within a short period of time. Proper care will need to be taken to prevent acrylic dentures from chipping or bending out of form.

Flexibles Denture

This type of dentures is also known as ”soft dentures” or flexible dentures. Normally made from valplast, flexible dentures solve the problem of hard acrylics denture surface that can irritate the soft tissues in your mouth. Valplast dentures is able to blend in your mouth. It has a flexible plate and there are no metal clasps, this makes valplast more comfortable and can be more natural-looking.

Metal frame dentures

Metal frame dentures have alloy-based frame base support combined with acrylics. For partial dentures, metal clasp that attached to natural teeth normally extends out of the metal frame dentures to securely hold the dentures in place. Such partial dentures are long lasting and stronger as compared to acrylic and valplast dentures.

Prosthodontics dentistry focuses on replacing missing or damaged teeth to restore function and aesthetics. Core services include dental crowns and bridges, dental implants, and dentures, which are available in acrylic, flexible (valplast), and metal frame types for improved oral health and quality of life.