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What is complete rehabilitation?

Complete reconstructive dentistry, also known as Oral Rehabilitation, is one of the most comprehensive dental practice that Dr. Thai provides for his patients. Skill and extensive training are the attributes that Dr. Thai has achieved success in.

Patients who are missing several teeth, in every conceivable combination, and who are therefore having great difficulty chewing properly, or who are also having facial, jaw joint, or jaw muscle pain because of missing or badly worn teeth, are all candidates for complete reconstructive dentistry. Dr. Thai not only knows how to repair the teeth, he also hows the jaw joints, teeth and chewing muscles all work together in harmony to properly "rehabilitate" the patient.

Very often, these demanding situations require the use of a very organized step by step treatment plan in which each problem is tackled and resolved one at a time. Patients who are in pain are first made comfortable so that the reconstruction can begin safely. Very often, dental implants help us to give the patient back the firm and comfortable bite that they once had.

Dr. Thai in his practice pursues providing a bite that is comfortable, functional, and beautiful.

A smile makeover can be similar to complete rehabilitation; it can involve many of the same restorative and esthetic techniques. However, the patient has few if any significant health or tooth loss issues. Patients may have crowded, crooked or short teeth or spaces between many teeth. Congenital defects can mean that teeth were underdeveloped or disfigured in appearance. Tetracycline medicine could have darkened and stained an entire smile.

Therefore, we might restoratively (and esthetically) enhance many other teeth in the mouth. Since we hang our hat on quality and long-term patient satisfaction, it is difficult to proceed unless the patient approves a comprehensive makeover when warranted. Not every patient needs a makeover but we want to make sure each patient gets the care they deserve.

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Before Rehabilitation



After Rehabilitation



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Before Rehabilitation



After Rehabilitation



There are many reasons why one might need a full dental reconstruction. It can be because periodontal disease has destroyed supporting bone causing the loss of teeth or because of recurrent decay on multiple crowns and bridges. Maybe there are bite problems, which have caused excessive wear on the natural teeth and aggravated the TM jaw joint. Perhaps there has been traumatic injury to the mouth and teeth.

These conditions could warrant a rehabilitation of the entire mouth. Properly diagnosed, planned, and executed, this type of dentistry has allowed patients to return to a comfortable, functional, and stable oral health. A beautiful smile is an added benefit of this kind of dentistry. In addition, Teeth in a Day Technology allow rehabilitation and cosmetic dentistry to reverse decades of damage in about a day.

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 What are the most common reasons for a full-mouth reconstruction?

Patients requiring extensive restorative care frequently exhibit significant loss of tooth structure. Specific clinical findings in an extremely worn dentition may vary widely and are often confusing. Severe wear can result from a mechanical cause, a chemical cause, or a combination of causes. The location of the wear, the accompanying symptoms and signs, and information gained from the patient interview are essential components in determining the etiology.

Excessive wear is often caused by hyperactive masticatory muscles and results in unacceptable damage of the occluding surfaces of the teeth. This in turn may cause a deterioration of structure of the front teeth, which are necessary for specific protective guidance functions, phonetics, and aesthetics.

Patients most at risk of dental erosion have work and sports dehydration, caffeine addiction, gastro-oesophageal reflux, asthma, diabetes mellitus, hypertension or other systemic diseases or syndromes that predispose to xerostomia (dry mouth). Saliva protects the teeth from the extrinsic and intrinsic acids which cause dental erosion. Erosion, exacerbated by attrition and abrasion, is the main cause of tooth wear.

Intrinsic and extrinsic acids are the main etiologic reason for dental erosion. In combination of mechanical abrasion and tooth wear, the processes of erosion lead to substantial loss of tooth structure. In cases of severe eating disorders, like anorexia and bulimia, the whole supragingival tooth structure may be worn off over the years. These patients will need extensive reconstructive dental therapy to regain function and esthetics of their dentition.

Please do not hesitate to contact Dr. Thai if you have any questions about oral rehabilitation.

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