A prosthodontist is a dentist who has completed dental school plus three additional years of advanced training and education in an accredited prosthodontic graduate program. They specialize in treating and handling dental and facial problems that involve restoring missing tooth and jaw structures. A prosthodontist is highly trained in cosmetics, dental implants, crowns, bridges, dentures, temporomandibular disorders (TMJ/TMD), and more. At Scott Family Dental we specialize in restoring more complex cases, serving Thunder Bay and surrounding areas. The following cases show some examples of the cases we have finished, that involved Prosthodontic specialty training.

Who needs full mouth rehabilitation:

There are a number of people who have dental problems throughout their mouths that must be treated comprehensively with a vision of a final result that improves both function and esthetics. These patients may exhibit multiple missing teeth, numerous teeth with large fillings that are failing or exhibiting decay, cracked or broken teeth, or badly worn teeth due to bruxism (teeth grinding) or other habits.

There is also a group of patients who were born with conditions such as Ectodermal Dysplasia, Ameliogenesis, or Dentinogenisis Imperfecta that will need extensive restoration of their teeth. These patients may be candidates for a full mouth reconstruction.

Treatment Options for a Full Reconstruction

In general, any dental treatment that affects all teeth in the mouth is called full mouth reconstruction or full mouth rehabilitation. Some treatment options for oral cancer may require the patient to undergo a unique type of full mouth reconstruction that not only involves the replacement of missing teeth, but potentially restoration of missing structures of the oral cavity.

The treatments can include onlays, crowns, bridges, veneers, dental implants, and/or dentures that will essentially provide not only a "smile makeover", but improved chewing efficiency for the patient. In some patients, other specialties like orthodontics, OMFS or periodontists may also be employed to facilitate the best possible outcome.

Some of the smiles that our Prosthodontic specialist have created:

Cosmetic dentistry- we used veneers and crowns, to create a new smile

Full mouth rehabilitation- the patient presented with a removable complete denture and received upper ‘all on 5’ fixed implant restoration and lower crowns and veneers

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Full mouth rehabilitation- patient received 2 dental implants and 15 single crowns or veneers. Esthetic crown lengthening was done to level the shape of the gums

Single central incisor was lost due to trauma- implant placement and immediate esthetic crown. Note the shade matching between the two centrals.

Fixed crowns on front teeth and removable partial dentures in the back. Note how that the clasps of the partial denture don’t show when smiling

All on 4 rehabilitation- 4 dental implants placed in upper jaw and an esthetic fixed porcelain bridge delivered

Full mouth rehabilitation- Esthetic crowns and bridges. Note how the occlusal plane was leveled and harmonious front to back continuity was created.

Full mouth rehabilitation- 7 dental implants and 13 single crowns or veneers. Note how the smile of the patient changed with the cosmetic dental procedures

‘All on 5’ implant rehabilitation- Upper dental implants placed at the time of extractions and fixed prosthesis delivered immediately. The patient walked away with new teeth the same day as the surgery