Dentures guide, photos of dental prosthesis, denture cost and prosthodontics info

A lot of times, we do long Fixed Partial Dentures for cases which are indicated for RPD. This is due to patient’s demand and his/her willingness to pay for fixed prostho treatment.

Long Fixed Partial Denture

Common problems with long fixed bridgework are inaccuracy of the final restoration due to cast errors, problems with non parallel abutments and difficulty to repair.

You may decide not to do it, but the dentist next to your office will do it anyway. So why not do it?

But instead of a long bridge, a Fixed Partial Denture can be done for such cases by segmenting it. By using attachments, segmented FPD can be done for the patient.

Segmented Fixed Partial Denture (Photo by Dr. Carlos Melo)

While tightening the abutment screw, correct position of the Dental Implant Angled Abutments for fixed partial denture is maintained by doing this procedure: A silicone putty index may be made from the master cast, placed palatally and grooved by a guide-pin, reduced in length to 2 threads and placed in the hole for the gold screw. This guide pin may then be used to support the abutment firmly in place while tightening the abutment screw.

Angled Abutments - Dental Implants

All Ceramic Dental Bridge / Alumina Dental Bridge is esthetically superior than Porcelain Fused to Metal Crown & Bridge. With all ceramic materials, metal associated allergic reaction by the patient is eliminated. Sensitivity level to cold and warm is also reduced. Long term esthetics is also achieved because they are biocompatible, thus all ceramic dental bridge integrate better with surrounding soft tissue. Alumina, aluminum oxide, is amphoteric oxide of aluminum. Alumina is more transluscent than Zirconia.

4-Unit Alumina Dental Bridge which was fabricated to restore missing teeth, 11 and 21, FDI Two-Digit Notation, upper right central incisor and upper left central incisor.

A good implant body should offer high initial stability, bone condensing property and allow optimal placement flexibility. It should offer less traumatic treatments and options for patients with compromised bone situations.

An Implant body inserted in an angle to achieve optiimum bone contact..

Alumina Fixed Partial Denture or all ceramic crown and bridge / restoration is significantly more esthetically pleasing than porcelain fused to metal (PFM) restorations. Gray line that is often visible under PFM crown and bridge is eliminated in all-ceramic restoration. All-ceramic substructure preserves the luminosity of the underlying remaining tooth resulting in more natural appearance, as compared to PFM crown and bridge.

Under very bright light, Porcelain Fused to Metal FPD shows shadow effect from the metal.