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What are Different Types of Partial Dentures?

March 19, 2011March 21, 2011 Sean

Dentures are one of the ways of replacing your missing teeth. If you have a few missing teeth, you can opt for partial dentures. They provide proper functioning of eating and speaking. They also help in maintaining the shape of the face. The support for partial dentures is provided by the adjacent real teeth. Partial dentures can be fixed or removable. Fixed partial dentures are attached permanently directly to the jaw or under gum tissue with the help of a dental implant bridge. However, it is hard to clean them…

Comparing Dental implants and Partial

March 17, 2011December 23, 2013 Sean

A tooth replacement treatment is necessary for older people who face problems due to loss of one or more teeth. Tooth loss due to accidents and decay also requires the best replacement procedure. Dentures and dental implants are the most common ways to avoid problems of tooth loss. Here are some comparison views of using dental implants and partial dentures. Partial dentures are those which are used to replace a few missing teeth. They are fixed on either side of the missing teeth and are removable. On the other hand,…

Know About Benefits of Using Dental CT Scan in Dental Implants

January 31, 2011December 31, 2015 Sean

A type of X-ray which produces images of internal physical structures of teeth in cross section is called a dental CT (Computerized Tomography) scan. The images produced by dental CT scan are more superior to those produced by conventional X-ray exams. A rotating X-ray unit which takes hundreds of X-rays is present in the dental CT scan. It produces a complicated image. The data from it is combined by a computer for creating a three dimensional image. The image can be freely rotated on the computer. Conventional X-ray can produce…