Full Mouth Rehabilitation

What is full mouth rehabilitation and when may it be needed?

Full mouth rehabilitation is a process of reconstructing a patients mouth in order to restore normal function, improve health and aesthetics. A full mouth reconstruction may be needed when the patients teeth have suffered from:

Significant tooth decay
Extensive gum disease
Advanced toothwear
Multiple tooth loss
Or a combination of the above

A full mouth rehabilitation usually involves many aspects of dentistry including gum treatment, fillings, crowns, veneers, dentures or implants as well as ensuring the original cause of the problem is eradicated (called prevention).

Examples of my work in this area

Full Mouth Restoration using Direct Composite and Cobalt Chrome Denture

This patient had extensive decay, gum disease, and multiple missing teeth.

All teeth that could be saved were filled with composite fillings, gum disease treated with multiple sessions of deep cleaning and missing teeth restored with cobalt chrome dentures.

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Rehabilitation following extensive tooth wear

This patient suffered severe tooth wear

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Rehabilitated mouth – teeth restored using composite fillings layered to create a natural appearance and restoring missing teeth with cobalt chrome removable denture

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Restoration of Grossly Carious Mouth

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Heavily decayed front teeth

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Mouth rehabilitated with a combination of composite fillings (on two front teeth and canines) and crowns (lateral incisors next to the two front teeth). The heavily fractured tooth also required a root canal treatment and an internal post to help rebuild the tooth.