Treat Multiple Missing Teeth In One Sitting

Do you have multiple gaps in the mouth caused by heavy decay, gum disease or trauma? Living with missing teeth can be hard, especially when you have one or two missing teeth in a row. But replacing missing teeth doesn’t need to be difficult – and thanks to modern technology, you have more options than removable, acrylic dentures or bridgework.

Multiple Dental Implant Treatment Breakdown

Explore the dental implants we offer and recommend for multiple missing teeth cases:

• Implant-Retained Dentures
• Full jaw of missing teeth
• Uses a minimum of three implants
• Removable option

Wearing a denture can be the only option when teeth are absent from the jaw. However, due to continual bone loss, dentures become loose over time.

This instability leads to uncomfortable dentures that cause sore spots and embarrassing moments where the denture can drop down or move when speaking or chewing.

Traditional dentures use the gums, teeth and facial muscles to keep them in place. Although dentures are pretty good at first and facilitate healing, they can gradually become unpredictable and unstable.

Patients often transition from dentures to Implants due to the adverse effects of tooth loss, which result in these difficulties.

Implant-Supported Bridges

• Replaces 3-4 missing teeth in a row
• Uses one to three dental implants
• Non-removable

An implant-supported bridge is a great solution when several teeth are missing next to each other. Implant bridges are often the treatment of choice when your natural teeth on either side of the gap are not strong enough to support a traditional dental bridge.
Two or more implants can support and anchor a bridge of multiple artificial teeth. The bridge is made of a metal alloy framework with porcelain to give strength and aesthetics.

Implant-supported bridges are often regarded as better for your oral health and teeth, as your existing, otherwise healthy teeth do not need to be filed down or damaged to fit a crown.

How Dental Implants Work For Multiple Tooth Loss

1. Dental implants can easily replace multiple missing teeth, using just one implant that connects teeth. The strong titanium implant screws can support a bridge of up to four teeth (in a row).
2. Depending on the bone mass in the jawbone (which can deteriorate quickly due to missing teeth), implants can be placed on the same day or over a few months. Implants look, feel, and operate exactly like regular teeth. 
3. Implants require some healing time – this process is where the titanium screw fuses with the jawbone (this can take a few months). Once this short period is over, the dentist can fit your new implants with a porcelain crown specially crafted to blend flawlessly with the remaining teeth. Temporary teeth are possible in the meantime.