Consequences of tooth loss
Aesthetic, functional and psychosocial issues:
– Reduction of chewing ability
– Could lead to caries and periodontal disease,
– Changes in tooth position
– The tongue might grow into the place of the missing tooth
– Bone loss and loss of oral mucosa
– Bruxism
– Temporomandibular joint disorder, dysfunction and pain
– Headache; neck, back and shoulder pain
– Change of the facial shape
– Less self-confidence
– Limited food choice, less joy caused by eating
– Avoidance of laughing
Our cases
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All missing teeth. 6 Nobel Biocare implants in uppper, 4 in lower jaw with screw reatined Prettau-TechnoMed hybrid bridge.
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After teeth extraction 6 Nobel Biocare immediate implants in upper jaw. After 3 months screw retained Prettau zirkonia bridge.
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Upper left incisor with Nobel Replace CC implant and Procera crown.
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All missing teeth. 4 implants in the lower jaw and 6 implants in the upper jaw with fixed bridges.
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All missing teeth. 4-4 implants in the lower jaw and in the upper jaw with fixe screw retained bridges.
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Patient from Canada with all missing teeth. 6-6 implants in the upper and lower jaw with fixed screw retained bridges.
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Our first All-on-4 case from 1998. Photo from now after a professional dental hygiene treatment.
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Upper left incisor with Nobel Biocare implant and Procera crown.
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Metal-ceramic bridge placed on 6 implants with a ceramic chipping, made at Halász Clinic in 2006. New zircon hybrid bridge 12 years later.
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Own teeth with strong wear (abrasion). 28 zirkonia crowns after 11 years.