1) Implant Supported Fixed Teeth

When:

• You have good quality & amount of bone
• You are medically healthy
• You have no habits of smoking/tobacco
• Affordable to you

2) Fixed Bridge

When:

• You have support of both side adjacent teeth
• Adjacent teeth are firm & in good condition
• You are suffering from medical illness
• You have addictions
• No age restrictions

3) Removable Dentures

When:

• You don't have teeth in mouth/you don't have teeth in a good condition to take support
• Old age
• No other option of replacement is favourable

4) Precision attachment

• Precision Attachments are special attachments used for the perfect fit of removable partial dentures.
• The attachment prosthesis consists  a combination of permanently fixed and removable denture. (semi fixed denture).
• Removable partial dentures with precision attachments are used for treating terminally involved dental arches where posterior teeth for support are not present..
• It uses a double tilt retention mechanism thus preventing gravitational and muscular forces from dislodging the partial denture during function.

Benefits

• Space saving hind of dentures
• Economic alternative to Implants
• No metal clasp
• Semi fixed
• Perfect fit
• The double tilt retention mechanism prevent gravitational and muscular forces from dislodging the partial denture during function.
• For treating terminally involved dental arches with a minimum of 7mm clearance between upper and lower ridge.

What if you don't replace missing tooth?

• Supra eruption of opposite tooth(as there is no counter part)
• Food lodgement/food wedging due to that(results in decay after long time)
• Tilting of adjacent teeth in effort to close the space of missing tooth(results in damage to gum,bone and adjacent structures)
• If gum recession occur,sensitivity takes place in supra eruted tooth.
• Advise: you should replace the missing tooth within 21 days to 1month(max. 3 to 6 months)after its removal.

Benefits of replacement of missing tooth

• Improved efficiency of chewing
• Maintaining the level of occlusion & therefore balancing on both sides.
• Maintainance of bone level(if replaced by implants)
• Improved esthetics