Fixed teeth
Fixed teeth or fixed fixtures are artificial teeth installed in the mouth in the event of loss of one of the natural teeth to compensate for missing teeth, give the person a beautiful appearance, improve the ability to chew food and talk. Fixed teeth are available in the form of a fixed crown, Fixed to several teeth with each other, permanently installed in the mouth; that is, they differ from the moving teeth that can be placed and removed in the mouth at any time.
Fixed dental installation
The fixed teeth can be fixed by placing the crowns on the supporting teeth or by sticking the fixed teeth to be attached to the mouth with the supporting teeth until they become a piece that can not be removed naturally. The installation begins by anesthetizing the mouth locally in the dental clinic. And then take the measurements of the teeth through the footprint using a mold and paste, and receive the laboratory technician to make a new combination suitable in terms of shape and color of natural teeth, but in the case of dental implants, the process is in two stages:
- The first stage: Plant the implant in the jawbone, leaving it for at least four to six months, so that the jaw can build bone around the tooth to secure it.
- The second phase: The implantation of the industrial tooth over the implant that was implanted in the first stage.
Appropriate conditions for fixed teeth installation
- Chronic gum disease that causes weakness and bone erosion, then loss of teeth.
- Non-restoration of teeth after treatment of roots.
- Front teeth are exposed to accidents that break or lose.
- Caries and root caries, which requires dislocation of age.
Fixed teeth installation difficulties
- Saliva is increased in the mouth.
- Difficulty talking, and eating for a while until the patient gets used to it.
How to care for fixed teeth
- Avoid grinding hard foods between teeth; they lead to bridge damage and fixed teeth.
- Usually get rid of tooth creaking, avoid chewing gum.
- Pay attention to cleaning the teeth, and clean them daily using medical thread, paste and brush.
- Visit your doctor regularly to avoid inflammation of your gums and teeth.
- Check with your doctor when you feel discomfort and pain from fixed teeth.
Fixed teeth damage
- Allergy causes natural teeth.
- Do not give the appropriate shape and appropriate for natural teeth.
- Strong pain is caused by the joint of the screwdriver if it is higher than the normal tooth level.
- Its installation requires the removal of the toothpaste of the missing natural tooth.