Complete Dentures, Crowns and Bridges

Complete dentures, are a removable device that can be used to replace missing teeth. Partial dentures are similar but only used to replace some teeth, whilst a complete denture is a replacement for the full set.

A crown completely covers a tooth above the gum line. This is in contrast to a dental veneer, which only covers a tooth's front surface and needs natural tooth structure to support it. Therefore, if a tooth is missing a significant amount of structure above the gum line, a crown would be the restoration of choice.Crowns can also be used to create a lifelike replacement for a missing tooth. This is done with bridgework, which spans the space of the missing tooth and requires at least three crowns.