Prosthetic treatment

The crown

It covers a tooth too broken down to carry a bonded restoration — typically a root-treated tooth, whose walls are weakened and which fractures without protection.

• The tooth is prepared, reduced to leave room for the thickness of ceramic
• 3D digital impression and shade selection from a guide
• A temporary crown while the final one is made
• Try-in, adjustment of bite and contact point, then cementation

The bridge

It replaces a missing tooth with an element suspended between two supporting teeth, which are prepared as they would be for crowns.

That is its limit: two sound teeth are cut to replace one. Where they are already compromised — decayed, root-treated, crowned — the bridge becomes a logical answer. Where they are intact, an implant preserves the dentition better, and it is presented before any decision.

The removable denture

A partial denture rests on the remaining teeth through clasps or attachments. A complete one rests on the gum and bone.

It needs a period of adaptation — speech, chewing, salivation — and adjustments in the weeks after fitting. Those adjustments are part of the treatment; they are not a sign that something has failed.

Stabilising it on a few implants changes chewing comfort markedly, and that step remains possible even after fitting.

Upkeep determines lifespan

A crown does not decay, but the tooth carrying it does — at the margin with the gum. A bridge traps plaque under its suspended element, which has to be cleaned with floss or an interdental brush. A removable denture is brushed and taken out at night.

A yearly check-up covers these points and catches decay under a crown before it forces the whole thing to be remade.