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2. Dental restoration - Wikipedia

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   Removable dental prostheses (mainly dentures) are sometimes considered a form of indirect dental restoration, as they are made to replace missing teeth. There are numerous types of precision attachments (also known as combined restorations) to aid removable prosthetic attachment to teeth, including magnets, clips, hooks, and implants which may ...

3. Full arch restoration - Wikipedia

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   Permanent prosthetics in full arch restoration are the final, long-term dental appliances used to replace missing teeth and restore function and aesthetics in patients with extensive tooth loss. These prosthetics are custom-designed and fabricated to fit precisely onto dental implants that have integrated with the jawbone.

4. Prosthodontics - Wikipedia

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   Prosthodontics is the only dental speciality under which the concentration of cosmetic/esthetic dentistry falls. [17] General dentists may perform some simple cosmetic procedures. Consequently, there are questions regarding whether it is ethical for general dentists to treat "smile makeovers" or complex cosmetic and full-mouth reconstruction ...

5. Fixed prosthodontics - Wikipedia

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   The tooth-to-restoration margin is an unsightly thing to have exposed on the visible surface of a tooth when the tooth exists in the aesthetic zone of the smile. In these areas, the dentist places the margin as far apical (towards the root tip of the tooth) as possible, even below the gumline, though problems may arise when placing the margin ...

6. Crown (dental restoration) - Wikipedia

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   Improve the aesthetics of unsightly teeth which cannot be managed by simpler cosmetic and restorative procedures. Maintain the structural stability and reduce the risk of fractures of extensively restored teeth including those which have been endodontically treated. Restore the visible portion of a single dental implant.

7. Restorative dentistry - Wikipedia

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   Occasionally, a dentist may recommend dental implants for a patient, but that patient does not have enough upper jaw bone to accommodate a dental implant. In this case, the dentist will recommend a sinus lift. A sinus lift is a surgical procedure in which bone is grafted onto the upper jaw.