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An Essix appliance is basically intended to provide a reasonably good looking temporary filler for the missing teeth, and to keep the natural teeth in place while the dental treatment continues. Eating with them is pretty risky, not to you but to the Essix device. You will also find that food gets under them a bit and you'll have to go and take it out anyway for cleaning. So, if you have something you wouldn't have to chew anyway, like a soft summer fruit, go ahead! Anything else, you are probably better off slipping your custom temporary device out of your mouth. Be careful never to wrap it up in a napkin - too many get thrown out that way - but to put it in the plastic case your dentist gave you. Many people get Essix devices when they are having implants done to replace molars - if that's true for you, congratulations on your decision to take the very best care of your oral health you can!
An essix appliance is made for purely esthetics only. It is usually made for either retaining the teeth in place after braces or in your case to maintain the teeth while having "false" teeth inserted so that it appears that you have a normal smile. We do this often and it is a successful way of temporarily replacing missing teeth while implants are healing. It is however, not recommended to eat with the appliance. The appliance is not strong enough, neither is it made for eating. I do understand that you do not want to eat in public without it. Unfortunately, during this healing phase, you need to be very diligent about wearing it as well as not eating with it. Please be caeful with the appliance. Keep it clean. After the temporary situation is fixed, you will be as good as new.
The Essie appliance is a plastic form of teeth that is meant to provide a temporary aesthetic replacement for missing teeth. Because it's plastic it might not be a great idea to eat with them, the appliance might break. Since it's replacing 3 molars there is likely not much supporting the appliance and as a result it might give to even a bit of pressure. Safest bet is to remove the appliance and place in a suitable case, never wrap in a napkin, it might get tossed away.
According to some studies, bridges have an average life span of about 6.7 years. This is due to frequrent recurrent caries, root canal complications, and excessive forces that are common to bridges. Generally, I don't recommend them. Dental implants are now the standard of care for tooth...
I recommend you floss twice a day, brush 3 times a day and use the water floss with some mouthwash in it, try the Waterpick, it is a great option to keep the gums under the bridge clean and free from bacteria.
This problem happens quite a bit in restorative dentistry and the process is as follows: After the tooth is very numb and comfortable 1. Use of a fine diamond with lots of water is used to access the tooth and actually drill a hole through the crown and the actual tooth 2. The root...
Simply put I do not recommend connecting implant supported teeth to natural teeth. Natural teeth are connected to bone with a resilient ligament which is not the case for dental implants. This difference in resiliency could lead to many problems such as intrusion of the natural tooth or the...
Probably not. The general rule of thumb is that you need to have as much root surface in bone available to support the bridge as there would have been for the teeth being replaced. Seven teeth, including the canines, is a lot of root surface. This long a bridge would not be...
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