Full-mouth reconstruction and tooth wear
When worn, broken or missing teeth call for a staged rebuild, how a plan should explain each tooth, and why estimates differ.
- Full-mouth reconstruction and tooth wear
Do all your teeth need treatment? How a reconstruction plan should explain each tooth
You know a tooth needs work when your plan gives it a reason: what was found on that tooth, why this treatment rather than a smaller or larger one, what the alternatives…
- Full-mouth reconstruction and tooth wear
Full-mouth reconstruction versus a smile makeover: what problem is each solving?
It depends on what the problem is. A smile makeover is cosmetic treatment of the teeth that show when you smile, such as whitening, bonding, veneers or aligners, in a…
- Full-mouth reconstruction and tooth wear
Short, worn teeth: what should be checked before rebuilding them?
Find the cause before anything is rebuilt. Teeth become short and worn in three ways: grinding or clenching (attrition), acid from the diet or from reflux (erosion), and…
- Full-mouth reconstruction and tooth wear
Full-mouth reconstruction costs: what makes two estimates so different?
Usually because the two estimates are not describing the same treatment. Full-mouth reconstruction is a sequence of stages, and estimates differ in how many teeth are…