Prosthetics and Dental Aesthetics

PORCELAIN LAMINATE VENEERS, PROSTHETICS, AND DENTAL AESTHETICS

Porcelain Laminate Veneers

Derived from the Latin word for "leaf," it involves the minimal reduction of 0.3 – 0.7 mm on the front surfaces of the teeth, making it one of the methods that preserve the most healthy tooth structure. After achieving the appropriate shape and color, the porcelain laminate is bonded to the tooth with special adhesive materials by dental aesthetics experts in Antalya.

Dental Aesthetics

In Which Situations Can Porcelain Laminate Veneer Treatment Be Applied?

- For teeth with severe discoloration that cannot be improved with whitening,
- For teeth with color and shape irregularities,
- To close gaps between teeth (diastema closure),
- For the treatment of broken or worn teeth,
- To correct old fillings that have discolored and degraded in structure,
- As an alternative to orthodontic treatment for some individuals with mild misalignment, providing near-perfect dental aesthetics in Izmir.

Situations Where Porcelain Laminate Veneer Treatment Cannot Be Applied

- Bruxism (teeth grinding), teeth clenching,
- In primary (baby) teeth,
- In enamel diseases where the teeth are structurally weak,
- For individuals with bad habits like nail biting, pipe smoking, and pencil chewing,
- In cases of severe gum recession and poor oral hygiene.

Metal-Free Ceramic Restorations

These are types of prosthetics where metal alloys are not used as the base material. The light transmittance of these restorations is closer to the translucency of natural teeth, providing a more aesthetic and natural appearance compared to metal-ceramic crowns and bridges. Metal-free ceramic prostheses do not exhibit the opaque look and the gray or purple tones at the gum margins that can develop in metal-supported prostheses. Metal-free ceramic prostheses are mainly divided into zirconium-supported and reinforced ceramic-supported prostheses and are utilized in dental aesthetics in Izmir.

Zirconium-Supported Ceramic Restorations

Zirconium is a semi-metal material with a white color, unlike metals that have gray tones. It has light transmittance, and its fracture resistance is higher than metal alloys, making it an alternative in dental aesthetics in Izmir for patients requiring metal frameworks. Zirconium can withstand approximately 950-1400 MPa of pressure and, with advancing technology, can be applied in various colors, closely matching the patient's tooth color. Additionally, there is no risk of allergies associated with nickel metal alloys as zirconium is a biocompatible material.

Full Ceramic Prostheses (Empress, E-max)

In dental aesthetics in Izmir, full ceramic prostheses with light transmittance higher than zirconium offer the most natural appearance closest to natural teeth. The most commonly used ceramic bases contain lithium disilicate. The fabrication process of ceramic bases is more labor-intensive and time-consuming, created through both casting and CAD-CAM technology. They are used up to the second premolars for crowns and bridges, with mechanical strength lower than zirconium and metal frameworks. They are frequently used in the anterior region for dental aesthetics in Izmir, similar to porcelain laminates, and are biocompatible materials.

Dental Prosthetic Applications

Metal-Supported Ceramic Restorations:

The process of reducing teeth with significant material loss due to decay, fracture, or other reasons and covering them is known as crowning, while filling gaps due to the loss of one or more teeth by reducing adjacent teeth and using them as support pillars is known as bridging.

When tooth loss occurs, adjacent teeth may tilt towards the gap, leading to gum problems, bone loss, and reduced chewing efficiency. If gaps are not promptly treated with implants, bridges, or other methods, it can result in severe bone loss in the edentulous area and potentially lead to the extraction of neighboring teeth.

Removable Prostheses:

- Total (Full) Dentures: Applied when the patient has lost all teeth. While upper full dentures achieve successful results in terms of retention, patients often face challenges with lower full dentures.

- Especially in the lower jaw, even a single tooth should be considered as an alternative to full dentures, evaluating a partial denture option. For edentulous patients with unresolved retention issues, implant-supported prostheses should be considered.

- Partial (Segmental) Prostheses: Applied when the patient has lost some teeth and fixed prostheses (bridges) are not suitable (due to the large number of missing teeth or the inability of the remaining teeth to bear the load). Partial prostheses are used in these cases.

- Partial prostheses vary based on their attachment to the remaining teeth: clasped prostheses, telescopic crown prostheses, sliding prostheses, and bar-supported prostheses.

Defne Oral and Dental Health Clinic; offers qualified and expert staff for all types of Laminate Veneers, Prosthetic Dental Treatments, and Smile-Dental Aesthetics procedures at all its branches, providing services for your dental treatments in Antalya.