Going out to a restaurant and the fear of her denture falling out were the main causes of stress and withdrawal from social life for our patient.
Dental problems
Natalia's dental problems began as early as childhood. At the age of 14, her upper teeth were extracted. Natalia faced cruel comments from her peers, which stripped away her self-confidence and joy. In modern dentistry, the fight is always on to save every tooth; teeth are not extracted preventatively. Tooth decay must be treated to prevent tooth loss.
Natalia decided to regain the smile she had held back for many years and replace her uncomfortable denture with a permanent implant-supported bridge; she chose Malo Clinic in Warsaw.
Bone loss
The premature extraction of her teeth resulted in significant bone loss in Natalia's upper jaw. We often think that bone loss affects only the elderly, but this is an incorrect assumption. Bone loss is not solely related to age. In this case, following tooth extraction, the bone loses its function and physiological bone resorption occurs. The role of the cortical bone plate is to retain teeth in the socket – upon tooth loss, the bone is no longer needed, which leads to its resorption. In our patient's case, the teeth were extracted at the age of 14, resulting in substantial bone loss – Natalia had been without teeth for over 15 years – according to some sources, approximately 25% of the socket's height and up to 60% of its width are lost within the first 3 months following extraction, after which the rate of loss decreases to 1% per year.
In Natalia's case, an additional factor exacerbating bone loss was wearing dentures for many years. A denture exerts pressure on the bone, which further accelerates its resorption.
The Malo Clinic Protocol procedure in 1 day
The patient underwent the MCP procedure using the All-on-4® technique, with the smile design and implant placement planned on the basis of diagnostic imaging. The Malo Clinic Protocol procedure enabled her to regain a complete smile in just one day. In the upper arch, the Malo Clinic surgical team led by Dr Armando Lopes placed 4 implants, onto which a provisional bridge – crafted during the day by dental technicians from the Malo Clinic laboratory – was screwed into place.
The patient retained her own teeth in the lower jaw, so professional dental hygiene treatment was performed on the lower arch. In addition, conservative dentistry procedures were carried out – treating cavities in the lower teeth.
Regaining her teeth will restore not only Natalia's smile, but also her self-confidence. Going out to a restaurant or playing with her children will no longer cause anxiety about her denture falling out or getting damaged.
link to the full makeover on DDTVN https://dziendobry.tvn.pl/zdrowie/stracila-zeby-gdy-byla-nastolatka-teraz-ma-nowy-usmiech-6771273
Natalia before the smile makeover
Natalia's smile in 1 day
