While we have dental implants and implant-supported prosthetics to handle tooth loss, sometimes we see patients who need more than just new teeth. For some, we can create maxillofacial prosthetics that can also restore head and neck tissues impacted by injury or complications at birth. In today’s blog, your Shrewsbury, MA, prosthodontist talks about our custom maxillofacial prosthetics.
Planning Your Treatment
We could recommend these maxillofacial prosthetics for people who are recovering from cancer or who have congenital defects or neurological conditions, which can impact tissues in the head and neck, and impact how you chew and swallow. This is also helpful for people who have survived traumatic injuries. They not only restore function to your bite and smile, but this can offer benefits for the patients’ appearance and mental and emotional wellbeing. Our team will gather detailed digital images and x-rays of your face, neck, and bite, and use them to design and craft these custom devices to ensure a proper fit and optimal results. Every smile is unique, and your appliance will be fabricated for your smile specifically.
Intraoral Options
For the interior of your mouth, we can create intraoral prosthetics. These are custom-made from durable materials that can handle daily use and pressures with ease. These are more complex and the fabrication process may take more time than our extraoral prosthetics. When in place, these will restore your ability to speak clearly, chew and swallow, and more by augmenting the function and esthetics in the interior of your mouth.
Extraoral Prosthetics
We also offer extraoral prosthetics, which focus more on your outer appearance, helping you feel more confident and comfortable in social situations. Again, we will custom-make these devices based on detailed images and impressions taken of your face and smile, and take steps to ensure they blend with your smile and facial structure.
If you have any questions about how we restore function, health, and beauty with our maxillofacial prosthetics, or if you want to see if one of these are right for you, then reach out to our team today. We look forward to helping you enjoy improved quality of life following your injury or illness, and we can take on congenital concerns as well. You deserve the ability to feel confident in social situations, and we are ready to start you on that journey.
Schedule a Visit for Improved Bite Function and Appearance
The team at Modern Dentistry of Shrewsbury in MA strives to offer results that make you feel confidence and improve your daily life experience. To schedule an appointment with us, call our office today at 508-842-8838. Whether you have missing teeth or issues with facial structure and the ability to chew and swallow, we can help. Talk to our team about possible options.
