Full Mouth Rehabilitation For Complex Cases

Restore Your Smile, Bite, And Oral Health

At Lumena Dentistry, Dr. Young Kim is an expert in full-mouth rehabilitation in Centreville, VA. If you have lots of unhealthy teeth, you’ve lost multiple teeth, or you have other complex oral health issues, our team is here to help.

We offer expert dental care in a relaxed, comforting environment. We aren’t interested in judging you for your oral health. Our only goal at Lumena Dentistry is to restore your teeth and gums, prevent further complications, and make sure you can smile proudly for years to come.

What Is Full Mouth Rehabilitation? Why Would I Need It?

As the name suggests, full mouth rehabilitation involves using multiple dental procedures to repair, restore, and replace multiple unhealthy or missing teeth.

This can involve periodontal care to eliminate advanced gum and bone disease. Then, damaged teeth are repaired with a combination of crowns, inlays, onlays, and veneers. Full mouth rehabilitation also often involves replacing missing teeth with implants, bridges, or dentures, or even restoring an entire mouth of missing teeth with a bridge of teeth on multiple implants (also known as All-On-X).

No two patients are alike, so the process can vary quite a bit depending on your specific oral health needs. There are lots of different reasons that you may need full mouth rehabilitation at Lumena Dentistry, such as:

• Serious dental trauma, such as a slip and fall or a car accident
• Tooth loss due to oral cancer or other health conditions
• Deep or large cavities affecting multiple teeth
• Multiple damaged or infected teeth
• Failing dental work, like old fillings, crowns, or dental bridges
• Severe, untreated gum disease leading to damaged teeth or tooth loss
• Extensive tooth wear from grinding, gastric reflux, diet, or an unhealthy bite

Basically, if you have serious oral health issues that are affecting multiple teeth, you may be a good candidate for full mouth rehabilitation in Centreville, VA, from Dr. Young Kim.

What Treatments Are Used In Full-Mouth Rehabilitation?

The specifics of the full mouth rehabilitation process will always be a little bit different for each patient. However, the process usually involves at least a few of the following dental treatments:

Gum disease treatment

If you have untreated gum disease, the first step of full mouth rehabilitation is to stop its progression and get it under control. Depending on your case, this may involve periodontal scaling and root planing, laser therapy, gum flap surgery, and gum and bone grafts to restore damaged tissue.

Root canal therapy

If you have one or more infected teeth, root canal therapy may be used to remove the source of the infection and restore your oral health. Dr. Kim will open up your tooth, clean up the inside, and disinfect it. Then, he will seal the tooth with an onlay or crown  to protect it from further damage.

Ceramic and porcelain restorations

For teeth with more extensive decay, ceramic and porcelain restorations are a better alternative to fillings. Inlays, onlays, crowns, and veneers seal and protect the damaged portions of teeth and offer better longevity. They are also commonly used to repair and strengthen teeth damaged by severe wear and tear or dental trauma.

Bridges can also be used to replace missing teeth. They consist of two crowns that attach to healthy “abutment” teeth. Between these two crowns, one or more false teeth (pontics) are used to “bridge” the gap and replace a row of one or more missing teeth.

Tooth extractions

At Lumena Dentistry, Dr. Kim will always preserve your natural teeth when possible. But sometimes, a tooth may be too damaged to save. If this is the case, he may recommend a tooth extraction. Once your tooth has been extracted, you can explore ways to replace it, such as a denture, dental bridges, or dental implants.

Dental implants

Dental implants are the best way to replace missing teeth. One implant can be used with a single crown to replace one missing tooth. However, multiple implants can also be used to support a dental bridge, or even a full mouth of permanent teeth. This makes implants a great option for patients who are undergoing full mouth rehabilitation and have lost many of their teeth.

Take Control Of Your Oral Health – Book An Appointment Now!

We know how intimidating it can be to deal with complex oral health issues. But at Lumena Dentistry, our team is here to help, not to judge. With the help of Dr. Young Kim and our team, you can get out of pain, restore your teeth, and take the first step toward a lifetime of happy, healthy smiles. So don’t wait. If you’re interested in full mouth rehabilitation in Centreville, VA, give us a call or book your visit online right away.