A Comprehensive Guide to Full Mouth Reconstruction

Just small toothaches can take a major toll on a person's quality of life. Living with any significant or severe form of damage, decay, or disease of the teeth and gums can seriously impact your well-being. Thankfully, patients don't have to live with the pain and discomfort that significant oral health issues cause; modern dentistry offers a wide array of treatments and solutions designed to address oral health issues, restore the mouth's complete form and function, and enhance the aesthetic appearance of the smile. With a full mouth reconstruction, we can address all of your issues to help you regain good oral health and restore your smile to complete health, function, and beauty.  

What Is Full Mouth Reconstruction?

A full mouth reconstruction is a multifaceted approach to dental care designed to completely reconstruct and restore the form, function, and health of a patient's smile. A full mouth reconstruction combines multiple treatments that rebuild and/or replace a patient's teeth to provide an extensive restoration of a patient's smile. A full mouth reconstruction is intended to restore a patient's smile to its complete form while enhancing its beauty and revitalizing oral health.  

How Is a Full Mouth Reconstruction Different from a Smile Makeover?

A smile makeover is primarily concerned with enhancing the aesthetic appearance of a smile. While a full mouth reconstruction does focus on improving the look of a patient's smile, it also aims to restore the form and function of the smile while improving the patient's oral health. So, like a smile makeover, a full mouth reconstruction improves the appearance of the smile but it provides a more comprehensive approach to treatment, creating positive patient outcomes with an additional focus on function, comfort, and health.  

Who Is a Candidate for a Smile Reconstruction? Oral Health Issues Addressed with a Full Mouth Reconstruction

Full mouth reconstructions can be recommended for patients who have extensive oral health problems such as:

• Severe periodontal disease (gum disease)

• Significant damage due to an injury

• Extensive decay

• Several missing teeth

• Significantly worn teeth

• Loose teeth

• Several cracked, fractured, or broken teeth

When oral problems impact the patient's health, comfort, and appearance, a full mouth reconstruction provides a multifaceted approach to restoring both the patient's health and appearance while mitigating uncomfortable or painful symptoms of damage, decay, and oral disease.  

What Does a Full Mouth Reconstruction Entail?

Full mouth reconstruction typically involves a complex treatment plan that includes a series of treatments, steps, and several appointments. The process begins with a consultation with our dentist. During this appointment, our dentist thoroughly evaluates the patient's health with a thorough examination and diagnostic imaging that enables us to diagnose the patient's oral health issues, assess the extent of the problems, and provide the patient with a recommendation for a comprehensive treatment plan.  

A full mouth reconstruction is different for every patient. Each treatment plan is designed and recommended based on the patient's current oral health and treatment goals. We design each full mouth reconstruction to meet the patient's unique needs while maximizing the success of our patient outcomes.  

Since every full mouth reconstruction treatment plan is different, the total length of treatment and number of appointments needed also varies for each patient. Depending on the patient's treatment needs, a full mouth reconstruction could take anywhere from a few months to more than a year.  

Treatments Commonly Included with Full Mouth Reconstruction

Full mouth reconstructions typically include a combination of restorative and cosmetic dental treatments such as:

• Dental implants

• Dental crowns

• Dental bridges

• Full or partial dentures

• Dental veneers

• Dental fillings, inlays, or onlays

• Scaling and root planing

• Root canal therapy

• Dental bonding

• Bone grafting

• Gum surgery

• Gingivectomy or gum recontouring

• Gum grafting

• Orthodontic treatment

• Teeth whitening

The exact combination and order of treatments recommended as a part of a full mouth reconstruction depend on the individual patient's treatment needs and goals. Our dentist works with each patient individually to determine the best treatment plan and options.  

Restore Your Smile with Our Restorative and Cosmetic Dentist in Roseville and Folsom

If your smile has been significantly damaged as a result of injury, disease, decay, age, or another condition, you don't have to live with the pain and discomfort of an unhealthy and incomplete smile. At Smile & Co., we specialize in working with our patients to help them turn their smile dreams into a reality. We can provide you with a custom-designed treatment plan to help you restore the form, function, and health of your smile while enhancing and rejuvenating your physical appearance.  

To learn more about full mouth reconstruction and our comprehensive menu of dental services, we welcome you to contact either of our two convenient locations to request a consultation with one of our skilled and experienced dentists today.

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