Snap on Dentures

Dr. Roderick A. Garcia is a practicing Cosmetic and Family Dentist in Albuquerque since 1983. Dr. Garcia provides a full range of dental procedures including snap on dentures over implants.

Snap on Dentures over implants, are dentures upper or lower that have been modified to securely and precisely snap onto previously placed implants.

The number of implants needed to secure a snap on denture will be determined by the size of the patient, bite forces applied by the patient, and whether the patient is a clencher and grinder.

The minimal number of implants is 2 but can be 4 or 6 for greater support and as needed.

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The dentures are usually made before the implants are placed and then modified to fit over the implants with precision attachments to snap the dentures onto the implants once the implants are integrated into the bone.

Denture fabrication usually takes 2 to 3 weeks unless teeth are being extracted in which case the dentures are made before teeth are extracted and placed on same day of extraction.

Implants require 3 months to integrate into the bone before the snap on denture can be done.

For more information on Snap on Dentures over implants, contact Roderick A. Garcia DMD at 505-821-6119 and visit www.roderickgarciadmd.com

Dental Bridges

Roderick A. Garcia DMD an Albuquerque Cosmetic and Family Dentist, has provided quality dental care for his patients for over 36 years.

Among the many dental procedures Dr. Garcia provides for his patients, dental bridges is one of them.

Dental Bridges are fixed restorations that replace one or more missing teeth. Dental bridges utilize the adjacent teeth next to the missing teeth to anchor the bridge in place.
Dental Bridges can be placed in the front or back of the mouth and are made of different materials depending on the span of the bridge, cosmetic concerns, and bite issues such as clenching and grinding.

Dental Bridge

The materials used to fabricate the bridge may be solid zirconia, zirconia with porcelain fused to it, solid gold and silver, or gold and silver with porcelain fused to it.
For cosmetic placements, the design of the bridge and preparation of the teeth is critical as well as communication with the dental lab for excellent results to be achieved.

The adjacent teeth to the missing teeth are prepared as if they were receiving a crown with each abutment(teeth holding the bridge)
parallel to one another.

Cosmetically dental bridges can be very natural looking done correctly.
For more information on Dental Bridges contact Roderick A. Garcia DMD at 505-821-6119 and visit www.roderickgarciadmd.com

 

Removal Partial Dentures

Dr. Roderick A. Garcia is a Cosmetic and Family Dentist that has practiced dentistry since 1983. Dr. Garcia is a Graduate of Tufts University School of Dental Medicine in Boston and has provided a variety of dental services for his patients including Partial Dentures.
Partial Dentures are removable dental appliances that replace missing teeth in the upper and lower jaw.

Removable Partial Dentures are held in place by clasping (hooking around) existing teeth with either a metal or nylon clasp.

Removable Partial Dentures can replace one or more missing teeth. The replacement teeth are either acrylic or porcelain.

The materials used for the removable partial denture can vary for example they can be made of flexible nylon, acrylic, or metal with acrylic. The design and materials for the removable partial denture will be determined by the patients restorative need, cosmetic concerns, age of the patient, and length of time the patient will be wearing the removable partial denture.

The experience and knowledge of the Dentist is very important in the design of the removable partial denture as bite forces and how to keep the partial stable must be applied and come into play as the removable partial denture is engineered

For more information on Removable Partial Dentures call Roderick A. Garcia DMD at 505-821-6119 and visit www.roderickgarciadmd.com

Implant Crowns

 

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Roderick A. Garcia DMD a Cosmetic and Family Dentist has provided excellent care for his patients in Albuquerque for over 36 years. A full range of dental procedures are provided by Dr. Garcia including Implant Crowns.

Implant Crowns are tooth restorations which are placed over a previously placed implant and implant abutment. Implant Crowns can be attached to the implant abutment either by screwing it into place or cementing it.

The Implant Abutment is the extended connection from the implant into the mouth that connects to the crown.

The implant crown can be made of a solid ceramic material such as zirconia, ceramic with porcelain fused to it, solid metal (gold and silver), or metal with porcelain fused to it.

Implant Crown can be very cosmetic, durable, and long lasting.

For more in depth information on Implant crowns, call Roderick A. Garcia DMD at 505-821-6119 and visit www.roderickgarciadmd.com for illustrations on implants and crowns.