{"id":133467,"date":"2018-01-18T14:08:56","date_gmt":"2018-01-18T19:08:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/?post_type=school-college-post&p=133467"},"modified":"2019-01-28T16:51:46","modified_gmt":"2019-01-28T21:51:46","slug":"comes-dental-prosthetics-dont-compromise-facial-appearance","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/today.uconn.edu\/2018\/01\/comes-dental-prosthetics-dont-compromise-facial-appearance\/","title":{"rendered":"When it Comes to Dental Prosthetics, You Don\u2019t Have to Compromise Facial Appearance"},"content":{"rendered":"

Maintaining lip support is a concern for many dental patients. However, a new study<\/a> finds there is no significant difference in an individual\u2019s facial appearance, especially in regards to the lips, if they are wearing either removable dentures or a permanent (or \u201cfixed\u201d) bridge with dental implants.<\/p>\n

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Patient wearing removable denture (Photo by American College of Prosthodontists).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Before this study, it was believed that individuals with no upper teeth of their own needed a full removable denture so their upper lip would rest normally when the mouth is closed. On that basis, many dental professionals recommended removable dentures instead of a permanent bridge anchored by four to six dental implants. However, a new four-part study in the January 2018 edition of the Journal of Prosthodontics has determined this long-held belief may be inaccurate.<\/p>\n

A team of five prosthodontists, led by UConn School of Dental Medicine\u2019s<\/a> Dr. Avinash Bidra<\/a> studied over 30 patients with no upper teeth. The team took photos of the patients with their mouths closed with normal dentures in place, and then again with dentures that mimicked the appearance of a dental implant. Conclusions from all parts of the study found that there was no clinically significant difference in an individual\u2019s appearance when wearing the two types of prosthetics \u2013 a groundbreaking deduction.<\/p>\n

\u201cPatients who are missing all their teeth and seeking a solution do not have to worry about any compromises to their facial appearance, especially related to the lips,\u201d said Dr. Bidra, who is director of the Prosthodontics Residency Program at UConn School of Dental Medicine. \u201cThis finding challenges a commonly held notion that treatment with permanent implant bridges, such as the All-on-4\u00ae treatment, may alter facial appearance and lip projection.\u201d<\/p>\n

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Patient wearing implant mimicking denture (Photo by American College of Prosthodontists).<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

Now, prosthodontists and patients can have more options when it comes time to decide on their best course of treatment for long-lasting health and visual appearance.<\/p>\n

\u201cThese findings can improve treatment confidence for clinicians as well as patients,\u201d said Dr. Bidra.<\/p>\n

This four-part study<\/a>, which is the first of its kind, is titled \u201cDifferences in Lip Support with and without Labial Flanges in a Maxillary Edentulous Population.\u201d<\/p>\n

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