Full Mouth Reconstruction

Patients sometimes require complete mouth restoration. There are numerous indications for this level of care, including patients with TMJ problems, head and neck pain, a mouth full of old defective restorations, and a desire for cosmetics.

 At the initial appointment, the patient is thoroughly examined and records are taken, including radiographs, neuromuscular scans, photographs and bite registrations.

After the laboratory has completed the full mouth wax-up and provided Dr. Medlock with all measurements and bites, the patient is scheduled for 2 appointments three weeks apart. Each appointment is for the entire day. At each of the 2 appointments, the patient will be given oral sedation. This allows the patient to enter a relaxed twilight state for most of the visit. There are several breaks taken during the visit, and midway there is a nutrition " Lunch" break.

At the first of these 2 visits, all teeth are prepared, impressions are taken, and the patient leaves the office, usually around mid afternoon, with beautiful sculpted temporaries that are remarkably similar to the way the finished case will look.

The patient returns in 3 weeks for the second visit, and again under oral sedation all the crowns and bridges are permanently seated.

There are 3 short follow-up visits after the seating appointment in order to refine the bite.