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A Complete Approach to Smile Restoration
South Hills Dental Arts rebuilds damaged smiles through comprehensive reconstruction that addresses multiple dental problems simultaneously, restoring complete function, health, and confidence using advanced technology and 35 years of proven expertise.
When extensive dental problems affect your entire mouth—from missing teeth and severe decay to bite misalignment and gum disease—full mouth reconstruction offers a comprehensive solution that goes beyond fixing individual issues. This transformative approach addresses complex dental conditions that impact every aspect of your life, from eating and speaking to smiling with confidence. Unlike treating problems piecemeal, reconstruction rebuilds your entire oral system systematically, creating lasting solutions that restore both function and beauty.
At South Hills Dental Arts, we provide complete reconstructive care under one roof, eliminating the need for referrals to multiple specialists. Our McMurray team combines 35 years of experience with Digital Smile Design technology to plan your reconstruction with precision, showing you exactly how your restored smile will look and function before treatment begins. This comprehensive approach addresses functional and aesthetic concerns simultaneously, ensuring your complete confidence in the transformation ahead.
Understanding Full Mouth Reconstruction
Full mouth reconstruction, also called full mouth rehabilitation, involves rebuilding or replacing all teeth in both upper and lower jaws. This comprehensive treatment addresses multiple dental issues simultaneously, including severe tooth decay, advanced gum disease, extensive tooth loss, traumatic injuries, severe wear from grinding, congenital conditions affecting tooth development, and failed previous dental work.
Unlike a smile makeover that focuses primarily on aesthetics, full mouth reconstruction prioritizes restoring proper function while achieving beautiful results. We rebuild your bite relationship, eliminate pain, restore chewing ability, and create a healthy foundation for long-term oral health. The aesthetic improvements that result are dramatic but grounded in sound biological and biomechanical principles.
Comprehensive Evaluation and Planning
Your reconstruction journey begins with the most thorough dental evaluation you’ve likely ever experienced. Using advanced diagnostic technology, we assess every aspect of your oral health. Our 3D X-rays reveal bone structure, joint health, and hidden pathology. Intraoral cameras capture detailed images of each tooth surface. Digital photography documents your current condition from multiple angles.
Tekscan Bite Analysis
Our Tekscan technology provides crucial insight into your bite dynamics that traditional methods cannot achieve. This computerized system measures the exact timing and force of tooth contacts, revealing imbalances that contribute to tooth damage, jaw pain, and accelerated wear. Understanding these forces helps us design reconstructions that distribute pressure evenly, ensuring long-term success.
The data from Tekscan guides decisions about tooth height, position, and angulation. We can see how proposed changes will affect overall bite function before implementing them. This precision prevents future problems and maximizes the longevity of your reconstruction.
Customized Treatment Planning
Every full mouth reconstruction is unique, tailored to address your specific conditions and goals. Our treatment plans typically combine multiple procedures sequenced strategically for optimal results. We consider factors like your overall health, lifestyle, timeline preferences, and budget when designing your reconstruction roadmap.
Common procedures in full mouth reconstruction include:
- Dental implants for missing teeth replacement
- Crowns and bridges for damaged teeth
- Porcelain veneers for aesthetic enhancement
- Periodontal therapy for gum disease
- Root canal therapy for infected teeth
- Orthodontic treatment for alignment
- TMJ therapy for jaw joint problems
- Bone grafting for implant support
These integrated treatments work together systematically to rebuild your oral health from the foundation up, ensuring each component supports the others for optimal long-term success.
Phased Treatment Approach
Full mouth reconstruction typically occurs in phases, allowing healing between stages and spreading treatment over manageable intervals. We might begin by addressing urgent issues like infection or pain, then move to foundational treatments like periodontal therapy. Restorative phases follow, building your new smile systematically.
This phased approach offers several advantages. You maintain function throughout treatment with temporary restorations. Spreading procedures over time reduces physical stress and allows financial flexibility. We can evaluate results at each stage, making adjustments to optimize outcomes. Most importantly, phasing ensures biological healing that supports long-term success.
Digital Smile Design Integration
Our Digital Smile Design technology revolutionizes reconstruction planning by creating virtual models of your intended results. Using facial analysis and smile design principles, we design reconstructions that harmonize with your facial features. You see exactly how different treatment options will look, participating actively in design decisions.
This technology also enables us to create surgical guides and temporary restorations that match the final plan. Your temporaries aren’t just placeholders—they’re prototypes of your final smile. Living with these prototypes allows you to test aesthetics and function, requesting modifications before we create permanent restorations.
Advanced Restorative Options
Modern materials and techniques make today’s reconstructions more durable and natural-looking than ever before. Our CEREC technology creates same-day crowns and bridges, reducing treatment time and eliminating temporary restorations for many procedures. These ceramic restorations match natural tooth properties in strength, wear resistance, and appearance.
For missing teeth, dental implants provide the gold standard replacement. According to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, implants preserve bone structure and provide stability comparable to natural teeth. Our digital implant planning ensures precise placement for optimal function and aesthetics, creating foundations that support your reconstruction for decades.
Addressing Complex Bite Issues
Many patients requiring reconstruction have complex bite problems contributing to their dental deterioration. Improper bite alignment accelerates tooth wear, causes fractures, and strains jaw joints. Addressing these underlying issues is crucial for reconstruction success.
We use various techniques to optimize bite relationships. Occlusal equilibration involves carefully reshaping tooth surfaces for even contact. Orthodontic treatment may precede restorative work to improve tooth positioning. Custom-designed restorations are shaped to create ideal bite dynamics. This attention to function ensures your reconstruction lasts for decades.
Managing Treatment Comfort
We understand that extensive treatment can seem daunting. Our sedation options ensure comfort throughout your reconstruction journey. From nitrous oxide for mild relaxation to IV sedation for complex procedures, we tailor sedation to your needs and anxiety level.
Our virtually painless anesthesia system and laser dentistry minimize discomfort during procedures. OraVerse can reverse numbness quickly after treatment. Combined with our calming office environment featuring TVs, music, and aromatherapy, these comfort measures make even extensive treatment manageable.
Temporary Restorations
Quality temporary restorations are crucial during reconstruction. Our temporaries aren’t just functional—they’re aesthetic prototypes that allow you to “test drive” your new smile. Made from durable materials using digital design, these temporaries let you eat comfortably and smile confidently throughout treatment.
Temporaries also serve therapeutic purposes. They can reprogram muscles to adapt to new bite positions. We can adjust them easily based on your feedback. This trial period ensures your permanent restorations will be comfortable and functional from day one.
Aesthetic Excellence
While function is paramount, the aesthetic transformation achieved through reconstruction is often life-changing. We consider multiple factors when designing your new smile: tooth proportions following golden ratio principles, shade selection complementing your complexion, tooth shapes reflecting your personality, smile line harmonizing with facial features, and gum contours creating ideal tooth display.
Our photogrammetry and 3D Vectra facial scanning analyze how your new smile affects overall facial aesthetics. We can show you how different tooth positions, sizes, and shapes will look with your face in motion. This comprehensive approach ensures results that look natural and enhance your appearance.
Long-term Maintenance
Protecting your reconstruction investment requires commitment to maintenance. We provide detailed care instructions and design custom maintenance protocols based on your specific restorations. Regular professional cleanings with our experienced team, possibly more frequent initially, keep your reconstruction healthy.
Home care is equally important. We recommend specific products and techniques for your restorations. Electric toothbrushes with pressure sensors prevent excessive force. Water flossers clean around implants and bridges effectively. Custom nightguards protect against grinding damage.
Life-changing Results
Patients consistently describe full mouth reconstruction as transformative. Beyond obvious improvements in appearance and function, reconstruction often eliminates chronic pain, improves nutrition through better chewing, enhances speech clarity, and boosts self-confidence dramatically. Many patients report feeling years younger and more energetic.
The psychological impact cannot be overstated. After years of hiding their smiles, avoiding certain foods, or suffering with pain, patients experience freedom and joy. Professional opportunities improve when you can smile confidently. Social interactions become comfortable again. The investment in reconstruction pays dividends in quality of life.
Financial Planning and Investment
Full mouth reconstruction represents a significant investment in your health and well-being. Our flexible financing options include extended payment plans that make reconstruction accessible. We work with your insurance to maximize benefits, though reconstruction often exceeds typical coverage.
During your free virtual consultation, we provide detailed cost estimates with various treatment options. We can phase treatment to spread costs over time. Many patients find that when considering the longevity of reconstruction versus repeated repairs of failing teeth, the investment makes financial sense.
Transform Your Life With South Hills Dental Arts
Extensive dental damage doesn’t have to define your future when comprehensive full mouth reconstruction can rebuild everything from function and comfort to confidence and quality of life. At South Hills Dental Arts, we’ve spent 35 years mastering the complex art of complete smile reconstruction, understanding that successful treatment requires not just technical skill but the ability to coordinate multiple procedures into a cohesive, life-changing transformation. Our advanced technology and comprehensive in-house capabilities mean you receive consistent, exceptional care throughout your reconstruction journey.
Your path to complete oral health restoration begins with understanding your unique needs and designing a reconstruction plan that addresses every aspect of your dental health while achieving your aesthetic dreams. We’re committed to guiding you through this transformative process with the expertise, technology, and compassionate care necessary to rebuild not just your smile, but your confidence and quality of life. Call us today at 724-395-3995 or complete our contact form to schedule your comprehensive consultation and take the first step toward the complete smile transformation you deserve.
