What are the hazards of invisible dentures to adjacent teeth?

Invisible dentures are a new type of denture invented in recent years. Dentures are artificial teeth that are used to replace teeth that have fallen out due to various reasons. The main common types of dentures include fixed dentures, removable dentures and invisible dentures. Invisible dentures are popular among people because they are comfortable to wear and highly concealed, but they can cause some harm to adjacent teeth. So what are the harms of invisible dentures to adjacent teeth?

Invisible dentures are suitable for repairing when 1-2 front teeth are missing. They are beautiful and easy to wear. Invisible dentures are generally not recommended for patients with large-area missing or back teeth missing. Because general movable teeth are composed of clasps and bases, the clasps play a role in retention and preventing the teeth from twisting and shifting, and the base plays a stabilizing role.

Invisible dentures are retained by an elastic base, but do not have clasps as retainers, which increases the burden on the base. Over time, it can lead to rapid absorption of periodontal tissues, and in severe cases, it can even cause adjacent teeth to loosen. Generally, the bite force of the back teeth is greater, which accelerates the absorption of periodontal tissues. Therefore, it is not recommended to use invisible dentures to repair the back teeth. You can consider using steel brackets to arrange the teeth and repair the missing tooth tissue. Invisible dentures also have defects such as poor bite force resistance, easy sinking, and difficulty in self-cleaning in the mouth after wearing, so they can cause harm to healthy natural teeth and gums. Generally speaking, it is a denture that is simple to make but has poor functional restoration.

Advantages: Invisible dentures have the advantages of high elasticity and resistance to breakage, invisible and beautiful base, easy and quick operation, and less or no teeth grinding. Especially for defects in front teeth and premolars, traditional removable dentures affect the appearance due to exposed metal clasps, while invisible denture bases are invisible, the material has high fracture resistance, can be made thin and comfortable, and the elastic material can enter the concave area of the abutment tooth and fit well with the mucosa, so it has good retention and is easy to put on and take off. For clinical cases of excessive crown length, exposed roots, and tooth neck sensitivity caused by periodontal disease or wedge-shaped defects, the clasp of the invisible denture can form a gingival prosthesis to cover the excessively long neck of the abutment tooth, thereby improving the excessive crown length, restoring the beauty of patients with anterior gingival atrophy, and reducing the sensitivity of exposed tooth neck.

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