Multidisciplinary Rehabilitation Within the General Practice

INTRODUCTION
"Reconstructive Dentistry" is probably the broadest and most inclusive term used to describe the concept of replacing, rebuilding, or creating the elements and relationships between teeth, the upper and lower jaws, and overall facial structures.

In order to provide this type of reconstructive dental treatment, the goal of the provider is to utilize a wide variety of dental services, such as restorative, endodontic, periodontic, implant, and prosthetic care to produce the precise outcome desired by the patient.

For those dentists who do not want to incorporate these types of services into their general practice, specialists would be involved to provide a team approach to accomplish all of the various procedures that the patient requires.

Many patients have delayed having needed dental care due to their personal economic situation these days. When they finally return to the dentist, they often have a variety of problems that need attention. These problems may require root canals, scaling and root planing, extractions, grafting, fillings, or implant placement.

In my practice, we are able to address all these concerns utilizing oral or IV sedation within a couple of appointments, whereas before they would be referred out to various specialties, thus taking more time and often with multiple visits. In other words, patients who have the least amount of time for what seems to be a considerable amount of dentistry (multiple implants or reconstructive procedures) are accommodated with special appointments.

Our office's ability to schedule these appointment blocks enables patients with overflowing work schedules or active lifestyles to obtain needed treatments with the least amount of visits and the least inconvenience.

This article describes a case where the patient needed several types of dental services within the various disciplines of dentistry to fulfill his demands for an aesthetic and functional smile. It will also illustrate an efficient and effective approach in preparation, bonding, endodontics, implants, prosthetics and more!

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