Denture Information
Communication
Dentist /Patient Communication
In order for the dental practitioner to understand and assist a patient, the patient must recognize and appreciate the very fact that, the practitioner needs to be told and informed of any personal medical and dental history. This information allows the practitioner to address the patient in the most comfortable and correct way.
It is highly important that each patient feels comfortable and be able to raise certain questions to their practitioner in relation to their training and experience. This will ultimately grant the patients with the knowledge and comfort so they can go ahead with the denture procedure. It is also important that patient has the comfort and confidence to be able to expresses all there is to know about his or her dental history. This will allow the practitioner to accurately treat and assess the patient’s needs.
Before a denture can be created and placed, a patient needs to have an initial consultation and evaluation by a Denture practitioner who will undertake a comprehensive dental examination and a medical and dental history.
First visit we will record your history, diagnose your situation, assess your needs and make a basic prognosis of what is expected from practitioners pin of view as well as the patients. Usually, oro-facial measurements are pursued, crucial for establishing bite and TMJ relationship, as well as assessing the correct and natural dentition sizes shapes and colure of the future dental appliance to construct a natural dental appliance to suite the face. It is utterly important to conduct a full Clinical examination of the total oral cavity including all soft and hard tissues taking particular attention of the edentulous portions and implant placement regions.
Your medical history is crucial to us and must be expressed to the practitioner before any treatment. At first meeting expect to forward to us any prescribed and/or non-prescribed medication that you may be taking at time of your appointment.
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