Full Mouth Rejuvenation

Full Mouth Rejuvenation

A truly healthy smile is the result of harmony in the entire chewing system. Full-mouth rejuvenation, also known as bioesthetic dentistry, is a holistic approach that considers and treats the teeth, mouth, jaw joints, nerves, bones, lips, tongue, and facial musculature as an interconnected whole, rather than as individual parts. When these structures are in balance, the result is a youthful, healthy-looking smile that will last a lifetime.

Bioesthetic dentistry can treat a number of ailments that at first seem unrelated to dentistry. Obviously it can alleviate pain during chewing, and can remedy bruxism, or grinding of the teeth. The technique can treat soreness, pain, popping, clicking and grating in the jaw joints. Less obviously, though, this can be used to relieve pain in the muscles of the face and neck, upper back, and shoulders. It can also be a viable treatment for headache and migraine, and it can even ease pain, congestion and ringing in the ears.

Treatment begins with the creation of a wax model showing the ideal form of the patients dentition. Traditional procedures such as bonding and crowns are used to change the shape of the patients teeth. The front teeth are arranged to protect the back teeth during jaw movements, and the smile is adjusted for natural-looking aesthetics. These procedures restore a patients ideal, healthy, natural-looking smile.

Full-mouth rejuvenation often results in more than just a healthier smile. Because it repairs the entire chewing system, bioesthetic dentistry can dramatically improve the appearance of the entire facial musculature a “dental facelift.” The face appears more relaxed; the eyes are able to open wider and return to a more natural appearance; wrinkles decrease, and the muscles of the cheeks raise and gain tone.

The impact can be quite dramatic. Ask your dentist about it.