Full Mouth Implants or Rehab: What’s the Difference?
Full mouth dental implants are a specific surgical procedure that replaces missing teeth with artificial titanium roots anchored into the jawbone. Full mouth rehabilitation is the broader treatment plan that restores the health, function, and appearance of all the...
What Are the Signs of Dental Implant Failure?
Dental implant failure shows up through persistent pain, visible looseness, swelling around the gums, and trouble chewing on the affected side. What these point to is either infection or a post that never bonded with the jawbone the way it should have. There are two...
Smile Designing With Dental Implants: Can Missing Teeth Be Included?
Yes, missing teeth can absolutely be included in a smile design. Dental implants serve as foundational root replacements, acting as anchors to support custom crowns, bridges, or full-arch restorations that complete the aesthetic and functional transformation. The...
Failed smile makeover: can it be redone by a different dentist?
Yes, a failed or botched smile makeover can absolutely be redone by a different dentist. Seeking out an experienced, specialized cosmetic dentist is recommended to correct aesthetic and functional issues like poor veneer fit, incorrect tooth proportions, bite...
How to maintain your smile designing results for 10+ years
Smile design results hold up for 10 years or longer when three things happen together: clean daily hygiene, protection from bite stress, and regular professional reviews. Veneers and crowns don’t fail randomly. They fail at the margins, under grinding pressure,...Medically Reviewed by
Dr. Jaydev Matapathi
BDS, MDS (Conservative Dentistry & Endodontics)
MFD RCSI (UK), MFDS RCPS (Glasgow, UK)
Member Faculty of Dentistry — Royal College of Surgeons, Ireland
Member Faculty of Dental Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow Dual Super-Specialisation: Microscopic Endodontics & Smile Designing
Member Faculty of Dental Surgery — Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, Glasgow Dual Super-Specialisation: Microscopic Endodontics & Smile Designing