These Are the Things Patients Tell Us
If this list sounds like your own, know that a smile in this condition can still be rebuilt completely.
What Waiting Another Year Costs
Small Problems Become Big Ones
A cracked tooth that needs a crown today may need removal within a year.
Bone Begins to Shrink
Once a tooth is gone, the jawbone beneath it thins and changes your facial shape.
Treatment Grows More Involved
The longer you wait, the more steps your rebuild requires before we reach the finish.
Healthy Teeth Take the Strain
Your remaining teeth absorb extra force every day and wear down faster because of it.
Fewer Options Remain Later
Advanced bone loss can rule out the simpler, faster solutions available to you right now.
Avoidance Becomes a Habit
Skipping dinners and hiding your smile stops feeling like a choice and starts feeling normal.
Starting now means a simpler rebuild, fewer appointments, and a better long-term result.
How Full Mouth Reconstruction Rebuilds an Entire Smile
Full mouth reconstruction is a single, coordinated plan that rebuilds the health, function, and appearance of every tooth in your mouth. Rather than repairing one problem at a time over many years, we map the whole picture first, then sequence treatment so each step supports the next. Your plan may combine crowns, implants, bridges, gum therapy, and cosmetic finishing.
Planning that carefully requires seeing more than flat x-rays show. Cone beam 3-D imaging and digital scanning at Hite Family Dentistry give us a complete view of your teeth, bone, and bite before a single decision gets made. That means each full mouth reconstruction in Edwardsville, IL, begins with your actual anatomy rather than an average model.
Treatment typically spans several months across multiple phases
Crowns, implants, dentures, and bridges may all apply
Most restorations are designed and produced in our office
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Is Full Mouth Reconstruction Right for You?
Have multiple teeth that are broken, decayed, worn, or missing
Are held together by old crowns and fillings that continue to fail
Want one complete plan instead of another patchwork repair
Have been told your case is too complicated to treat
Currently avoid certain foods because chewing has become unreliable
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What to Expect During Full Mouth Reconstruction
Complete Evaluation
Your first visit is a conversation as much as an exam. We take digital x-rays, capture 3-D cone beam images, and scan your teeth without any putty trays, then review everything on screen together. You see exactly what we see and leave understanding the condition of your teeth, gums, and bite.
Your Treatment Plan
Using your scans, we design the finished result digitally before treatment begins, then work backward to sequence each phase. We walk you through what happens first, what waits, and roughly how long the full rebuild takes. You have time to ask questions and adjust priorities before we move forward.
Foundation Work
The first phase addresses anything that threatens long-term stability. That may include gum therapy, root canal treatment, removing teeth beyond saving, or bone grafting to prepare sites for implants. Nitrous oxide, oral sedation, and IV sedation are all available, and a dedicated sedation nurse stays with you throughout. Most patients remember very little of these appointments.
Rebuilding Your Bite
With a healthy foundation in place, we restore the teeth themselves. Implants, crowns, bridges, or implant-supported dentures go in according to your plan, many of them designed and milled in our own lab. You leave each appointment with working teeth rather than gaps, and your bite improves steadily as the phases finish.
Final Results
The last phase is refinement. We check how your bite functions under real use, adjust contact points, and finish the cosmetic details so shape, shade, and proportion look like they belong to you. Then we set up a maintenance schedule to protect the work. Most patients say this is the appointment that feels unreal.
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Healing After Full Mouth Reconstruction
First 24-48 Hours
Expect mild swelling and some tenderness around treated areas, both of which respond well to ice and the medication we send home with you. Rest, soft foods, and plenty of fluids make these two days easier. Most patients describe the sensation as pressure rather than anything sharp.
First 1-2 Weeks
Swelling settles within several days, and most people return to work within a few. Your diet stays soft while tissue heals, and gentle rinsing keeps surgical sites clean. We see you during this window to check healing and make adjustments, so nothing goes unmonitored.
Long-Term Healing
When implants are part of your plan, the bone fuses around them over several months while you wear temporary teeth that let you eat and speak normally. Each follow-up confirms progress before the next phase starts. By the final restoration, healing is complete and the result is permanent.
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Full Mouth Reconstruction FAQs
How long does full mouth reconstruction take?
Will the treatment hurt?
Will I be without teeth at any point?
How much does full mouth reconstruction cost?
Does insurance cover any of it?
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Am I too old for this?
What if I have been told I do not have enough bone?
How long will the results last?
What happens if I only fix part of my mouth now?
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