More
options available for fixing gaps in smiles
Oral health often
suffers when a person fails to replace missing teeth.
But now, dental
patients have more options than ever before if they choose to fill in the
gaps. Dr. Niessen offers advice about bridges, partial dentures, and
implants.
STORY: MISSING
TEETH
SCRIPT
#514 SHOOT: 5/20/03
AIRDATE: Monday, July 7, 2003
Daybreak and Midday
DHC MASTER #18 Timecode: 3:10 Oral health often suffers when
a
person has missing teeth.
But
today, dental patients have
more
options than ever before.
Dr.
Linda Niessen helps us fill in the
gaps
in today’s segment of Dental
sovt:
1:36 Health Check.
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PATIENT
BRUSHING HER TEETH (VOICE-OVER)
Your
teeth work together like finely
SUPER: Dallas :02-07 tuned gears that grind and chew.
So
losing
a tooth can create serious
problems. That is unless you fill the
space.
GEORGETTE (no super) (GEORGETTE’S VOICE)
ZARAFONETIS “It was pretty traumatic to fix
my
teeth.”)
INSIDE
A DENTAL LAB Your
options are implants, fixed
bridges,
bonded bridges or dentures.
AL
SCHMIDT AT DENTAL OFFICE (“And I really don’t notice anything
from
when I had the real teeth.”)
Al
Schmidt chose implants and a
bonded
bridge, also called a Maryland
bridge.
SUPER: Al
Schmidt :27-34 (“If you’ve got a good anchor,
the
Implant & Bridge Patient maryland bridge is the way to
go. If
you
don’t have the anchor, you have to
use
dentures or go to the implants.”)
GRAPHIC
OF BONDED BRIDGE Bonded or maryland bridges use clasps
that
are bonded to the back of the teeth.
Page
2 Missing Teeth
SUPER:
Dr. T. Bob Davis (“People
who are scared to death of
Dentist :41-46 dentistry can come in and get
their
dental
care taken care of and not fear
it
because it’s not going to be that
uncomfortable
with a bonded bridge.”)
GEORGETTE
ZARAFONETIS Georgette Zarafonetis also chose a
bonded
bridge.
SUPER: Georgette
Zarafonetis (It’s so easy. You don’t have to
worry
Bonded Bridge Patient about it. That’s what I like
about it.”)
GRAPHIC
OF FIXED BRIDGE A fixed bridge requires the adjoining
teeth
to be cut down so that crowns
can
be placed on top.
GRAPHIC
OF PARTIAL DENTURE When you
are missing several teeth,
you
might choose a removable
partial
denture.
PATIENT
WITH IMPLANT For
the most natural look and feel,
ask
your dentist about implants.
Titanium
posts are surgically
implanted
into the jaw bone.
Then
the porcelain crown attaches
to
the post or implant.
DR.
DAVIS WITH PATIENT (VOICE OF DR. DAVIS)
“So
you look at all of this with the
patient
in mind and you present
the
options.”)
DR.
NIESSEN ON CAMERA (STAND-UP CLOSE)
SUPER: Dr. Linda Niessen 1:25-1:30 Talk
to your dentist all your options:
Baylor College of Dentistry fixed
and bonded bridges, removable
partial
dentures, and implants.
For
Baylor College of Dentistry, Texas
A
& M System, I’m Dr. Linda Niessen,
Channel
8 News.