Dental partials- do they hook on to neighboring teeth or not?Can they be fixed(permanent)?

There are three bottom teeth on my left side that need pulled due to decay. Pulling them will leave nothing back there but a gap. Don%26#039;t partials have to have other teeth to hook onto?

Dental partials- do they hook on to neighboring teeth or not?Can they be fixed(permanent)?
A partial needs BOTH sides of the mouth to anchor it. So you would need to have a tooth (preferably) or a clasp on the other side as well. A partial cannot be cemented in permanently unless you mean a bridge and a bridge cannot span 3 missing teeth without at least a double anchor tooth on both sides, another words the bridge would span 7 teeth (2 on each side of the missing 3 teeth)


Implants would be your best option and would most likely cost less than a 7 unit bridge. A partial is the least expensive, but has to be removable.
Reply:No, if they don%26#039;t have anything, they are partials, if they hook on, they are a bridge..
Reply:A bridge hooks to the surrounding teeth.





Otherwise, they will make a removable partial plate to take the place of the teeth.
Reply:thet are made to hook onto your own teeth


You have to keep them clean,or they could dtart the adjacent tooh to get a cavity
Reply:Well u could get a flipper thats what i have and it works out pretty good.It is like a retainer with a tooth connected to it.
Reply:The partial will hook onto the tooth in front of the gap, and then again on the other side for stability. They won%26#039;t be able to be fixed since you don%26#039;t have any other back teeth to cement them too. The only permanent solution would be implants, but that can get quite expensive.
Reply:if you have no other teeth on the bottom you%26#039;ll want to add three new teeth to your existing plate and then use a holding substance like fixadent to hold them in. i have a top plate that has no hooks because the roof of your mouth creates a suction where as the bottom plate can%26#039;t create that same suction.
Reply:Partials need other teeth to hook onto, however, they don%26#039;t necessarily need teeth on either side (to see some examples, check out the link below).





Partials (short for %26quot;partial dentures%26quot;) can%26#039;t be fixed, as you will need to take them out for cleaning.





Bridges are permanent, but you would need a serviceable tooth on either side, so it sounds like a bridge would not be an option for you. The alternative would be implants.
Reply:Partials are any day cheaper but their floating in the area you need them would be a problem you may have to keep adjusting to. Extractions and same day implants would be your best option if you have enough bone in the area. But NobelGuide implants compensate any such problems. The high cost may of course be an issue. I checked with Dental Care India Tour offering same under $1500 per tooth inclusive of crown which is worth considering.



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