Nesbit
Some dental laboratories make a little single tooth
replacement called a Valplast Nesbit, pictured on the right.
| Valplast is the brand name of
the material this appliance is usually made from. It's a flexible plastic
that can also be made translucent, which helps the esthetics of the
case. It is one of the least expensive
tooth replacements. |
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We would recommend this for a very temporary tooth
replacement, rather than a permanent replacement because it has one
significant disadvantage, and that is that it is so small and also
removable, which makes it a risk for swallowing or otherwise losing it.
The Nesbit used to be made with metal clasps, which added to the risk
because these prongs could easily create a puncture in the digestive
tract, causing a very serious situation that could require surgical
intervention. The Valplast Nesbit tooth replacement is safer but not
without risk.We would rate the best single
tooth replacement to be a dental implant.
Second best would be a dental bridge.
Third would be a conventional removable
partial denture. Fourth would be a dental
flipper. Fifth would be this Nesbit.
You may want to read our page about replacing a
missing tooth.
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Dental flipper
Denture reline
Dentures repair
Immediate Dentures
Partial dentures
Soft dentures
Jaw shrinks
Nesbit |
