Assertion: denture's teeth | /r/HasProperty | replaced
Facets:
value: by having a tooth
type: CAUSE
value: immediately
type: MANNER
value: by inserting metal posts
type: MANNER
value: so best
type: DEGREE
Source sentences:
text: · the teeth to be replaced must be decided.
text: [AP1]The picture shows 2 teeth being replaced so best to alter wording
text: Adult front teeth (which usually erupt at around 6 years of age) can be replaced immediately if clean.
text: Restorative dentistry or prosthodontics is used when the patient loses a part or the entire tooth/teeth due to the decay, disease, illness or accident, and the tooth/teeth must be replaced to maintain normal fit, form and function.
text: or is used when the patient loses a part or the entire tooth/teeth due to the decay, disease, illness or accident, and the tooth/teeth must be replaced to maintain normal fit, form and function.
text: In those cases in which these requirements are met and the secondary services are covered, Medicare does not make payment for the cost of dental appliances, such as dentures, even though the covered service resulted in the need for the teeth to be replaced, the cost of preparing the mouth for dentures, or the cost of directly repairing teeth or structures directly supporting teeth (e.g., alveolar process).
text: Full upper dentures (where all the teeth on the upper jaw are replaced) are kept in place by a thin layer of saliva on the roof of the mouth- this effectively seals the dentures to the palate.
text: One or more teeth are replaced by inserting metal posts into the upper or lower jaw.
text: One or two teeth are replaced by having a tooth made of metal anchored on either side by crowns on the adjacent teeth.