Full Mouth Reconstruction in Monroe, MI
When years of wear, missing teeth, or old dental work finally catch up with you, a full reconstruction puts the whole mouth back on stable ground. Frenchtown Smiles handles the planning and most of the treatment under one roof in Monroe.
What Full Mouth Reconstruction Actually Means
Full Mouth Reconstruction in Monroe MI is the term we use when a patient needs more than one or two repairs to get their bite, gums, and teeth back to a healthy place. It is not a single procedure. It is a sequence of treatments planned together so the final result fits, functions, and lasts.
Most people who land on this page are not chasing a cosmetic project. They are tired of broken teeth, loose crowns, sore jaws, or a denture that has never really fit. Some have been told by another office that they need work in five different places and do not know where to start. That is exactly the situation we plan for.
Dr. Kyle Lambert and Dr. Danevin Putrus map out the full picture before any work begins. That way you know the order, the timeline, and what each visit will cover. No surprises halfway through.
How a Full Mouth Rebuild Differs from a Single Repair
A filling fixes a cavity. A crown protects a cracked tooth. Reconstruction is different because the teeth, gums, and bite all influence each other. If you rebuild one tooth without accounting for the rest, the new work tends to fail the same way the old work did.
So we start by looking at the whole system. How your teeth come together when you bite. Where the gums are receding. Which teeth are cracked, worn flat, or missing. Whether the jaw joint is sore in the morning. Whether old crowns are leaking. All of that goes into one plan instead of being chased one problem at a time.
From there, the plan might include a mix of crowns and bridges, dental implants, gum treatment, root canals, and sometimes Invisalign to move teeth into better positions before the final restorations go on. Most of those steps happen here in the same building, with two dentists who can compare notes on the harder cases.
Who Tends to Need Full Mouth Reconstruction
There is no single profile. We see patients in their forties with worn-down teeth from years of grinding. We see folks in their sixties and seventies who lost teeth one at a time and want to stop patching and start over. We see younger adults who had a rough accident or grew up without regular dental care and are now ready to deal with it.
Common signs that reconstruction is worth a conversation: multiple missing teeth, several failing crowns or large fillings, ongoing jaw or facial pain, teeth that look noticeably shorter than they used to, a denture or partial that has never been comfortable, or gum disease that has loosened teeth.
If you are not sure whether you need a full plan or just a few targeted repairs, that is a fair question to bring to a consultation. We will tell you straight. If you can get away with two crowns and a deep cleaning, we are not going to pitch you a twelve-tooth rebuild.
What a Reconstruction Plan at Frenchtown Smiles Includes
Every plan starts with a longer first visit. Digital X-rays, photos, a bite evaluation, and a careful look at the gums and existing dental work. If implants are part of the picture, we take a 3D scan so we can see bone volume before we commit to anything.
Then we sit down and talk through it. You see the images on the screen. We walk through what is failing, what is salvageable, and what your realistic options are. Usually there is more than one path. A more conservative route that keeps more natural teeth, and a more comprehensive route that replaces compromised teeth with implants. We lay out both.
Treatment itself is sequenced so your mouth is functional the entire time. Gum health and any infections come first. Extractions, bone grafting, and implant placement happen in the surgical phase. Temporary restorations keep you eating and smiling normally while implants integrate. Final crowns, bridges, or implant restorations go on once everything underneath is stable. For patients who are anxious about longer appointments, sedation options are available through our oral surgery team.
Paying for a Full Mouth Rebuild and What Insurance Covers
Reconstruction is rarely covered as a single line item on a dental plan, but the individual pieces often are. Crowns, extractions, periodontal therapy, root canals, and some implant components are commonly covered in part by PPO plans. We accept Delta Dental, Cigna DPPO, and Healthy Kids Dental for children in the family, and we work with most other PPO plans as out-of-network providers.
Before you commit to a plan, our front desk will run the numbers on your specific coverage and give you a written breakdown: what insurance is expected to pay, what is out of pocket, and how the costs spread across the treatment timeline. Most reconstructions are phased over months, which usually means costs can be staged across more than one benefit year. For balances not covered by insurance, we can talk through third-party financing options at the consultation.
Why a Coordinated Rebuild Holds Up Better Than Piecemeal Repairs
The biggest reason patients come in for reconstruction is that the patch-by-patch approach finally stopped working. A new crown cracks because the bite was never balanced. An implant fails because the gum disease was never treated. A bridge keeps coming loose because the teeth holding it up were already compromised.
Planning the whole mouth at once avoids most of that. The bite is built to distribute force evenly. Gum health is handled before anything permanent goes on top. Implant positions are chosen with the final restoration already designed. Outcomes vary based on bone health, daily hygiene, and whether you wear a nightguard if you grind, but a coordinated plan gives the work a much better chance of lasting decades instead of years.
Start with a Reconstruction Consultation
Bring your questions, your old records if you have them, and a list of what is bothering you. We will take it from there and lay out a plan you can actually follow.