Complex cases · Pompano Beach, FL
Full mouth rehabilitation in Pompano Beach.
When worn, broken and missing teeth have accumulated over years, they are rebuilt in one sequenced plan by Dr. Cynthia Alfonso and Dr. Reynaldo Novoa.
It did not happen all at once, which is why it is hard to explain
Nobody arrives here because of one tooth. It is a molar that broke and was never replaced, so the chewing moved to the other side. It is years of grinding at night that shortened the front teeth a fraction of a millimeter at a time. It is an old crown that failed, a filling that kept getting larger, a tooth that was extracted a decade ago and left a space that the neighbors quietly filled.
Then one day the pieces add up. Your teeth look shorter than they do in photographs from ten years ago. The bite feels different and you cannot say exactly when it changed. You chew where it is comfortable rather than where you want to. Maybe your jaw aches in the morning, or the muscles at the side of your face are tight before you have said a word to anyone.
Patients often apologize when they describe this, as though the accumulation were a failure of discipline. It usually is not. It is what a bite does over decades when something in it is out of balance.
What full mouth rehabilitation is, and what it requires of you
Full mouth rehabilitation means rebuilding function, health and appearance across both arches in one coordinated plan, rather than fixing one problem at a time and discovering that each repair sits on top of an unresolved cause.
It usually combines several treatments: implants where teeth are missing, crowns or veneers where structure is lost, and in many cases a correction of the bite itself, so the new work is not subjected to the same forces that destroyed the original teeth. The sequence matters more than any individual procedure. Restoring the front teeth before resolving why they wore down is how expensive work fails early.
It also requires something of you. These cases take months, not weeks, and they involve several phases with healing time between them. Where the cause is grinding, a night guard becomes part of your life afterwards rather than a temporary measure. The plan is explained in full, including that part, before anything begins.
How it works
- 01
Full assessment
Photographs, a 3D scan, radiographs and an examination of the bite, the muscles and the joints. The goal of this stage is to identify the cause, not only to list the damage.
- 02
The plan and the sequence
Dr. Cynthia and Dr. Rey plan the case together, deciding what is treated first and why. You receive the sequence, the timeline and an itemized price for the whole plan, not phase by phase.
- 03
Stabilization
Any active disease, decay or infection is treated first. Extractions and grafting, when the plan calls for them, happen at this stage.
- 04
Rebuilding
Implants are placed and integrated, and the teeth are restored in the planned order. Temporaries let you test the new bite and the new proportions before the definitive work is made.
- 05
Protection
The bite is adjusted and, where grinding is the cause, a night guard is made. Without this step the new work inherits the problem that ended the old teeth.
Both phases planned by the same two people
Complex cases usually get divided. A surgeon places what needs placing, a restorative dentist rebuilds what needs rebuilding, and neither of them owns the sequence.
Here, the plan is written by both doctors together before anything starts, and the temporaries are used as a rehearsal of the final result, so the bite and the proportions are tested while they are still adjustable.
Full mouth rehabilitation before and after
BeforeAfter
A worn bite rebuilt, upper and lower
Height and function returned to both arches.
Frequently asked
How long does a full mouth rehabilitation take?
Months rather than weeks, and it depends on how much healing time the plan requires. Your sequence and timeline are given to you at the planning stage, before treatment begins.
Will I be without teeth at any point?
Temporaries are used throughout so you leave every appointment with a functional smile. The planning stage accounts for this explicitly.
Do I have to do everything at once?
The plan is designed as one sequence because the phases depend on each other, but pacing is discussed with you, including what is clinically safe to postpone and what is not.
I grind my teeth. Can the new work be protected?
Grinding is addressed as part of the plan, usually with a night guard and sometimes with a bite adjustment. This is not optional in these cases.
Is this covered by insurance?
Parts of it often are, particularly the restorative and surgical portions, while purely cosmetic components usually are not. Our financing coordinator reviews your benefits before treatment and monthly payment plans are available.
What does full mouth rehabilitation cost?
It depends entirely on what the case requires, and cases differ widely. You receive an itemized price for the complete plan at the planning stage, before anything begins.
Ready to understand what your case actually needs?
The assessment identifies the cause, not only the damage, and produces a complete plan with an exact price.