Full mouth rehabilitation in Jordan Springs and Penrith
Full mouth rehabilitation means rebuilding most or all of your teeth as one planned sequence rather than fixing problems one at a time. It's what's needed when teeth have worn down, broken, or been patched so many times that treating them individually no longer works. It isn't a single procedure — it's a series of them, planned together, usually over many months.
This is usually considered when
Our modern clinical treatments are customized for patients seeking durable, biomimetic restorations and relief from structural alignment concerns. Explore these common patient scenarios to see if you qualify.
- Your teeth have worn down noticeably and your bite feels shorter than it was
- Old fillings and crowns are failing one after another
- Teeth are chipping or cracking without obvious cause
- Grinding or acid reflux has damaged most of your back teeth
- You've been told you need a lot of work and don't know what order to do it in
What's involved, step by step
Our modern, specialized process relies on digital precision to optimize your clinical results.
Records and planning
Two to three appointments
Photographs, scans, X-rays and models of how your teeth meet. From those we design what the finished result should look like and how your bite should sit, and work out the order treatment needs to happen in. You get the full plan, the sequence and the costs in writing before anything starts.
Stabilising what's urgent
Varies
Decay, gum disease and failing teeth are dealt with first. There's no point building on a foundation that isn't sound, so this phase comes before any rebuilding and its length depends on what we find.
Testing the new bite in temporaries
Three weeks
The new shape and bite are built in temporary materials first and you live with them. This is the part people don't expect, and it's the most important — it's how we find out whether the bite is comfortable before anything permanent is made.
The final restorations
Two to four weeks
Once the temporaries have proved themselves, the definitive crowns, bridges or implant work is made to match them and fitted in stages. A night guard is usually made at the end to protect it.
Recovery and aftercare
This is a long process rather than a painful one. Individual appointments feel like having crowns done — local anaesthetic, some tenderness afterwards, settling within a day or two. The demanding part is the duration and the number of visits, not any single procedure. You'll be in temporaries for months, and they look and function well but need more care than finished work.
Getting used to a changed bite
If we change the height of your bite, your jaw muscles and speech take a few weeks to adapt. Tightness, mild aching or a slight lisp are common early on and settle. Tell us if they don't — the bite is adjustable, and that's what the temporary stage is for.
Looking after temporaries
Temporary crowns are deliberately weaker than the final ones so they can be removed. Avoid hard and sticky foods, clean carefully around the edges, and ring us if one comes off rather than leaving it — the tooth underneath can move.
Protecting the finished work
Most people who need this treatment grind or clench, so a night guard is usually part of the plan rather than an optional extra. Regular check-ups matter more after rehabilitation than before it, because catching a small problem early protects a large investment.
Risks and things to consider
Preparing teeth for crowns removes tooth structure and cannot be undone. Some teeth react to being prepared and need root canal treatment afterwards, sometimes months later. Occasionally a tooth judged restorable at the start turns out not to be, and has to be removed and replaced with an implant or bridge instead — which changes the plan and the cost mid-treatment.Sensitivity is common while teeth are in temporaries. If your bite height is changed, the adjustment period can involve muscle tightness or jaw joint symptoms, which usually settle but occasionally need further management. Porcelain can chip or fracture, particularly in people who grind, and repairs or replacements will be needed over the years — this is not a one-off cost for life.Treatment takes many months and requires you to attend consistently. Stopping partway through leaves teeth in temporary materials that are not designed to last. Gum disease, uncontrolled grinding, reflux and smoking all affect the outcome and need managing alongside the dental work.
Any surgical or invasive procedure carries risks. Before proceeding, seek a second opinion from an appropriately qualified health practitioner. Individual results vary.
Other options worth considering
Explore our modern, patient-first alternatives designed as holistic and minimally invasive upgrades to traditional clinical therapies.
Treating problems one at a time
Slower and less costly upfront, but the bite issue stays unaddressed.
General DentistryRebuilding one arch only
Sometimes the upper teeth are the problem and the lower ones can be left.
Talk to usRemoving failing teeth entirely
Where too little is salvageable, a full arch on implants may be the better answer.
All-on-X TreatmentWho you'll see
Full mouth rehabilitation here is planned and carried out by Dr Michael Kozman. Where part of a plan is better handled by a specialist — a prosthodontist, periodontist or endodontist — we'll tell you at the planning stage and arrange the referral. For sedation, a visiting sedationist attends and monitors you throughout. Dr Micheal holds a Bachelor of Dental Surgery. Fellowship with the California Implant Institute, with additional training in implant rehabilitation and digital smile design. Eight years in cosmetic and restorative dentistry.
Meet the whole team
Dr Michael Kozman, Principal Dentist
What affects the cost
The main factors are how many teeth need rebuilding, what each one needs — a filling, a crown, a root canal, an implant — and whether gum treatment or extractions are required first. Diagnostic records and the design phase are separate work. The temporary phase is real treatment with its own cost, not a free preliminary. Materials make a difference, and so does whether implants are part of the plan. This is among the largest treatments in dentistry and it is staged, so you'll get the total, the order, and what's payable at each stage in writing before you commit to anything.
HICAPS claiming on the spot
We process your private health fund rebate immediately at the counter, leaving you only to pay the remaining gap amount.
Payment plans available
Access flexible, interest-free payment options to spread the cost of your dental treatments over structured, stress-free terms.
Written quote before treatment
We provide complete transparency with a fully itemised breakdown and custom treatment plan before we begin.
Common questions
Find precise answers to frequently asked questions about our clinical dental treatments, booking protocols, and restorative wellness programs.
How long does the whole thing take?
Commonly 2 to 4 weeks from first records to final fit, and longer where gum treatment or implants are involved. The temporary phase is deliberately unhurried because it's what proves the plan works.
Do all my teeth get crowned?
No. Teeth that are sound are left alone or restored more conservatively. The plan is built around what each tooth actually needs, not a blanket approach.
Why can't you just do the final crowns straight away?
Because if we're changing your bite, nobody can predict from models alone how it will feel to live with. Temporaries let us adjust it over weeks before anything permanent is made.
Is it painful?
Individual appointments feel like routine crown work — numb during, tender for a day or two after. Sedation is available if the length of the appointments is the concern.
Will it look natural?
The design is worked out before treatment starts and you see it in the temporaries first. You approve the shape, size and shade at that stage, and the final work is made to copy what you've been wearing.
How long will it last?
Well-made restorations commonly last many years, but they wear, chip and eventually need replacing — particularly in people who grind. Anyone who quotes you a fixed lifespan is guessing.
What if I can't afford it all at once?
The plan is staged, and we'll tell you which parts are genuinely urgent and which can wait. Sequencing it over a longer period is usually possible, and payment plans are available.
Can I keep working through it?
Yes. Appointments are longer than usual but this isn't surgery you recover from. Plan around the appointment times rather than around downtime.
Will I need a night guard?
Almost certainly. Most people needing rehabilitation have worn their teeth down by grinding or clenching, and protecting the new work is part of the treatment, not an upsell.
Do I have to see a specialist?
Sometimes. Where a case calls for a prosthodontist, periodontist or endodontist we'll say so at the planning stage and arrange it, either for part of the treatment or all of it.
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