Services: Prosthodontics: Dentures

Dentures

A denture is a removable replacement for missing teeth and adjacent tissues. It is made of acrylic resin, sometimes in combination with various metals. Dentures helps prevents adjacent teeth to missing from changing position:

• Partial Dentures fills in the spaces created by missing teeth
• Complete Dentures replace all the teeth

Partial Dentures

Removable partial dentures may be of acrylic resin or metal frame material. Acrylic resin partial dentures are attached to your natural teeth with pink acrylic material. Whilst metal frame partial dentures have metal clasps or devices called precision attachments. Metal frame partial dentures are normally done only after gums and bone have healed completely and are a permanent prothestic option. Alternative to having partial dentures done in replacing missing gaps is having dental bridges or dental implants done.

Complete Dentures

Complete dentures replace all of your teeth on upper or lower jaw. The comfort of complete dentures or full dentures depends on muscle, bones, tongue, and saliva. After teeth are extracted, patients may first have a temporary full dentures or immediate dentures first made. The complete dentures may need to be adjusted or relined during the process when the bone and gums heal. A second set of permanent full dentures may be made (if required) about a month and half or more later for a better or more proper denture fit. The healing process can take months for your bone and tissue to stabilize after having teeth extracted.

Complete dentures may slip and slide and adhesive dentures pastes are sometimes used to hold the complete dentures in place. Implant. Implant-supported overdentures are thus sometimes alternative options patients consider for better retention and comfort.

Implant-Supported Full Over Dentures

Implant-supported over dentures is similar to having complete dentures in that they are removable. The difference is that with implant-supported overdentures, the overdentures have better retention as they prosthetics are held on locators, bar or balls supported on the dental implant posts. Implant supported dentures thus do not slip and slide as easily as having conventional complete dentures.

Implant supported dentures provides greater stabilization during chewing. Over Dentures may cost more and typically require more preparation and dental appointments but provide better functionally and comfort in use.

>> more information on implant supported dentures

>> more information on comparison between bridge, implant, removable partial denture in replacing missing teeth

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