A denture can improve chewing ability, speech, provide support for facial muscles, and give support to the cheeks and lips to greatly enhance your facial appearance and smile.
Complete or full denture is a removable replacement for missing teeth and adjacent tissue. They are made when all of your natural teeth are missing. You can have one on your upper or lower jaw, or both. Complete dentures are either "conventional" or" immediate'.
Full Denture Integration
We can provide you with a natural personalised denture!
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Conventional denture is placed in the mouth after all of the teeth are removed to allow for proper healing. There are two types of dentures:
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Immediate denture is placed as soon as the teeth are removed. After this procedure the denture will be left in the mouth most of the time, because they act as a "bandage" giving support to the oral tissues. Generally, a 9-12 month healing period can be expected before your gums and bone structure completely heals. Immediate dentures then need to be replaced with a new conventional denture once full healing has taken place.
Our dentures are a complete smile makeover with increased function.
The denture process normally takes about one month. Here is what is involved:
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First appointment we will get to know what you want in your denture. An initial diagnosis is made. Impressions of your jaw, along with measurement of how your jaw relates to one another and how much space is between them or bite relationship is taken. The colour or shade of your teeth will also be determined either from your natural teeth or a denture you may already be wearing. The impressions, bite and shade are sent to the dental lab so it can be made just for you.
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The dental lab makes a model of your jaw, places the teeth in a wax base, and carves the wax to the exact form wanted in the finished denture. Usually a "wax try-in" of the denture will be done so adjustments can be done before the denture is completed. This assures proper colour, shape and fit.
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The denture is completed in the lab using the "lost wax" technique. A mold of the wax-up denture is made, then wax is removed and the remaining space is filled with pink plastic in dough form. The mold is then heated to harden the plastic. The denture is polished and ready for the try-in appointment.
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Placement and adjustments to fine tune the fit.
Remember that gum tissue is in a constant state of change but dentures do not change.
So, periodic relining of your denture will be necessary. Dentures typically need to be relined or remade every 3-5 years.
It is very important that we see you yearly to evaluate your gum tissue and bone condition to determine their state of health.
