Complete Dentures
Dentures are a removable replacement for missing teeth, and complete dentures are used when all of your natural teeth are missing. They are designed to closely resemble your natural teeth, visibly improving your smile and filling out your facial appearance.
At SmileMint Studio, our prosthodontists have been designing and creating dentures suited to their patient’s needs. They use the highest quality materials to give dentures a natural appearance and function like normal teeth.
Types of Complete Dentures
Complete dentures can be either conventional or immediate. Conventional dentures are made after the teeth have been removed and the gum tissue has begun to heal. We usually place these dentures in the mouth about 8 to 12 weeks after removing the teeth.
We design the immediate dentures in advance and position them as soon as the teeth are removed. This way, you don’t have to be without teeth during the healing period. However, bones and gum shrink as they heal, so you might be stepping into our dental clinic frequently to get your dentures adjusted.
We recommend considering immediate dentures as a temporary solution and should be used till conventional dentures are made for you.
The Process of Designing Your Dentures
The process of developing your dentures takes a few weeks and several appointments. Our prosthodontists will determine the best denture for you by following these steps:
- They will first make a series of impressions of your jaw and measure how your jaws relate to each other and how much space is there between them.
- They will then create models in the exact shape and position of the denture to be made. They will ask you to try the model several times to assess the color, shape, and fit before casting the final denture.
- They will design the final dentures.
- They will adjust accordingly where necessary.
How Do New Dentures Feel?
New dentures may feel odd or loose in those initial days, but this is until the cheek and tongue muscles learn to keep them in place. With practice, you also get comfortable inserting and removing them.
It is perfectly normal to have minor irritation or soreness with an increase in the saliva flow when you first start wearing them. But these problems will diminish as you adjust to your new dentures.
What to Expect?
At SmileMint Studio, our experienced dentists will provide only the best dental service. They will design holistic dental solutions to your needs and requirements, tackling more than one problem at once.
You can only expect the best from us, and our well-trained dental staff will leave no stone unturned in making your dental visit as pleasant as possible. Dentures are a good solution to the problem of missing teeth, and we make it our mission to provide you with the best fit.
FAQ's
Dentures aid in speaking to a great extent. You might have difficulty pronouncing certain difficult words, but with practice, it goes away.
Our prosthodontists will instruct you on how long you can wear the dentures. They will suggest when to wear and when to remove so that they can make the necessary adjustments to the dentures to give you maximum comfort and utility.
Only attempt to adjust or repair the dentures with others. While adjusting your dentures by yourself, you might bend or damage the clasps or the metal attachments, weakening the structures of the dentures. We advise all our patients to visit our dental clinic to adjust their dentures correctly.
With age, your mouth changes, so your dentures need to be realigned or rebased. Due to natural wear and tear and age-related changes to the face and jawbones, your dentures become loose, prompting our dentists to rebase them to fit better.
It depends on the type of food you are eating. We recommend you not use your dentures to eat very hard and sticky food, as food particles are more likely to get stuck in your dentures.
1. Will dentures change the way I speak?
Dentures aid in speaking to a great extent. You might have difficulty pronouncing certain difficult words, but with practice, it goes away.
2. Can complete dentures be worn 24 hours a day?
Our prosthodontists will instruct you on how long you can wear the dentures. They will suggest when to wear and when to remove so that they can make the necessary adjustments to the dentures to give you maximum comfort and utility.
3. Can I adjust or repair the dentures by myself?
Only attempt to adjust or repair the dentures with others. While adjusting your dentures by yourself, you might bend or damage the clasps or the metal attachments, weakening the structures of the dentures. We advise all our patients to visit our dental clinic to adjust their dentures correctly.
4. Will I need to replace my dentures?
With age, your mouth changes, so your dentures need to be realigned or rebased. Due to natural wear and tear and age-related changes to the face and jawbones, your dentures become loose, prompting our dentists to rebase them to fit better.
5. Can I eat hard food with dentures?
It depends on the type of food you are eating. We recommend you not use your dentures to eat very hard and sticky food, as food particles are more likely to get stuck in your dentures.
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