Full or Partial Dentures

Full dentures, also called full mouth dentures or complete dentures, are used to replace all of your teeth collectively. There are two types of full dentures — conventional full dentures and immediate full dentures.

Conventional full dentures are prepared after teeth extraction, once the gum tissues start healing. In this case, your full set of dentures will be ready for placement around 8 to 12 weeks after teeth extraction.

As the name suggests, full mouth extraction immediate dentures are ready for placement immediately after the extraction. The full set of dentures is prepared in advance and attached as soon as your teeth are removed. As such, you never have to go without teeth.

You may wonder, why would anyone pt for conventional full dentures instead of immediate full dentures?

Well, your bones and gums shrink during the healing period. If you get immediate full dentures, you’ll need to repeatedly visit the dentist for the continuous adjustment of the dentures. After your gums and bones have healed, you may need a new set of full dentures fitted to your new dental structure. However, conventional full dentures are final and don’t need to be replaced.

Dental partial dentures are artificial teeth attached to a pink or gum-colored acrylic base and connected to the surrounding teeth through metal frameworks or clasps. As such, partial dentures are used if you’ve only lost some of your teeth and not all of them.

You can get an upper partial denture if you even have one natural tooth left on the upper jaw. You can get a lower partial denture if you even have one natural tooth left on the lower jaw. Basically, you can get partial dentures if you even have one tooth left on the complete arch.

• Quality dentures can replace all kinds of missing teeth regardless of how you’ve lost them.
• Comfortable dentures are one of the most affordable means of replacing all of your missing teeth to give yourself a beautiful smile.
• Dentures restore your ability to speak and chew properly.
• Quality dentures hold your facial structure in place, preventing your cheeks from sagging or other side effects of missing teeth.
• Conventional dentures don’t need invasive surgeries or alterations made to your existing dental structure. As such, dentures are conservative options for restorative dentistry.
• Removable partial dentures can be taken off whenever you don’t want them on.