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Dentures

People who have had certain oral diseases, loss of calcium and/or oral trauma are candidates for a dental prosthesis called dentures. These dentures can come in a full mouth, removable set or in partials. Dental bridges and dental implants also use false teeth for their procedures.

Dental teeth implants are one of the more attractive designs for tooth replacement. They are also one of the more costly dental procedures performed today. They are surgically implanted into the patient for a permanent solution to tooth loss. The entire process for implants will usually take 8 months for the surgeon to complete. After the first surgery, where the surgeon does bone grafting and inserts metal rods, the patient is sent home to heal. The tissue inside of the gums will adhere to the titanium rods that were inserted into the patient during the healing time. This makes the rod stable enough for the surgeon to attach the replacement teeth. During the second surgery the surgeon places the permanent replacement tooth onto the post.

Dental bridges are perfect for people that are missing one tooth. If the teeth surrounding the missing tooth are healthy a dentist can make a bridge and insert a false tooth into the missing slot. This is a permanent fixture that can last the patient up to 15 years after surgery.

Conventional dentures can come in a full mouth form or in partials. After the bad teeth have been extracted and, the patient has been sent home for healing, a dentist will make a wax mould of the gum line. They will also use a colour chart to determine the correct shade the false teeth should be. The dentist matches the chart against any teeth that may still be remaining in the patient’s mouth. The patient is again sent home as the wax mould is sent out to a laboratory for the dentures to be created. The patient will visit the dentist several times over the course of a few months. The dentist will take the denture form, while it is still soft, and fit and size it to the patient’s mouth. This procedure is performed to make sure the denture is a perfect fit when it is finished.

Removable, immediate dentures are ones that can be placed into the patient’s mouth right after the tooth extraction has been performed. The dentures are chose before the tooth extraction actually takes place. Since the gums will swell after the teeth have been pulled the dentures will often not fit correctly when the gums heal. This means that the patient will need to have them adjusted by the dentist for a correct fit.