Dentures

Sometimes the biggest worry about losing our natural teeth is that any replacements will look artificial - indeed dentures were commonly known as 'false teeth'! Fortunately this a completely groundless fear today.

As well as offering conventional dentures, we use the internationally renowned Swissdent precision system to replicate the positioning of the original teeth in your mouth.You will have a natural looking smile with as much character as you want, copying gaps and irregularities and even fillings and gold inlays.

You can choose from a wide range of tooth colours which, like natural teeth, have graduations of shade to replicate or, if you prefer, to improve on your natural teeth. Your denture can be held in place securely and comfortably by tooth coloured clasps, precision attachments, implants or even magnets. As an alternative, you might consider having implants placed either to replace your denture completely or to stabilise a new denture.

Removable dentures

There are two types of removable dentures. Full and partial.

A full denture is necessary if all the teeth are missing and a partial denture replaces individual missing teeth. Both types of denture can be made from plastic, sometimes with a metal framework.

WHAT WILL MY DENTIST DO TO MAKE MY DENTURES?

To begin with the dentist will take impressions using alginate, a soft putty which is loaded into specially shaped trays and then an impression is taken of the inside of your mouth. Once the alginate sets (not very long), it is removed and sent to a laboratory where wax models are made.

Further visits allow you and your dentist to make any adjustments which are necessary before the dentures are finished.

Occasionally you may need to have your new denture adjusted as your mouth becomes accustomed to it.

THE BENEFITS OF DENTURES

Dentures can help your appearance, your speech and can improve your ability to chew certain kinds of food.

Sometimes dentures can be fitted immediately after extractions. These will need early replacement whereas other dentures may last at least 5 years.