Dentures And What They Entail

Dental health is as essential to your overall health as other aspects of your body. Many people do not consider this the case despite evidence that dental issues can lead to various underlying conditions. There are many different dental problems, although most involve fixing an aesthetic issue rather than treating a medical one. A typical dental treatment technique is the use of dentures Hilliard. More about dentures and what they involve is highlighted further below.

What are Dentures?

A denture is a removable device used to replace missing teeth and other surrounding tissues. They are typically two types: complete dentures for entirely missing teeth and partial dentures for a few missing teeth.

Complete Dentures

These dentures can either be immediate or conventional. Conventional dentures are usually made after all your teeth have been removed and the gum tissue has started healing. They become ready for use about nine to twelve weeks after removing your teeth.

Immediate dentures, unlike conventional ones, are made before and can immediately be placed after you remove your teeth. This enables the patient not to be with missing teeth as they heal. The gums and bones swell down over time in the healing period after removing your teeth.

Immediate dentures need more adjustments than conventional ones when fitting as the mouth heals. Therefore, they are a temporary fix until you get conventional dentures.

Partial Dentures

This removable partial denture is called a bridge and is made up of a gum-colored or pink plastic base holding the replacement teeth. This plastic base consists of a metal framework keeping the denture in your mouth. These dentures are applied when a few original teeth remain in the jaws.

 A permanent bridge is used in place of the teeth by putting crowns on either side of the space and placing the replacement teeth on them. This bridge is fixed, enabling the denture to inhibit other teeth from changing positions by filling in the spaces formed by the missing teeth.

A more natural-looking appliance is the precision partial denture. This one is removable and has internal attachments, not clasps that fix themselves on the adjacent crowns.

The process of making dentures can take multiple appointments spread over several weeks. Once your dentist identifies the device type suitable for you, the following steps occur:

• Make multiple jaw impressions while taking down measurements of how your jaws associate with one another and the amount of space between them
• Wax forms, models, and plastic patterns in the exact position and shape of the denture are created. This model will be put on by the patient multiple times as your dentists assess it for shape, color, and fitting before the final design for the denture is cast.
• Cast a final denture
• Making adjustments where necessary

Despite the many alternative denture types like implants being available for use, dentures provide a more appealing and all-around improved appearance due to their wholesome nature and uniformity. This makes it a suitable option for severely damaged teeth. For questions concerning dentures, check our website out, or call our offices in Hilliard, OH.