Dentures.

 

Dentures are worn to replace lost or missing teeth, occsionaly they can also be fitted over the top of damaged teeth to disguise/hide them. Dentures can help you eat and speak with confidence, restoring your smile, often making you look and feel younger.

We offer a number of different types of dentures to help our patients.
A complete or full denture replaces all natural teeth in either the upper or lower jaws. A partial denture fills in the spaces created by lost or missing teeth. Often the dentures used are acrylic dentures but we offer a number of other options.
 

Types of Denture

 

• Acrylic Dentures

Manufactured on-site at  Dental Laboratory acrylic dentures are made using a high impact

acrylic with the latest injection moulded technology to ensure strength and durability.

Cobalt Chrome Dentures

Cobalt chrome dentures are partial dentures used to minimise the amount of space your

denture takes up. They often give patients greater comfort and peace of mind as these

dentures have been designed to use metal clasps to keep them in place.
 

• Flexible Dentures

Flexible dentures are a comfortable alternative to a cobalt chrome or acrylic denture.

These lightweight dentures eliminate the need for metal clasps. Most flexible dentures

are fabricated without a metal frame, instead being made from a strong, durable

plastic that snaps securely and comfortably into place around existing natural teeth

and gums. The plastic used is so strong that the denture made from it can be very thin,

eliminating that heavy, bulky feel which can make wearing dentures unpleasant. The

colour, shape and design of flexible dentures mean they blend in well with the natural

appearance of the gums, making the denture virtually invisible.
 

• Implant Supported Dentures.

Many people with missing teeth struggle to keep their dentures secure (particularly in

the lower jaw). This can be associated with the embarrassment of slipping dentures,

not being able to eat all food types and the ineffectiveness of denture adhesives.

Fortunately, with the use of dental implants, we can stabilise your denture giving you

the confidence to wear them effectively without embarrassment. Implant supported

dentures can restore proper chewing, allowing a better diet and improved health. They

can improve speech, offer improved comfort with less irritation of the gum tissue.
 

• Over Dentures.

These dentures fit on top of natural teeth, the natural teeth have to be reduced in size so that usually the tooth is smoothed down to the gum level, the denture can then lay ontop of the natural tooth root passively, or it can be attached with special attachments such as metal clips or inserts so the denture is more stable.

 

• Immediate dentures.

Immediate dentures are those that are inserted directly after you have had teeth

extracted. Either full or partialdentures may be placed in this way, however the former

are more commonly delivered in such a manner. Although this may seem like an

uncomfortable proposition (and it may be to a certain extent), there are many

advantages to immediate denture placement.
           If you are faced with the loss of a single or multiple teeth and will be replacing those teeth with removable full or partial dentures, immediate placement may be an option for you. If your bite is stable (meaning you bring your teeth together into a certain position consistently that will allow enough space between your upper and lower arches to position dentures), immediate dentures can generally be made for you. Keep in mind that a significant amount of shrinkage usually occurs in your jawbones after tooth loss that can leave the resulting ridge of gum tissue markedly reduced from its original size and shape when your teeth were extracted. Most of this deficit develops in the first three to four months after extraction and at that time your immediate denture should be relined to compensate for the decrease.