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A denture is a removable replacement for missing teeth and adjacent tissues. It is made of acrylic resin, sometimes in combination with various metals. Complete dentures replace all the teeth, while a partial denture fills in the spaces created by missing teeth and prevents other teeth from changing position. Complete dentures are either "conventional" or "immediate." A conventional denture is placed in the mouth about a month after all the teeth are removed to allow for proper healing, whereas an immediate denture is placed as soon as the teeth are removed. The drawback behind an immediate denture is that it may require more adjustments after the healing has taken place. Who needs a denture? Candidates for complete dentures have lost most or all of their teeth. A partial denture is suitable for those who have some natural teeth remaining. A denture improves chewing ability and speech, and provides support for facial muscles. It will greatly enhance the facial appearance and smile.
Same Day Dentures are normal dentures done in one day. We at DentalCares have the capacity to accomplish this task because our lab is in our office. For Patients who need the convenience of a one day denture, it is available upon request.
The First-Time Denture Wearer Package is available for first time denture wearers and offers a significant savings to patients who need extractions and require an immediate denture. The package includes an immediate denture, a second denture after healing is complete, and all the other services needed to help you adjust to wearing dentures for the first time. For people experiencing loose and painful natural teeth and considering dentures this is our best service. Our staff will be glad to explain the details of the package and the related savings that you will enjoy.
Implant Retained Dentures: are quite expensive and significantly more complicated than dentures made without the support of Implants. (generally about $2000 per implant, not counting the tooth replacement that goes on top of them) but this treatment is quite effective in retaining an otherwise non retentive denture. A titanium "screw" is actually placed into a hole drilled into the bone to approximate the position of teeth. After several months, the titanium has integrated (attached) into the bone, and the implant is then uncovered and a post which "pokes" through the gums into the mouth is attached to the implant. This post may support a porcelain tooth, or it may support an attachment for a denture. If the patient has NO teeth at all in any given arch (upper or lower), a full mouth of individual implants attached to porcelain teeth and bridges could cost about what an expensive automobile costs. On the other hand, a minimum of 2 implants can maintain a lower denture which would not otherwise be tolerated by that patient. More than two implants are needed for upper implant retained dentures. Although the dentures that fit over implants are considerably more expensive than standard dentures, they offer the added advantage of allowing upper dentures to be built in the shape of an arch instead of having to cover the entire palate. This is of special significance to people who otherwise cannot wear full dentures because they make them gag. Implant retained dentures have special significance for people who cannot wear lower dentures. As an edentulous (toothless) person ages, and the bone continues to resorb away, lower ridges frequently disappear entirely. Thus there is no vertical bone underlying the gums to stabilize a lower denture. These people frequently cannot wear a lower denture at all. The addition of two implants in the front of the lower jaw can make it possible to retain a lower denture which would otherwise be impossible for the patient to tolerate.
Mini-implant Retained Dentures: Since their introduction in the late 1990's, mini implants are beginning to become the standard of care for retaining lower dentures. Unlike the standard implants discussed above, there is no three to six month waiting period before mini implants can be loaded (support the denture). Mini implants can generally be placed in the lower jaw without cutting an incision in the gums. The only anesthesia used is an injection directly over the site of each implant. The old lower denture can then be retrofitted directly over the newly placed implants, and the patient can use the denture immediately. Furthermore, because the implants are about the size of a standard wooden toothpick (they are made out of a titanium alloy), patients who have been told that there is not enough bone to accommodate standard implants can generally be fitted with minis. The entire procedure (placing the implants and retrofitting the old denture so that it is supported by the newly placed minis) takes about one hour. It is generally painless, and produces very minimal post operative discomfort. Finally, due to the ease of insertion, this procedure is much less expensive than standard implants for retaining lower dentures.