- Your dentist will examine your dental ridges (gums from where teeth have been removed) , and assess whether they are suitable to support dentures.
- Your "bite" will need to be re-established to facilitate chewing, and to restore the proper relationship between the jaws and face.
- The dentist will examine your mouth and face to decide how to improve your appearance.
- Teeth of the appropriate shade, shape and colour will be selected to suit your face. The aesthetics of the mouth are an important consideration.
- A measurement is made of how much of your front teeth will be seen when you smile.
- The dentist will design the denture to support to the lips and cheeks. This will prevent sunken cheeks and creasing at corners of the mouth.
- Replacing unsightly diseased teeth will help you feel good about yourself.
- You can expect your dentures to look natural, unobtrusive and attractive.
- The dentist will examine your mouth and face to decide how to improve your appearance.
- Physical appearance matters to us. Most of us want to look as good as possible.
- Having an attractive physical appearance improves self-esteem.
- If old dentures have damaged the ridges of the jaws, the dentist may place a soft material in the old dentures to allow the tissues to recover. This is called "tissue conditioning".
If the shape and condition of the ridges are not suitable for dentures, surgical corrections are necessary. - Basically the base (plate) of the denture is made of gum-colored acrylic, which is sometimes reinforced with metal for extra strength.
The teeth are made of acrylic resin or porcelain. The material science advancements provide a number of options for the dentist and the patients to choose from. Depending on the cost viability from patient point of view, the options may be : - A simple acrylic denture base and regular teeth set
- A medium strength denture base and hi impact teeth 2 layered set
- A high strength acrylic denture base and hi-impact 3 layered esthetic set (ivoclar-vivadent)
- A metal denture base and hi-impact 3 layered esthetic teeth set
- Most advanced injection moulding technology denture base and hi-strength hi-impact multi layered esthetic acrylic teeth set.
HOW WILL THE DENTIST PLAN AND DESIGN MY FULL DENTURES ?
WILL I FEEL GOOD WITH MY NEW DENTURES ?
WHAT TREATMENT IS NEEDED BEFORE NEW DENTURES CAN BE MADE ?
WHAT ARE DENTURES MADE OF ?