Cosmetic Dentistry
Dentures
What is a Denture?
A denture is a functional appliance that will replace a gap in your mouth due to tooth loss.
Overtime you may lose teeth for different reasons and this can lose the functionality of your teeth for eating and talking. There are many different options for tooth replacement and dentures are by far the simplest one. They can be acrylic or metal and they are made to fit the exact shape of your mouth.
Duration
30 minutes
Appointments
4
Anaesthetic
No
+ What are the Benefits?
- Simple option for tooth replacement
- Non invasive treatement
- Available on the NHS
+ What are the disadvantages?
- A removable appliance so isnt a permanent fixture
- Can sometimes be difficult to get used to and cause a lisp in the first few weeks of wearing it
+ What is the Process?
An impression will be taken on the initial appointment and sent off to a labratory where a wax mock up will be created. We will then register how you bite together and measure how your teeth meet using the wax mock.
Once this is sent to the lab they will put teeth into the wax so we can see how the denture will look, this is called the try in stage. We will make any adjustments here and make sure you are happy with the look and feel of the denture. The lab will then send the denture in the chosen material and your new teeth will be ready to be fitted.
