Complete Dentures or Partial Dentures?

Looking into your denture options? According to the American Dental Association, dentures are removable appliances that can replace missing teeth and help restore your smile. While it is ideal for you to keep your natural teeth for as long as possible, sometimes things happen that cause you to have damaged teeth or even lose your teeth. When this happens, you need to find a tooth replacement option so you can once again have a healthy mouth.

Ready to learn more about dentures?

About dentures

Learning more about dentures will help you make a choice that works for you. Many people take their teeth for granted until they lose one or more of them. All of your teeth are important. When just one of them is missing, you will eventually experience the repercussions that come with missing teeth. Two of these repercussions include the remaining teeth moving out of their correct position and experiencing a bad bite.

The fact that dentures are made specifically to replace damaged your missing teeth, means you can once again perform your everyday mouth functions without issue.

Complete dentures

Complete dentures are also called full dentures. This denture choice is for those who have either lost all of their natural teeth, need to have their damaged teeth extracted from their mouth or combination of the two. Complete dentures are held in place via suction and muscle control. Suction occurs due to the saliva present between the dentures and the gums. Muscle control is learned over time when wearing new dentures.

Yearly check-ups are necessary when wearing complete dentures to ensure that the dentures are still properly performing their job.

Partial dentures

Partial dentures are similar to complete dentures, but instead of replacing all missing teeth, partial dentures are made to replace some or most teeth. An experienced dentist will design partial dentures so that they fit around any remaining natural teeth. When making partial dentures, the dentist will pay close attention to the design for both functional and cosmetic reasons.

Yearly check-ups are necessary when wearing partial dentures to ensure that the dentures are still properly performing their job.

Complete or partial?

Complete dentures are necessary for those who are missing all of their teeth. Partial dentures are necessary for those who are missing some or most of their teeth. The next steps include choosing the type of denture material, the color of the teeth, the color of the gums and the size and shape of the teeth.

Have you made a choice?

Have you decided whether you need complete dentures or partial dentures to address your damaged or missing teeth problem? Once you make a choice, you are on your way to having a full set of teeth once again. A full set of teeth supports a healthy mouth, as your mouth is designed to properly function with all 32 teeth. A full set of teeth makes it easier for you to eat, easier for you to talk and allows you to feel confident when smiling.

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