Complete And Partial Dentures

Why dentures?

People wonder why go for dentures if their tooth can be fixed. For those people, it is important to understand that minor damage to your tooth can be fixed without any difficulty, but when you have completely broken or missing teeth, it has been decayed to a certain level that it cannot be recovered. In that case, complete and parietal dentures become a necessity, otherwise your will lose your self-confidence, your smile as well as ability to eat properly. Among many harmful effects of missing or broken tooth, one is very important. You will lose the bone support that your mouth needed to remain in its original shape. So, with the help of complete and parietal dentures, you will improve aesthetics of your face, improve your speech, experience improvement in chewing and biting food, keep your cheeks in shape and provide protection to remaining teeth from further damage and decay.

Many people need denture at different ages in their life, some at old age and some even before hitting 45. This depends upon the condition of their teeth and periodontal diseases. Whether you need dentures or not, and at what age? This depends upon your personal choice and your oral health. Our dentists at Dr. Greenwald & Dr. Barnouti Dental can help you decide whether to get complete and parietal dentures right now or after few years. They will decide this upon the periodontal diseases. Here is a list of red flags that will help you in identifying and addressing the dental issues with complete and parietal dentures before it is too late.

• A serious gum infection that is affecting your soft tissues and will soon likely be affecting your bone structure. Before its worse to that, we will recommend saving your remaining gums and bone structure with the help of complete and parietal dentures.
• Sensitive, red and bleeding gums are a sign of serious periodontal disease. It can be treated with specific toothpaste and mouthwash, but if not treated and left to progress, this will most likely start damaging your gums and bone structure.
• Loose teeth, moving teeth and gaps between your teeth can be a sign that your bone has become weak under those gums. Talk to your dentist and take a decision, you might need to get complete and parietal denture in near future. So, take the precaution and discuss it with your dentist.
• A severe tooth ache that won’t go away no matter what medication you take, is a sign that tooth decay you were ignoring for some time has reached to the roots of your teeth. And there is no return from this, you might consider root canal but that’s if it can save your teeth. But when the damage is beyond repair, dentures become important.

Types of Dentures

Dentures are of many different types; two main types are complete and parietal dentures. Some are temporary that you can take off any time, while others are permanent and can last from 7-10 years.

When you have a lot of missing and broken teeth, then complete denture option is best suitable for your condition. It is a complete arc of brand-new teeth. A tooth may be required to remove, so that denture is easily attached with your gums or jawbone. Many times, an adhesive is required to keep the dentures in place. They will look exactly like your original teeth, as they are made from porcelain or plastic material depending upon your choice. Our experts take a mold of your bite and remaining teeth and prepare the dentures according to your size. So, it is completely tailored for you. Although complete dentures are designed and prepared to last for up to 10 years, but they will be required to re-evaluated after every few years. And also when you notice a slight change in them, you can bring it to your dentist who will adjust them according to your changing bons structure. The complete dentures are further of two types, i.e., implant supported dentures and implant retained dentures. The former refers to permanent dentures that require surgery and can only be removed by the dentist himself, while the later, you can remove them with ease at night and snap them back in in morning.

The second type of dentures is partial or parietal dentures. You can choose this option when you are missing all of your teeth. These dentures will be attached to your existing teeth instead of with gums. The parietal dentures have a metal or acrylic base which will have color similar to your gums. This base will be having a clasp or grip to be attached to your original teeth for additional support. You can remove them easily when required. Parietal dentures have a drawback, as there will be plaque buildup at the base and your gums will face a pressure due to the movement of parietal dentures. And these are slightly costly than the complete parietal. We use the high technology to design your perfect fit dentures. So, feel free to book appointment at your earliest and let us discuss what you need or may not need.