Dentures

Dentures are one of the commonly used dental procedure results in recent times. Prosthodontists are the dental specialists who specialize in making dentures for the patients. Dentures are ideally made for the replacing the missing teeth. The surrounding is made in such a way that the texture of the soft and hard tissues in the mouth still exist.For more details,please login to www.aesthetica.co.in

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Dentures can be used by patients who have lost their natural teeth and desire to have artificial for proper functioning and esthetics. One must take care that there are certain conditions in which dentures cannot be placed in the mouth. For instance, if a tooth extraction is done then a patient has to wait for at least 6-8 weeks before getting an appointment for the denture done. Basically, dentures are of two types i.e. conventional dentures and fixed partial dentures. Conventional dentures include complete dentures and removable partial dentures. Fixed prosthodontics mainly involves a dental implant, crowns and bridges. Immediate dentures are the latest addition in the categories of dentures. These are applicable for both the maxillary i.e. upper arch and mandibular i.e. lower arch.

Every patient has a unique set of characteristics which are the guidelines for creating dentures. Complete dentures are made for the patients who are completely edentulous i.e. have no teeth. This can be seen in elderly patients above sixties. Such patients usually desire to have upper and lower teeth to be able to perform mouth functions like chewing. Also such patients gain confidence and are able to speak properly. The patients can easily remove the dentures whenever required as per their own comfort. Removable partial dentures are made for lesser number of teeth and fix the problems with missing teeth in a particular area. They are actually helpful in completing the dentition of the patient and providing satisfactory results. Immediate dentures are the quickest solution for replacing missing tooth. The best advantage is that they can be given to the patient right after get the tooth extracted. But one must know that as the healing period starts after the tooth is extracted, care must be taken. The denture can get loose as there is shrinkage of the bones and the gums in the particular area. So they are a temporary solution till the permanent dentures i.e. conventional or fixed dentures are made.

For a denture to be successful some of the key points to know are: support, stability, retention. These are followed by proper fit and maintaining the denture. Finally relining the denture is important. All of these properties of a denture collectively contribute to the success of a denture. Nowadays with the advancements in the dental technology, new techniques have been built up and introduced to the dental practitioners. This makes the procedure of making a denture much easier than before. The efficiency of the dentures can be known once the patients’ tell the dentists regarding their experience of the dentures. The important part is that of taking an impression of arches of the patient’s mouth. This step ensures the time taken by the dentists to complete the procedure successfully.