Stabilizing Your Custom Dentures
Traditional partial dentures and bridges attach to existing healthy teeth. However, it’s patients with no teeth (edentulous patients) who need dentures. So how will custom dentures anchor to your mouth?
Top dentures may be held in place by suction between the denture’s palate and the patient’s natural palate. An adhesive may be used for added stability.
Bottom dentures require the use of a denture adhesive.
Both top and bottom dentures can be anchored to dental implants secured in the jaw during a brief oral surgery. Implants offer the most reliable anchorage and eliminate issues with slippage, looseness, and displacement of a denture. Best of all, implants can last the rest of your life!
Benefits of Custom Dentures
If you choose custom dentures to replace your teeth, you’ll enjoy these benefits:
- Replacement of all teeth on upper and/or lower arch
- Excellent esthetics
- Better oral health
- Comfortable oral function
- Renewed self-confidence
- Improved ability to speak clearly
- Ability to chew all types of foods
- Underlying support of facial structures for a more youthful appearance
- Usually, fewer adjustments and repairs than CAD/CAM digital dentures
Frequently Asked Custom Denture Questions
How long will custom dentures last?
If you take good care of your dentures, they should last up to 10 years. To maintain a comfortable and stable fit, your dentures will need relining every one or two years for soft lining and up to four years for hard lining.
What is relining?
If your denture begins to feel loose, creates mouth sores, or chewing and speaking clearly becomes difficult, it may be time for relining. This process involves cleaning and sanding the denture plate and then applying soft or hard resin.
With soft relining, you’ll insert the dentures into your mouth and bite down so that the acrylic resin conforms to your jaw’s ridges. For hard relining, the dentist will make impressions for the lab technician. We’ll need to keep your dentures for a few days. Hard lining takes longer in the beginning but should fit longer than a soft reline.
Custom Dentures for a Fantastic Fit and Excellent Esthetics
To find out if you’re a good candidate for custom dentures in Nampa, call The Denture Company today. The denturist will answer all your questions and help you determine which type of denture is best for your lifestyle and goals.