- posted: Mar. 25, 2020
Properly fitted and meticulously crafted dentures offer an array of benefits, which include a boost in your self-esteem and an improvement in speech and chewing. Other benefits include keeping your other teeth in their proper positions and stop facial skin from drooping. Here at Superstition Mountain Dental in Gold Canyon, AZ, our dentists, Dr. Jonathan Lovell and Dr. Mathew Scheerhorn, use dentures to restore lost teeth while keeping your mouth healthy.
Dentures, also called false teeth, are among the most widely used teeth restoration options for missing teeth. They are usually made of metal, nylon, or acrylic and are used for replacing one or multiple teeth. Fabricated properly, they fit over your gums comfortably. Dentures also come in different types, including the following:
Partial Dentures
When the natural teeth surrounding a missing tooth aren't very strong, they can't support tooth replacement options like dental bridges. This isn't the case with partial dentures. They’re utilized for replacing one or more missing teeth. Partial dentures are fitted to the exact gum line area that they will rest. They are then fastened to the adjacent teeth to keep the dentures in place. Partial dentures aren't fastened permanently. This means that you can remove them for sleeping and cleaning.
Complete Dentures
Also called full dentures, these replace all of your natural teeth. They are fitted for the bottom and top gum line, kept in place using suction and dental adhesive. They’re also detachable like partial dentures.
Overdentures and Immediate Dentures
Immediate dentures are fabricated in advance before extracting the teeth and fitted right after the procedure. Your dentist in Gold Canyon, AZ, will decide how long you’ll wear them before fitting you with your actual dentures. Overdentures, on the other hand, is utilized if you can’t wear traditional dentures or if you don’t have enough natural teeth left. These are fitted over your natural teeth’s roots and rest either on the roots or on implants.
Dental Implant-Supported Dentures
These dentures are anchored and supported by dental implants. Implants are permanent fixtures that are directly anchored into the jawbone and are utilized for restoring one, multiple, or all teeth.
To Learn More About Dentures, Call Us
Arrange your appointment with Dr. Jonathan Lovell or Dr. Mathew Scheerhorn here at Superstition Mountain Dental in Gold Canyon, AZ, by dialing (480) 671-7777.
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