What is a Complete or Full Denture?

Our teeth help us in chewing, eating, smiling, and talking and play a significant role in our facial structure and appearance. But, what would happen if you lost all your teeth? Frightening right? Well don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! Complete or Full Dentures are prosthetic devices that are provided to replace missing teeth.

Complete dentures are removable appliances that are supported by the surrounding hard and soft tissues. Amazingly, these complete dentures are supported by underlying bones, gums, and soft tissues rather than other teeth, as all of them are missing.

The dentures today are manufactured from high-quality resin materials that ensure the individual is wearing comfortable new dentures that restore functionality and aesthetics to the individual wearing them.

How do you know if you need Dentures?

So, how does one know if they need dentures? Well, when you are missing all your teeth and find it difficult to eat food, speak, or are concerned about the aesthetics of the face, you need dentures!

When you visit our Sabka Dentist clinic, the dentist will examine and evaluate the health of your gums and the underlying supporting bone structure to determine if you are the right candidate for complete dentures.

Once your dentist suggests the right type of full dentures for you based on the condition of your alveolar ridges (the bone structure visible in your mouth covered by gums), impressions or measurements are taken of them to make a mold or a cast from the impression material.

The main need for denture is the loss of the teeth. Generally, it is inexpensive compared to other teeth replacement options.

How Will Dentures Help an Edentulous (having no teeth) Person?

Dentures are very important for persons with missing teeth or completely edentulous arches. Getting dentures helps in the following:

Chewing and Eating: This is the primary function of teeth and the replacement of missing teeth with complete dentures helps in effective chewing and biting.

Aesthetics: We don’t realize it often but our teeth play a very important role in our facial structure, its form, shape, and overall aesthetics of the individual. Missing teeth can give a sunken or drooping facial structure, which can be corrected by dentures.

Speech: Our teeth, along with the tongue and palate, play a crucial role in speech. Many syllables we pronounce require teeth to be present. But, in a person with missing teeth, speech is affected. Dentures, therefore, help restore speech and enable them to pronounce words that contain sibilants and fricatives.

Self-esteem and confidence: Our smile is intricately linked with our self-esteem. Individuals who have beautiful smiles are often more confident and have high self-esteem. While losing a tooth or all your teeth can impact your self-esteem, dentures can help boost confidence and restore your self-esteem.

What are the steps taken to make dentures?

The process of getting your complete denture can be a relatively long one compared to other dental treatment options. It is a multi-step procedure that needs multiple sittings.

• The first step in the fabrication of your new dentures is making a primary impression of the upper and lower ridges. These are used to create a plaster model that resembles your upper and lower teeth-less arches.
• These models are now used to fabricate customized trays to take the next set of impressions, also called final impressions.
  Before taking the final impression a step called “border molding” is done, which helps your dentist record the movements of your cheeks, and other soft tissues to ensure your dentures achieve maximum retention and stability.
• After border molding is completed, a final impression is made. This impression is used to prepare a stronger cast on which the final fabrication of your dentures will begin.
• Since there are no teeth in your mouth, there is no way to determine the relative position of your jaws with each other. To determine this, a jaw relation is taken on wax rims.
• This jaw relation is used to set your teeth in wax and the adjustments are made by placing these rims in your mouth. Once the bite, appearance, and speech have been adjusted and finalized by the dentist, the dentures are sent for their final fabrication step to the dental laboratory.
• The finished and polished final dentures arrive and are ready to be delivered to you. It can take a while to get adjusted to your new dentures but the dentists at Sabka Dentist are always available to help you out.

Should you keep dentures in water overnight?

Once you receive your dentures, many people ask “How to clean dentures?” Yes, you must take good care of your dentures, just like you would your natural teeth. Rinse your dentures after every meal to remove any food stuck on them. Brush them once a day to remove any particles or debris that may be retained on them.

When not in use, always keep them in water. Avoid washing or soaking your dentures in very hot water as it can cause warpage and affect their fit.

What is the best way to put dentures in?

Complete dentures are very easy to wear. All you need to do is place them on the alveolar ridge and allow them to settle down before you can use them. In the initial days, it might seem different, and many people suffer from soreness and excessive salivation. However, this improves as one gets used to the dentures.

You can also learn the best tips on how to eat with dentures from your dentist who will provide you with instructions on the Dos and Don’ts of wearing and removing your dentures.

How long does the denture-making process take?

In normal cases, getting a complete denture takes about 3-4 weeks. In some instances, however, when the patient is in a rush, the process can be hastened.

What are the benefits of dentures?

• Improves the aesthetic appearance.
• Eating and chewing become easier.
• Can improve speech pronunciation.
• Boost the self-esteem and confidence of the individual.

Will I need to use a Denture Adhesive?

Though dentures take support from the alveolar ridge and achieve stability and retention from them, many people lack good bony ridges for the denture to sit on.

Apart from bony ridges, other factors that improve the fit of a denture are:-

• The muscular tone of the cheeks
• Flabbiness of the gums
• The shape and depth of the ridge
• Presence of undercuts in the bony ridge
• The thickness of the gums
• The shape of the soft palate
• Muscle attachments

In many people, there is poor retention of dentures and therefore, they are recommended adhesives that help fix their dentures to the tissues temporarily. These adhesives are available in the form of powders, creams, pads, strips, and liquid. You must read the instructions on these products properly before using them. Always consult your dentist before doing so.

There are many benefits of dentures, This makes them a better treatment solution for people. The types of dentures and cost in India are the major deciding factors in opting for the treatment.

If you are looking for denture treatment at an affordable cost. Then Sabka Dentist is a better choice for you. They have one of the lowest costs of dentures in India. Sabka Dentist has experts who can give proper denture treatment that can bring more comfort. Come here to get an excellent denture treatment solution.

After learning all about dentures, we hope your fears and anxieties have been alleviated about getting your own set. If you still have any queries or wish to book an appointment at your nearest Sabka Dentist clinic for complete dentures, connect with us today!