Dentures

Dentures are removable false teeth that can offer a natural-looking and affordable solution to gaps in your smile. A partial denture can replace just a few lost teeth and a complete denture can be used to restore a whole set of missing teeth.

The ‘teeth’ part of the denture are usually made from acrylic (or porcelain) and mounted on a plate made from a metal alloy, acrylic or nylon. Modern materials mean dentures are now much more realistic looking and offer a comfortable way to replace missing teeth.

Treatment steps

• Your soft tissues, gums and bone will be thoroughly assessed to ensure they are healthy.
• Accurate impressions of your mouth will be taken so a model can be produced and checked for fit and comfort.
• When the final set of dentures are ready, you will come in for your final fitting.
• During a follow up appointment, we will check your dentures are settling in well.

It may take a little while to get used to new dentures and eating and speaking may be a little tricky at first. You may also notice an increase in saliva but this should soon subside as your mouth gets used to the replacement teeth.

Loose Dentures

Loose dentures can cause embarrassment, pain and gastric problem due to the lack of chewing capacity. At Rendlesham Dental Practice we have a number of ways to improve your dentures depending on your budget. With the use of modern technology and high end specialised denture labs we can construct good fitting comfortable dentures.

Utilising dental implants we can construct an implant retained overdenture, which gives a lot of the benefits of fixed teeth without the same price tag. It also gives the benefit of being removable making the intra oral attachments and prosthesis easily cleansable. Implant retained overdentures can transform your life and health giving you the ability to eat effectively and keep yourself properly nourished.