What To Know About Dentures
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Dentures can be described as a removable replacement for one or more missing teeth that have been lost due to problems like injury, tooth decay or gum disease. They are artificial teeth and gums which are formed individually for each patient and created by dentists for replacing lost or extracted natural teeth. Dentures will be custom made to fit the mouth and look exactly like the existing teeth. There are two types of dentures, full dentures and partial dentures.
Full Dentures
Full dentures are removable pieces which include an upper and lower set and replaces missing teeth. The dentist will provide full dentures when there is no existing teeth in the person's mouth. Porcelain and acrylic are two materials that dentures are made of. The difference between full dentures is that the conventional denture will be placed in the mouth after any residual teeth are removed and tissues has healed. The healing process can take several months, during this time, the patient is without teeth.
Conventional dentures can be described as immediate dentures which are created in advance so they can be positioned after the removal of teeth. During this process, the patient won't have to go through life without teeth. Although it is possible that the gums and bones may shrink over time. Particularly, during the healing period following tooth removal. Read more.
