If you have lost some or all of your natural teeth, dentures can be used to replace your missing teeth - improving your health as well as your appearance. Dentures prevent the sagging of facial muscles, which makes a person with no teeth look much older. Dentures also enable you to eat and speak normally, little things often taken for granted until natural teeth are lost.

There are two types of dentures: conventional and immediate. For a conventional denture, the remaining teeth are extracted and the patient will heal for several months before the denture is made. This type of denture requires fewer adjustments since the patient's gums have already finished shrinking after extractions. For an immediate denture, impressions are taken and the denture is made BEFORE teeth are extracted. The denture is placed immediately on the day of extractions. This type of denture typically requires several adjustments as the patient's gums continue to shrink, but it tends to be a more popular type of denture since the patient is never without teeth. Dentures may also be implant-supported. This is more common for the lower denture plate which tends to slide around more. Implants may be placed at the same time that teeth are extracted and the denture is modified to fit the implants after the implants are healed.

Brush your gums, tongue, and palate every morning with a soft-bristled brush before you insert your dentures to stimulate circulation in your tissues and to help remove plaque. Regular dental checkups are needed so we can examine your mouth and dentures to ensure a healthy and comfortable fit.