Denture
Dentures are removable appliances that can replace missing teeth and help restore your smile. If you’ve lost all of your natural teeth, whether from gum disease, tooth decay or injury, replacing missing teeth will benefit your appearance and your health. That’s because dentures make it easier to eat and speak better than you could without teeth—things that people often take for granted.
When you lose all of your teeth, facial muscles can sag, making you look older. Dentures can help fill out the appearance of your face and profile. They can be made to closely resemble your natural teeth so that your appearance does not change much. Dentures may even improve the look of your smile.
- Full Dentures:)They take up the whole upper or lower jaw to replace missing teeth. Full dentures are designed to replace all of a patients’ teeth at once.
- Partial Dentures: Partial dentures are used to replace a set of teeth, but not the entire set of upper or lower teeth. They are made and designed to restore a part of your mouth. Partial dentures can restore that part of your mouth that is making you feel so uncomfortable due to the lack of teeth and the impossibility to chew, bite or even smile properly.
Like your teeth, your dentures should be brushed daily to remove food particles and plaque. Brushing also can help keep the teeth from staining.
- Rinse your dentures before brushing to remove any loose food or debris.
- When brushing, clean your mouth thoroughly—including your gums, cheeks, roof of your mouth and tongue to remove any plaque. This can help reduce the risk of oral irritation and bad breath.
- When you’re not wearing your dentures, put them in a safe place covered in water to keep them from warping.
- Occasionally, denture wearers may use adhesives. Adhesives come in many forms: creams, powders, pads/wafers, strips or liquids. If you use one of these products, read the instructions, and use them exactly as directed. Your dentist can recommend appropriate cleansers and adhesives; look for products with the ADA Seal of Acceptance. Products with the ADA Seal have been evaluated for safety and effectiveness.
Acrylic Resin Dentures
Acrylic resin dentures are pink colored in order to resemble the gum. Teeth are resin colored to resemble that of natural teeth. Less expensive than porcelain dentures, lighter and easier to adjust. −But, may wear down more quickly than porcelain and thus durability is shorter. Replacement be done between 5-8 years
Porcelain Dentures
Porcelain is harder than acrylic. This makes dentures more durable. Also, porcelain dentures provide excellent aesthetics since the replacement teeth look a lot more like natural teeth. This material is better for bearing the daily wearing of teeth while we talk, chew or bite. Durability and Aesthetics −But, they are more costly and prone to breaking due to accidents.
Metal Dentures
Metal dentures mean that the clasps of the dentures, or the palate layer of the denture is made of metal. Usually cobalt chrome is used for metal dentures. ⊕Durability and long lasting nature. −But, poorer aesthetics since the metal color can be easily noticed.
Other Flexible Materials for Dentures
In some cases other flexible materials can be used to manufacture dentures. Materials including polycarbonates and polypropylene are used for making dentures. These flexible materials make dentures more adaptable to your mouth and this means more comfort to the patient. ⊕Much more comfortable than other types of dentures. −But, flexible materials can be more likely to build up bacteria in or around the prosthesis.