Dentures

When your tooth gets missing, do you leave it to alter your dentition or sleeplessness? Oak Ridges North Dental is a reliable dental center concerned about your dental health and has measures in place to ensure your safety. Dentures are one of the ways to keep your dentition in check. Would you like to understand more about our denture services? 

Dentures, also called false teeth, are artificial substitutes for missing organic teeth. Tooth loss can be caused by tooth decay, gum disease, or facial wounds. We are experts at using some removable dental appliances to renew a few missing teeth. Others include the replacement of all teeth, gums, and nearby tissues. Over time, missing teeth can cause facial muscle cells to shrink, but dentures are intended to enhance your appearance by filling out your facial profile. They also make it convenient to eat, chew and communicate regularly.

Also, dentures are detachable and made of nylon, metal, or acrylic. They are designed to fit compactly over the gums, replacing missing teeth and eliminating possible issues caused by gaps. Holes left by tooth loss can make eating and speaking difficult, and teeth on either side of the opening may sprout into the space.

Denture Fitting Procedures

Before we fix your dentures, we will take specific procedures. We do these procedures to ensure a seamless experience for you.

Visit Our Dentist for Dentures in Richmond Hill

Before making any dental decision, it is only suitable to visit your dentist and have an extensive discussion and examination first. Interestingly, our dentists are always on standby to listen to you and grant all the medical and dental advice that you will need.
Examination and assessment: this is the phase where you get to agree with your dentist that you need dentures. If it is a decayed tooth that needs removal, we arrange the extraction as soon as possible in preparation for the remedy (dentures)

Mold Taking

This process is essential; it is where our dentist takes the impression of your teeth, as e make dentures according to your specifications. Our dentist can use different techniques, depending on your health history, allergies, and preference. For example, some patients prefer to bite into the dental putty for a few minutes while our dentist sets it. During this process, your dentist might need to take an x-ray of your mouth. This will help you understand your set; then, our dentist will give you a demo of your removable dental appliances for testing and adjustments.

Denture Fitting and Post-Fitting

Your dentist does the fitting as soon as you are ready to get your dentures. However, it is better that you heed the advice of your dentist about the timing of your fittings. Your dentist will ask you to point out any painful areas after our dentist fit the dentures to take minor corrective measures to the extra material in your mouth (if need be); many people experience strange post-procedure sensations. At first, you may find it difficult to speak or chew. You should see your dentist for follow-up appointments multiple times in the first few weeks after the fitting so that you can track your improvement and ensure that you are adjusting well to your removable dental appliances. We are always concerned about how rapid and progressive your recovery is.

Types of Dentures

Partial dentures

A partial denture is used to complete the gaps left by missing teeth. Typically, it consists of a nylon, metal, or plastic plate with some false teeth attached. Metal clasps usually clip onto some of your natural teeth, keeping them well positioned in your mouth. It is simple to unclip and detach. Sometimes the clips are made of the tooth- or gum-colored material, but this clip isn’t always used because it’s more brittle than metal. Instead, your dentist will take measurements and request a partial denture for you.

Partially Fixed Dentures (Implant-Supported Bridge)

Implant-supported bridges are another name for fixed partial dentures (FPD). They use two dental implants and a prosthetic tooth or teeth to replace a few missing teeth in a row. Our dentist glues or screws them into the mouth permanently. Unlike complete and removable partial false teeth, implant-supported bridges are not removable.

Full Dentures

Full dentures are another name for complete removable dental appliances. They are total tooth replacements. Before proposing complete dentures, most dentists will try to save at least some natural teeth. If all else fails, dentures are usually the only option.

Custom-made dentures replicate the shape and appearance of natural teeth. They also help with mastication (chewing), though not to the same extent as natural teeth.

Only hard and soft tissues remain to support acrylic dentures. Therefore, they are not as reliable as natural teeth or augmentations embedded in the bone.

Fixed partial dentures, implant-supported dentures, and immediate dentures are also types of dentures.

Book a Session for Dentures in Richmond Hill

Still in doubt about what you should do about your achy tooth?

Your answer is right in front of you. We are only a call away from you, place that call and book an appointment today for dentures in Richmond Hill.

Make use of our services, and you will never have to bother about your teeth again

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