Teeth and dental care is very personal, so when you suffer from tooth loss it can be difficult to figure out what to do. Dentures are a solution for tooth loss that has been around since the early 7th Century and thankfully dental technology has improved tremendously since then.
Dentures provide their wearers support for many day-to-day activities such as eating, pronouncing certain words, and boosting the self-esteem of the wearer. There are multiple kinds of dentures, all made specially for your mouth. Removable partial dentures are for patients who are missing only a few teeth in an arch and are made to fit over the remaining teeth in the arch, creating a full set of teeth. Removable partials are considered the most comfortable kind to wear.
Complete dentures are full arches of teeth and can replace both the top and bottom rows of teeth. These models are held in place through adhesives and can be modeled after your old set of teeth. Like the partial dentures, complete dentures are made of acrylic and can last years with proper care.
Like their permanent counterparts, plaque and tartar can build up on dentures. Dentures require the same kind of care and cleaning that are afforded teeth, the only difference is that dentures must be taken out at night in order for your gums to heal. While the choice to get dentures is not an easy one to make, the process to get them should be as easy as possible. A full set of teeth can improve your speech, make eating easier and even make you feel better about smiling.