Reasons Why Dentures Are A Great Solution to Missing Teeth

With dozens and dozens of tooth-loss solutions to date, it can be challenging to choose one that is ideal for you. One that will not require hours of sitting on the dentist’s chair or noisy drills. Here’s why dentures are a popular choice for natural-looking teeth replacement.

What Are Dentures?

Dentures in Sharon, MA, are a dental prosthetic device meant to replace missing teeth. These removable fixtures, also referred to as “false teeth,” can be fastened onto natural teeth via metal clasps or a nylon or plastic plate with the same function.

Two Basic Types of Dentures

Whether you are opting for custom dentures, immediate dentures, complete dentures, or a fixed partial denture, they are categorized into two basic forms.

Complete Dentures

Complete dentures are the conventional/traditional choice because they are the most convenient tooth-replacement apparatus. As the term suggests, with full arches of prosthetic teeth sitting next to one another on the denture base, they completely substitute for a smile that no longer has any teeth.

Partial Dentures

Inversely, partial dentures are meant to be an alternative for when pockets of teeth are missing. They simply fill in the gaps, so to speak. Dentures that are worn following tooth extraction are of a temporary partial structure to make up for the extracted tooth.

Nevertheless, they can also be molded with firmer materials for long-term usage.

Besides these two main kinds of devices, there are others that vary according to material type, use, and jaw-positioning stability. These include, yet are not limited to, the following:

Custom Dentures 

Though our general dentistry in Sharon, MA can offer an array of dentures that appear similar to natural teeth, custom dentures are made with special materials meant to enhance this feature. They look uncannily like real teeth.

Implant-Supported Dentures 

Instead of being clasped on and off, these dentures have dental implants to anchor the bridge securely. If you want to consider a dental device that has a more solid foundation compared to the rest, this one is it.

Two other variations of implant-supported dentures are snap-in dentures and overdentures.

Benefits of Dentures

• For A Variety of Tooth Loss Cases

Dentures can be used for many different tooth loss cases. Dental professionals are able to fashion them into exactly how each patient’s tooth loss status is. Tooth loss from cavities and decay, gum disease, or tooth and gum injury can generally be corrected with false teeth.

• Facial Muscle Support

In many cases, tooth loss alters the structure of facial muscles. Facial sagging is predominant in instances of tooth loss due to the accompanying loss of jawbone tissue. On severe occasions, dental collapse is possible.

These take place because the areas that are supposed to be held up by the presence of teeth are hollowed out. Without your pearly whites there, it is natural for muscles around the jaw area to weaken and slump inward or downward.

• Cleaning and Maintenance Ease

Due to their removable make, these dental prosthetics do not need complicated maintaining. Cleaning dentures is easy because you can unclasp or remove them from your jaw and thoroughly brush them on all sides and in every nook and cranny.

If you still have natural teeth remaining, you can also brush them with ease, the way you normally do.

Moreover, there are denture cleaning products you can use to soak the device overnight for added sterilization.

• Lightweight and Light-On-The-Pocket

Many often mistake dentures for being heavy once worn, when the opposite is true. Both durable and lightweight materials comprise modern dentures. Resin and acrylic resin are favorites because of this very factor. Plus, the resin is among the most economical materials for dental prosthetics.

Other denture types have a combination of resin, porcelain, chrome cobalt, or nylon, all of which, when combined, are still not heavy at all. You can have them on an entire day and not feel as though there’s something latched onto your gums or pulling down on them. In addition to this, you can always ask your dentist about utilizing the lightest-weight materials for your dentures.

For more information about the types of dentures available, or to schedule a consultation, give our Sharon Dental Group office a call.