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Senior Dental Care

Partial Dentures (Removable Bridgework):

Partial dentures are used to replace missing teeth. They consist of a cast metal framework with gum-colored acrylic and replacement teeth attached to it. They are designed to fit snuggly against the ridge and existing teeth. Clasps or precision attachments cast in the metal framework are used to attach the partial denture to your existing teeth.

Full Dentures:

Full dentures replace all of your teeth. Full dentures are designed to fit onto the boney ridge where the teeth were held. They can be conventional dentures, immediate dentures, or overdentures.

A conventional denture is generally made approximately two months after the teeth were removed to allow time for the tissues and bone to heal. After the teeth are removed, the tissues and bone shrink back as they heal. Sometimes a temporary denture that only has a few teeth can be worn during the healing period.

An immediate denture can be made and placed immediately after teeth have been removed. With an immediate denture, you are not without teeth during the healing period. Immediate dentures will need to be relined after the healing period. An overdenture is designed to fit over the roots of the remaining teeth or over implants. Roots of teeth can be retained after root canal treatment in order to prevent the bone from shrinking and resorbing as it does when the teeth are removed. Roots of teeth, or implants, can also be fitted with precision attachments to hold the denture in place.

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