For patients from Weston-super-Mare, the installation of dentures is a common procedure performed by dentists. As these are worn to replace lost or missing teeth, they are often associated with the elderly as this problem gets worse with age. However, ‘false teeth’ are worn by people of all ages and should not be stigmatised.
When the dentists construct dentures, they use a plate made of either acrylic or metal as the base. You can either get a complete set which will replace all of your natural teeth in your upper or lower jaws or a partial set which will just replace individual missing or lost teeth.
Having dentures is a good idea if you are missing teeth as your facial muscles can sag over time when teeth are missing. Having dentures installed will help keep the structure of your mouth intact and provide support to your cheeks and lips. You do not want to look old before your time, do you? It also helps retain your smile which has all sorts of benefits relating to your confidence levels at work and home. When you meet your perfect partner at the night club, it is nice if you can offer them an open smile.
There are a few things you will have to get used to when you get dentures. Primarily, eating can take a bit of practice. Sometimes your dentures will move as you chew food so you have to be extra careful to chew in a fairly symmetrical fashion. This can be harder than it sounds! However, as you spend more time with your dentures, you will soon get the hang of it.
Losing many or all of your teeth is a trauma indeed and it will have profound implications for the way you can eat, drink and talk. This is not something that has to be put up with, because dentists can fit patients with sets of dentures that are extremely effective at replicating the functions of a set of teeth.
So effective and popular are dentures in the twenty first century that they are challenging the out of date stereotypes that have surrounded dentures for so many years. The associations with old people whose dentures slip out at meal times is not a true reflection of what modern dentures are like.
For one thing, they are quite suitable for patients at any age who wish to avoid invasive surgery and are on more of a budget. They are far less likely to slip from the mouth because the modern designs of dentures are carried out to fit perfectly into the mouths of individual patients. In the past they were often made en masse to the same design and so were simply the wrong size for many of the people who wore them.
Go and see your dentist in Chepstow if you have experienced large scale tooth loss and want to know more about dentures and how they work. You will probably be surprised to find out that patients these days are finding them far more comfortable and user friendly than in the past. They can always be worn as a short term solution if you are considering something more drastic but permanent, such as dental implants where replacement teeth are secured to the jaw bone through osseointegration.
Dentures are back in a big way. After years of negative press and unsavoury stereotypes, dentists are now able to produce dentures which are a positive solution to multiple tooth loss without some of the problem associated with them in the past. If you need to replace lost teeth, you should talk to your Bath dentist and they will tell you about how dentures represent a viable solution.
Fitting false teeth onto a platform that represents a full set of teeth and then wearing them in the mouth is not a new development; humans have been doing this for many centuries in one form or another. It was only in the twentieth century that these devices began to be mass produced and sold to people as the way to solve multiple missing teeth. Unfortunately these dentures were far from perfect and many wearers found that they were messy, uncomfortable and prone to slip out.
This is not the case anymore as dentists tailor make sets of dentures based around the unique shape of the patient’s mouth. They are increasingly using material that causes far less friction to the gums of the wearer and, with less chance of slipping, they become less messy as well.
Other treatments to replace lost teeth can be more permanent, such as dental implants and dental bridges, but dentures are the most affordable and won’t involve any invasive surgery. In fact, thanks to digital technology, dentures can be constructed quicker than ever without the commensurate increase in cost that might be associated with it.
If you’ve suffered from multiple tooth loss, you’ll have to deal with it so that your mouth can function properly in terms of eating, talking and drinking; consider dentures as a solution.
Wearing dentures can be a tricky transition to most people for they have not had the greatest of reputations in the past, but if you find yourself in this position, before you hit the panic button, you may well like to consider what dentists are offering around Swindon these days, for dentures are having a complete image change- thanks to the wonderful new materials that they are being made from and how they fit the mouth. They no longer hold the fears and anxieties that wearers had in the past. Normally it was down to bad dentistry and poorly produced dentures that made them so difficult to wear in the past. Teeth used to be removed at any sign of trouble in the mouth, but that was often down to the lack of knowledge and treatments afforded to dentists at that time. The world of dentistry has thankfully changed and with it, dentures. Dentures look far more natural, often being made from softer materials that hug the contours of the mouth better. The ‘teeth’ too, are made from more natural looking materials, like porcelain, making it difficult to tell a denture wearer from someone with their own teeth (you’ve seen the adverts). But where denture technology has taken a massive leap is the ability to keep them in the mouth. Adhesives have become better and dentures have also benefited from the dental implant, which can hold them even firmer in the mouth, giving anyone that wears them a massive boost in confidence.
Whilst losing some or even, all of our teeth can have an extreme psychological affect on how we live out our future in Bristol, it’s also time to get over it, get our lives into perspective and embrace the idea of having dentures fitted- for several reasons. Losing our teeth instantly affects the occlusion or ‘bite’ in the mouth. Chewing without teeth, puts new stresses, pressures in the head and can lead to irreversible damage in the lower jaw, leading to sinus, ear, head, neck and shoulder problems. The lack of teeth can also alter the shape of the face; skin will start to sag into and around the mouth and age you within weeks of the loss. Having dentures fitted can eliminate all these problems as well as giving your back a healthy lifestyle attitude. Dentures have always had bad press, but new, more natural looking materials, fixadents and mini-implants have made dentures not only made dentures look good in the mouth, but also make them stay in the mouth. They maintain a youthful look to the face, keeping it healthy looking and retaining the shape. But modern dentures also allow you to carry on life as normal as before. You can eat-out normally, socialize normally and generally, live life normally. Like it says in certain adverts on TV….’can you tell which one is wearing dentures?’ as a couple bite into a couple of French bread rolls.
Dentures can get some pretty bad press at times in Gloucester, probably due stigma that comes with wearing them, and images of how you have seen people wear them. Teeth in a jar, for example, doesn’t exactly cry ‘MUST HAVE’ either. Then there’s the affect they have on you mentally and physically. Being fitted with dentures can signal the end of your youth, make you age even faster, and then there’s the problem of wearing them, fighting to keep them in place whilst eating or talking. But there are some very serious benefits behind the wearing of dentures. When the teeth have gone, the occlusion or ‘bite’ of the mouth can alter, placing stresses in the jaw and causing all manner of problems in the head, neck and upper back. Your face will also become vulnerable to ageing too, not only because having no teeth is associated with old age, but the face and cheeks will naturally sink and sag- gums will become exposed to wear. Wearing dentures can stop this from happening. The look of dentures has moved on too from the ‘plastic age’. Materials have become softer and more natural looking, as have the teeth, making them sit more firmly and more naturally in the mouth- that’s before you combine them with fixatives and mini implants to lock them into place. Once you have overcome the inevitability that you have lost your teeth and dealt with the shock, having a good set of denture can restore a lot of confidence you may have lost and give you a better life style once again.
If you are resigned to losing a tooth or in fact, all your teeth in Weston-Super-Mare, there are many reasons why you should get them replaced. The major factors behind tooth loss are injury or periodontal disease and this can be a very traumatic moment in your life. In the case of a single tooth, a replacement can prevent further health issues such as gum disease and movement in the teeth that are left behind, but this can be rectified by a bridge, implant or a partial denture. If all the teeth are lost, then the fitting of a full set of dentures is required. Such is the advancement in denture technology and the materials they are manufactured from, they can mirror the look of a full set of natural teeth. Fixing the dentures in place has also advanced with new adhesives and mini implants that keep the dentures solidly in position. Whatever the reason for having this treatment, dentures can have more health related benefits. Cosmetically, dentures can retain the look of the face. If teeth are not replaced, the cheeks will sag and age you very quickly, possibly causing difficult psychological problems further down the line. But the most important reason for having teeth replaced is to maintain the occlusion within the mouth or the ‘bite’. If this issue is not rectified, it can cause problems in the neck, head and upper back leading to ear, eyes and sinus complications.
The pain of loosing a tooth or teeth is only made worse by the subsequent difficulties you may experience with eating, drinking and talking. If you have lost a number of teeth you may take on an older appearance as your cheeks begin to sag into the spaces left behind. The best way to deal with this is to get dentures fitted to replace the missing teeth. Ask your Gloucester dentist about dentures today as the problem is best dealt with sooner.
There are many reasons for tooth loss. You might have suffered an accident in a physical sport, had gum disease which ended with tooth loss or let your oral health regime slip to the point that a tooth fell out. Dentures can come as a complete set to replace all your teeth but partial dentures are available to replace a few which are missing. It is just as important to replace a few missing teeth as it is the whole set because your remaining teeth might begin to slip into the gaps.
Dentures come in removable and non-removable varieties. If you want your dentures to be permanent you might opt for dental implants or fixed bridges. Dentures are usually made from acrylic resins and are more comfortable and realistic looking than ever before. If you want greater flexibility in your dentures, the Valplast cosmetic variety are made from a more malleable material which offers more comfort.
If you are worried about your dentures slipping and making meal times and conversations more difficult, you could think about having mini-implants which allow your dentures to be fixed permanently to your mouth. They are relatively expensive but incredibly durable and practical. Otherwise dentures can be held by your gums’ natural section or by applying a fixing agent. Your dentures will need to be altered in the long term as your mouth changes but with the right care dentures can last many years.
Dentures are artificial teeth used to replace teeth that are missing due to decay or disease or perhaps as the result of some kind of physical trauma. They incorporate a whole or part dental arc with synthetic gum tissue to create the appearance of a full set of teeth. Most people are probably aware of dentures and will know somebody who uses them, especially if you are of a certain age.
Although the standard of dental care in the UK has improved dramatically over the last fifty years, there is still quite a big chance that you will lose some or all of your teeth at some point later in life. Once a certain number of teeth have been lost, it often becomes very difficult to eat and talk with only a few remaining teeth. A Weston-super-Mare dentist might then suggest the removal of the remaining teeth (depending on their condition) and the use of dentures.
A well-fitting set of dentures should stay in place by suction alone, but often due to gum erosion the dentures feel loose. If this is the case then you should always go to see your dentist. The options usually involve adjusting the dentures to fit better over the gums or to start using denture adhesives. Although a more modern alternative may be to have mini-implants fitted into your jawbone. Like the larger dental implants to replace single missing teeth, mini-implants are screwed directly into the jaw and fuse with the existing tissue. They can then act as a base onto which can be clipped and unclipped the dentures. This will keep them secure and alleviate any anxiety about loose dentures.
Dentures are the most suitable solution for patients who have many missing teeth. They restore the appearance and functionality of your original teeth, meaning you will no longer have to be embarrassed about your smile.
If your natural teeth are badly decayed or have been lost to some form of physical trauma, a set of dentures can make your life easier. Of course you will probably miss your natural teeth but if they have got to a stage where everyday activities such as eating and drinking have become difficult or unpleasant, it may be time to replace your remaining teeth with an artificial set. Dentures can also restore the appearance of a healthy smile and act as a support for facial muscles sagging as a result of missing teeth.
If you decide to choose dentures the dentist will first need to remove any existing teeth that remain and give the gums time to sufficiently heal. During this time you may be fitted with a temporary denture. When the gums are sufficiently healed, the dentist will then fit your permanent set. They will have been designed to fit exactly over remaining gum tissue so that they will be held in place by suction alone. Some patients are anxious that dentures can fall out and resort to messy denture adhesives. Loose dentures are usually due to an ill fitting set so some minor adjustment may make them feel more secure. Alternatively, you could have a series of mini-implants fitted to act as a secure base for the dentures.
Modern dentures have come along way in the last twenty years and can now appear and feel very realistic. Wearing dentures no longer comes with the stigma it used to have and most wearers go through life without anybody ever knowing they are not their natural teeth. If you are suffering with your teeth and finding eating and drinking a real pain, it may be time to see a Gloucester dentist about dentures.
Dr Gerrard is a Bristol based Cosmetic dentist with many years of experience and is one of only a small number of dentists accredited by The British Academy of Cosmetic Dentistry
If your natural teeth are badly decayed or have been lost to some form of physical trauma, a set of dentures can make your life easier. Of course you will probably miss your natural teeth but if they have got to a stage where everyday activities such as eating and drinking have become difficult or unpleasant, it may be time to replace your remaining teeth with an artificial set. Dentures can also restore the appearance of a healthy smile and act as a support for facial muscles sagging as a result of missing teeth.
If you decide to choose dentures the dentist will first need to remove any existing teeth that remain and give the gums time to sufficiently heal. During this time you may be fitted with a temporary denture. When the gums are sufficiently healed, the dentist will then fit your permanent set. They will have been designed to fit exactly over remaining gum tissue so that they will be held in place by suction alone. Some patients are anxious that dentures can fall out and resort to messy denture adhesives. Loose dentures are usually due to an ill fitting set so some minor adjustment may make them feel more secure. Alternatively, you could have a series of mini-implants fitted to act as a secure base for the dentures.
Modern dentures have come along way in the last twenty years and can now appear and feel very realistic. Wearing dentures no longer comes with the stigma it used to have and most wearers go through life without anybody ever knowing they are not their natural teeth. If you are suffering with your teeth and finding eating and drinking a real pain, it may be time to see a Gloucester dentist about dentures.
