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Precision Complete Dentures are designed by our denturist on a highly personalized level with a focus on teeth selection, facial support, and overall appearance of the patient. At our denture clinic, we have a extremely broad choice of tooth molds offering a variety of size and colors that way, dentures look and feel natural and attractive.
What makes a Precision Denture?
1. superior quality of material
2. two step impression process
3. two steps bite registration
4. quality high impact acrylic
5. precision quality teeth
For our patients, the precision dentures is a better fit dentures, improved function, superior durability and esthetics. It is a more accurate and predictable process with higher quality materials, providing patients the optimum in today’s denture design.
Partial dentures are removable appliances designed to fit around and anchor to remaining teeth. They restore appearance and function, as well they stabilize remaining dentition to help prevent teeth movement into the spaces created by tooth loss. The number of natural teeth missing, and the position of what remains, will make a difference in the type of design that is best suited for your situation. A partial denture is an excellent and economical way to restore your smile. At Brittany denture clinic we can do all types of partials:
Cast frames Partials
Thermoflex / Hybrid
Titanium
Gold frame partials (when patient is allergic to other materials)
Implant supported partials.
With any type of partial we strongly recommend to have a dental examination and a cleaning at least once a year. We have a dentist in our clinic on a full time basis for any of yours dental needs (inc: teeth extraction, check-ups, fillings, placement of dental implants etc.)
Transitional dentures are temporary appliances that will eventually be replaced by final prosthesis.
The need for this type of denture arises when a patient needs extraction of some or all of their remaining teeth, but does not want to be "toothless” while waiting to recover after surgery.
1. Immediate denture: denture that is fabricated before the extractions and inserted immediately after the teeth have been removed. This type of dentures protects the gums during healing and allows the patient to function "normally" while they recover. Some eight to twelve weeks later, after tissues have fully healed, a reline procedure is performed to restore and reshape the appliance to accommodate the final shape of their gums.
The down side with immediate dentures is the appearance issues are often compromised as no wax try-in, a sort of preview process, can be performed during the fabrication as the denture must be completed prior to the extractions. Large or bulky fit are common complaints with immediate dentures, and although relines can help reshape some of the acrylic, the tooth positions are generally unalterable.
2. Transitional Dentures: are constructed in a similar way and are delivered immediately after extractions. The main difference is rather than attempting relining and refitting, once a patient has healed, the denture is simply replaced by a precision denture.
Ask us about transitional/precision denture. Often the cost is the same or very similar to cost of a immediate denture followed by a reline.
Upper Implants
Without the benefit of dental implants, upper dentures are held in place by suction. In order for this suction to be successful the entire palate must be covered by plastic.
For most patients this does not creates any problems, but occasionally, we find patients who are very sensitive and have an acute gag reflex, making this depth of coverage very uncomfortable, and in a worse case intolerable. In the past, patients would simply have to suffer this unfortunate condition often placing dentures in for only brief periods. Fortunately implant technologies are now providing alternatives in how dentures are retained and designed.
With the placement of implants in an upper ridge, conventional suction is no longer required which means dentures can be fabricated without the need to cover the palate.
Often four or six implants will be required and they will be united by a special bar. This bar, that the denture clips onto, provides added strength to the implants. Given the increased level of treatment required to complete this procedure it is often more costly.
Lower Implants
Lower dentures are much more unstable as the residual ridges begin to resorbe. As the years go by, patients can find this growing instability of the lower denture very frustrating. This is often coupled with symptoms of frequent sore spots, food entrapment under dentures, loss of ability to chew and a general decline in confidence.
Often two to five implants are required to anchor the lower denture in the patients mouth. We can use clip system when two implants are used or a bar system when four to five implants are used. Once complete, the patient has a denture that snaps into place and no longer relies on suction as its only form of retention.
The success rate of these procedures is very high with most patients finding dramatic improvements in their abilities to wear dentures. Common finding among patients:
Denture Relining and Soft Liners
The bony ridges that support your dentures are in constant state of resorption from the day you have your natural teeth extracted, and for the duration of your life. This bone loss occurs at different rates from patient to patient, but for most, it is a measurable change every two to tree years. As this change occurs, dentures become looser.
Symptoms of less stability when chewing, food entrapment under plates, or more frequent sore spots are common indications change has taken place. Some patients have no noticeable symptoms at all, but never the less that shrinkage is ongoing. Ill fitting dentures, left unchecked, can lead to more rapid bone loss, making it more difficult for patients to wear dentures in later years.
This is where relining comes in. Through a simple impression technique inside your old denture, a new record of your ridges can be obtained. The fitting surfaces of your dentures are removed and rebuilt utilizing these new records. When the denture is returned and refitted back into the patient’s mouth the result is an accurate fit, much like a brand new denture. It should be noted, dentures going through this process must still have proper bite alignment for relining to be successful.
What about soft liners? Patients who suffer chronic discomfort wearing dentures will often benefit with a layer of soft compressible material between their oral tissue and acrylic denture bases. This layer acts much like a shock absorber and can increase patient comfort dramatically.
The average life span of these linings ranges from six months to five years. Whether you choose a soft or hard base, relines are an excellent way to keep your dentures working well while protecting your ridges from premature resorption.
The denture breakage is an event that can strike fear into the heart of any individual who has had this unfortunate experience. The reasons dentures break are varied:
1. Dropped while being cleaned
2. Steak bones, hard candies, ice cubes, nut shells, and other
3. Loose fitting dentures can lead to fractures. As your ridges shrink, dentures become less supported and are more prone to flexing while under the force of chewing. Having your dentures checked and relined when necessary will help in preventing this problem.
4. Disharmony in bite relationships. As your dentures age, the way they align to one another can begin to change resulting in uneven pressure distribution. This may result in a tooth actually being popped out of a plate. Most often one of the front teeth on an upper denture. Again, a regular check up will most often identify this type of problem and preventative measures can be taken.
Fortunately, a broken denture can usually be repaired through a process of replacing the damaged area of acrylic with new material. This bonds the denture back together. In the case where a tooth has been lost,we carry a fair selection of spare molds and should be able to find an appropriate replacement. We provide this service in about an hour, so the inconvenience is minimal.
Key points to bear in mind should you need a denture repaired:
1. Bring in all the pieces with you
2. Do not attempt to glue a denture back together yourself. Once glue has been applied to a denture, the fitting edges can become very distorted, making it difficult or impossible for us to accurately repair your plate.