If you have tooth loss too severe to be treated with a bridge alone, but you still maintain a large number of natural teeth, then our team can help with a set of partial dentures. You can enjoy a complete smile again! In today’s blog, your Ankeny, IA, dentist talks about how we support new teeth with a set of partial dentures.
The Impact of Complicated Tooth Loss
When do you need a partial set of dentures? This is meant for more complex cases of tooth loss, in which you have lost several teeth and the gaps are spread out across your smile. This is too complex for a bridge alone to address, but you may still have enough natural teeth in place that a full prosthetic is not needed yet. But with a partial, we can fill the gaps all at once with a durable and lifelike dental prosthetic, one that can offer a full smile for years to come! How do we create your new teeth?
Creating Your Custom Dentures
Our team will first examine your smile to assess the cause and severity of your tooth loss. We may address underlying issues like periodontal disease to help protect your remaining teeth. We then extract any teeth that are diseased or infected. Next, we will take detailed digital images and impressions of your bite, which we use in a lab setting to design and then fabricate your custom partial. Your new prosthetic will contain ceramic teeth that can handle daily bite forces. We will shade these to blend with the rest of your smile. The teeth are set in an acrylic base that looks like natural gum tissue. There will be metal clasps included that will help secure your new teeth firmly in place.
Supporting Your New Partial
When your denture is completed, we will show you how to secure your new teeth in place. The metal clasps will connect to natural teeth and firmly secure your new teeth in place. These removable dentures need to be soaked and cleaned regularly, and they can last for as long as 5 to 10 years before replacement is necessary! You will be able to smile without hesitation and enjoy your favorite foods again.
If you have any questions about how our team will replace your missing teeth with a set of prosthetics, or if you have tooth loss you want to see addressed right away, then reach out to our office today to get started!
Dental Impressions Helps Transform Your Smile
With the right treatment, we can help you obtain a full smile again! To schedule an appointment for a dental prosthetic, then call Dental Impressions in Ankeny, IA today at (515) 965-0230.
