If you’ve lost all of your natural teeth, whether from periodontal disease, tooth decay or injury, complete dentures can replace your missing teeth and your smile. Replacing missing teeth will benefit your appearance and your health. Without support from the denture, facial muscles sag, which will give a person an older look. You’ll be able to eat and speak- things that people often take for granted until their natural teeth are lost.
There are various types of complete dentures. A conventional full denture is made and placed in the patient’s mouth after the remaining teeth are removed and tissues have healed. An immediate complete denture is inserted as soon as the remaining teeth are removed. The denture wearer thus would never have to go without teeth during the healing period.
With the advent of dental implants, current denture wearers have the good fortune of being able to help support and even replace their dentures.