What Are Dental Dentures ?

Dentures are prosthetic teeth made of Acrylic or Porcelain Teeth intended to replace missing teeth, which are supported by surrounding soft and hard tissues of the mouth. Conventional dental dentures are removable, however there are many different denture designs, some which rely on bonding or clipping onto teeth or dental implants.

There are two main categories of dentures, depending on whether they are used to replace missing teeth on the Mandibular Arch or the Maxillary Arch. There are many informal names for dentures such as dental plate, false teeth and falsies.

Some of the restorative procedures that can be recommended to a patient include dentures, bridges as well as dental implants, this last procedure overstay permanent solution to people who have lost a tooth for any reason, other restorative methods can also be used in order to complement the effects of an implant for instance, an implant can be applied in order to complement and support a crown or a dental bridge which are put in place in case multiple teeth are missing, the same thing can be said about dentures because implants can't make them more stable and at the same time they can also reduce gum irritation.

Problems with dentures include the fact that patients are not used to having something in their mouth that is not food.

The brain senses this appliance as "food" and sends messages to the salivary glands to produce more saliva and to secrete it at a higher rate. New dentures will also be the inevitable cause of sore spots as they rub and press on the mucosa (denture bearing soft tissue).

A few denture adjustments for the weeks following insertion of the dentures can take care of this issue. Gagging is another problem encountered by some patients. At times, this may be due to a denture that is too loose fitting, too thick or extended too far posterior onto the soft palate.

At times, gagging may also be attributed to psychological denial of the denture. (Psychological gagging is the most difficult to treat since it is out of the dentist's control. In such cases, an implant supported palateless denture may have to be constructed or a hypnotist may need to be consulted). Sometimes there could be a gingivitis under the full dentures, which is caused by accumulation of dental plaque.