Dentures Immediate Dentures: Whats the meaning of this ??
Immediate dentures are all about putting dentures in your mouth straight after
you have had your dental teeth out / extracted,the direct denture maker and the
dentist
can work as a team with one making the dentures the other pulling the teeth
out.
You can have all your teeth out and its called a full immediate denture or you
can have a few teeth out and have a part immediate denture.
An immediate denture or commonly known as false teeth are dentures that are
manufactured prior to having your teeth extracted and will then be placed over
the extracted sites.Immediate dentures are now often the treatment of choice
as most people do not wish to be seen without teeth in the mouth.You can also
have your teeth extracted ,wait for the gums to heal and then have a dental plate
fitted.Sometimes this is also very good to let the gums settle down before
placing a denture on them.
steps in creating an immediate denture are :
You begin by having some Alginate impressions of the jaw taken.A plaster model is
then made from your impression shape/ impressions taken are an exact replica of whats in your
mouth.Each tooth on the model is cut off and an artificial tooth is put in its
place ,if you want you can have the same shape and colour of your own
teeth or you can pick another colour and shape. The immediate denture can
mimic your own spaced or overlapping teeth but you must ask for this or it
can be made without.Denture teeth used are plastic and a high impact plastic
pink base is needed because of stresses that will be caused by shrinking
gums and movement.
Initially the denture will feel large and bulky the palate can be made thinner if
a high impact denture plastic is used that will help a lot.These dentures are
rarely comfortable when first put into your mouth and will require a series of
adjustments to reduce tightness to make them more comfortable as well
as making sure you have the bite correct.Often a soft tissue conditioner is
placed inside them after a few days to make them more comfortable and
help with the healing of your tissues sometimes this is repeated many times
over the next 18 months.
The denture will continue to feel ill fitting over a period of 18 months
this is due to rapid shrinkage of the underlying bone in your mouth where your
teeth were extracted,this is normal and everyone must and does go through
this process and thats why a tissue conditioner is used to fill in the spaces
that are created and to refit and make the dentures more comfortable.
At about 2 yrs you can have new dentures made or can have a permanent
reline ( refitting of denture base ).Sometimes at 12 months you can have a
permanent denture reline also.
