Dentures & partial dentures in American Canyon, CA

If you want to have a denture soon after extractions are done, you can ask for an immediate denture. These dentures require impressions of the mouth to be taken and sent to the lab in advance. This way, you don’t have to walk out of the clinic without teeth. Due to the lack of teeth, bones and gums shrink over a few months till they come to a stable shape. This requires the immediate dentures to be adjusted over many sittings to fit over shrinking gums and bones. These dentures are transitional. They are eventually replaced by permanent ones.

A conventional denture is made to replace the entire set of teeth. The set of dentures fits over the upper and lower gums, providing the functionality and look of having all teeth (although artificial).There are cases where it’s better to remove the remaining teeth, if they are not healthy, to accommodate for a conventional denture.

After any extractions or other required procedures, the gum and bone are allowed to fully heal. With no teeth in the mouth, the bone and gums shrink to some degree. After 8-12 months they come to a stable shape. A series of molds and impressions of the mouth are then taken to help make dentures that fit the mouth perfectly.

Dentures are made of acrylic base that look like gum tissue and acrylic or porcelain teeth. We can examine to see if you’re a good candidate for a conventional denture – this usually depends on whether you have enough bone structure to support the denture.