Dentures – Newark, DE
Rebuild Your Smile with a Lifelike Restoration
Tooth loss detracts from your daily quality of life in several ways. Your teeth are essential in your ability to eat and speak; without them, these once-basic tasks suddenly become more challenging. Not only that, but you might develop anxiety worrying about whether others will judge the way you look.
Our team at Clay Dental Associates can rebuild your smile with a lifelike restoration. Dentures are a versatile solution that enhances your smile’s appearance and functionality. Read on to learn more, and feel free to contact us for additional information.
Who is a Good Candidate for Dentures?
You rely on a complete row of teeth to thoroughly grind food to be easily swallowed and digested and to enunciate different words to be clearly understood. You might be a good candidate for dentures if you’re self-conscious about your abilities or the unsightly gaps in your grin.
Potentially, anyone missing teeth can benefit from these prosthetics, but that doesn’t make them the best solution for everyone’s unique circumstances. Before proceeding, you must consult with one of our providers to ensure no pre-existing issues, like gum disease or tooth decay, interfere with your results.
Types of Dentures
Dentures can be adapted to meet your individual needs, regardless of how many natural teeth you have remaining. Once our team has the chance to examine your condition, we might recommend one of the following options based on our findings:
Partial Dentures
These are ideal for those who have lost several teeth sporadically throughout their mouths. They contain the necessary number of pontics (teeth) in a gum-colored acrylic base. They typically contain metallic clasps that clip to healthy teeth in your mouth to remain in place.
Full Dentures
This is the tried-and-true solution to replacing an entire arch (or row) with a single prosthetic. These usually consists of an acrylic, gum-colored base that relies on a firm suction against the connective tissues over the bony ridges in your mouth. If your jawbone is too flat, you may do better with implant dentures.
Implant Dentures
This is the only type of denture that involves strategically placing anywhere from two to eight titanium rods into your jawbone for a more stable, permanent restoration. Once the metal poles are inserted, your jawbone eventually fuses with them so they’re firmly rooted. Then, we’ll provide a specially designed set of teeth that attaches to them and isn’t intended to be removed.
Immediate Dentures
For this method, either Dr. Bond or Dr. Ganfield will record precise measurements of your mouth before removing any teeth in preparation for your prosthetics. We’ll then have fully customized dentures created in advance of your extraction procedure. That way, we can remove your teeth and place your restoration on the same day. We’ll schedule another appointment to adjust the fit to accommodate your jawbone once it has fully healed.
The Benefits of Dentures
Dentures have allowed countless people with extensive tooth loss to enjoy the many daily life benefits that come with having complete smiles. By improving their self-image, confidence, overall health, and quality of life with dentures, many people have found more success at work and achieved more fulfilling social lives. Here’s a brief guide to how dentures from our Newark office can potentially enhance your lifestyle.
Psychological Benefits
People who have lost all of their teeth often have trouble accepting their tooth loss, and this can lead to issues such as diminished self-esteem, hampered social lives, and greater risks of experiencing sadness and depression. People who are unhappy with their smiles are less likely to engage socially, but restoring the appearance and function of your teeth may give you the confidence you need to smile proudly at gatherings with your loved ones. Since dentures can also improve your chewing and speaking ability, they can make events such as barbeques and dinner parties much easier to enjoy.
Clearer Enunciation
Tooth loss can make it difficult to speak clearly since the teeth play an important role in how the mouth forms sounds. Since dentures function as your lost teeth, they can allow you to pronounce your words clearly, and you should be able to speak with them easily after a brief adjustment period.
Improves Nutrition
Many nutritious and delicious foods such as fresh meat, nuts, and snappy raw fruits and veggies can be quite difficult to chew if you don’t have any teeth. Tooth loss can also make chewing thoroughly difficult, which makes indigestion and malnutrition more likely. By improving your chewing ability, dentures can allow you to enjoy a more varied diet full of healthy foods that can help you maintain your overall health for life.
Preserves Oral Health
Tooth loss presents a number of challenges for your oral health such as increased risks of gum and dental injury and the remaining teeth shifting out of alignment. Dentures can help brace the teeth so they don’t drift as far, and since they help the mouth distribute the pressure of chewing more evenly, they can help your remaining teeth avoid unnecessary wear and tear. They also protect your gum tissue from injuries caused by hard or sharp bits of food debris.
Expands Opportunities
According to one study in 2019, individuals with poor oral health were found to be less likely to be employed. People almost always notice other people’s smiles nearly as soon as they see them, which makes your grin an important factor in sales, job interviews, and getting promotions. Dentures can help you make an excellent first impression by giving you a full set of teeth that you are proud to show off.