Immediate Dentures Weymouth MA
As the name suggests, immediate dentures can be placed on the same day as your initial dental appointment, allowing you to leave right away with visible teeth. You can get immediate dentures for one tooth or multiple teeth. You can also get them for all of your teeth.
Some patients find that their teeth begin loosening, fall out, or become fractured. If you need to have some teeth replaced because of periodontal disease or tooth decay, you can either get dentures or dental implants.
What Should You Know About Immediate Dentures?
The most important distinction between immediate dentures and permanent dentures is that the immediate type is essentially temporary.
Not everyone makes a suitable candidate for immediate dentures. If you are only losing a few teeth, you may not want replacement teeth. But you do have the choice of going without teeth for a few months until your gums heal.
If you are losing all of your teeth, or a front tooth, an immediate denture may be a good choice for you.
After Tooth Extraction
After the extraction of your teeth, your dentist will insert your new dentures and adjust them so that they are as comfortable as possible. You will need to wear your immediate dentures for a few months while your gums heal, and your final dentures are manufactured. Immediate dentures act just like a band-aid over your tooth sockets while they heal.
Immediate Dentures Benefits
Here are a few of the benefits of immediate dentures:
- Matches the shape, size and color of natural teeth
- Allows you to have teeth without waiting for months for your permanent dentures
- Gives you the ability to eat normal foods, instead of being restricted to a liquid diet
How to Care For Your Immediate Dentures
Expect your bone and gums to shrink somewhat while your healing. Your dentures may feel somewhat loose in your mouth. In about three to six months after your appointment, most of this shrinkage should have taken place. Your immediate dentures can then be relined.
You may remove your dentures while you are sleeping for improved blood circulation to your gums and to reduce bone loss.
Whenever you remove your dentures, always keep them in water or a cleaning solution so that they do not dry out. Gently scrub them each day with a denture cleaner or liquid soap. Be sure that you are also cleaning your mouth and gums daily as well.
Our bodies are always changing, including the gums. We will provide you with recommendations for when to have your dentures checked for proper fit at our office.