If you are planning on having your natural teeth removed by a dentist or oral surgeon you may have the option of having a denture made before the extractions called an immediate or transitional denture so you are replacing the removed teeth immediately with dentures.
Immediate dentures are made on recommendation from your oral surgeon or dentist. We see you for appointments to pre-fabricate the denture for you whilst you continue to have your original teeth until they are ready to be replaced. When you have your extractions the dentist or surgeon will insert the new denture straight away enabling you to leave your appointment with your updated smile.
Immediate dentures can be partial dentures or full dentures as it depends upon the clinical choice recommended by your dentist or oral surgeon depending on which teeth are being removed. We communicate directly with the other practitioner, make sure timing is aligned with the new denture to be ready for your extraction date.
Our experienced Prosthetist evaluates the best position of the denture teeth when constructing your new fresh smile. We work together with you to achieve the best results. We ask that you come back after your extractions so we can comfort adjust and check the bite if required.
We also can add a tooth to an existing partial denture just before your extraction so you leave your dentist with your denture back in place and the new denture tooth already added.
Just how is it done?
We begin the procedure for making you an all new immediate denture once you have seen your dentist. Our Prosthetist takes intra oral impressions and will discuss the outcome you would like to achieve. You then choose the tooth shade. From time to time when a patient really wants minimal change, we can follow the shape and setting of the original natural teeth. If your original teeth are fractured we discuss the very best cosmetic outcomes that you wish to achieve, closely listening to what you would like for your all new smile. We evaluate your bite and make a wax denture for you to preview before finalising the denture into acrylic.
Please follow the post extractions directions of your oral surgeon or dental practitioner carefully as this can assist in recovery as well as comfort in your recovery from your extractions. Good dental hygiene is important to adhere to after extractions and we supply you with denture cleaning and care instructions. When a patient encounters pain with a brand-new immediate denture in the weeks following the extractions, we can adhere a short term gel liner in the denture to assist with gum comfort.
Maintaining Immediate Dentures
You may well need a denture reline in the following 3 to 6 months after your all new immediate denture has actually been put in as the underlying dental bone resorbs and can result in looseness or instability. Regretfully this is a natural occurrence. A denture reline will likely assist your denture fit.
To book an appointment at Elsternwick Denture Clinic for immediate dentures, simply phone 03 9584 7111 today.
