Dentures – Longmeadow, MA
Enjoy Life with a Beautiful & Complete Smile
Missing any number of teeth can be quite difficult, but when you’re missing most of all of your teeth, things can really begin to seem hopeless. However, replacing your lost teeth is important – it doesn’t just ensure that you’re able to eat, speak, and smile with confidence, but having a complete smile is also crucial for your oral wellness. Dentures in Longmeadow are an excellent solution for replacing lost pearly whites and restoring your livelihood. Contact us today to schedule a consultation to see if you might benefit from receiving dentures.
Why Choose Flagship Dental Group for Dentures?
- Skilled Dental Team with Several Years of Experience
- Insurance-Friendly and Flexible Financing Options
- Dental-Implant Retained Dentures Available
Who Is a Good Candidate for Dentures?
Patients who are missing several teeth, or even one or both arches, are often great candidates for dentures, but you’ll need to come in first for an appointment with our team. During this consultation, we’ll carefully examine your mouth, note the extent of your tooth loss, and review all of your possible options with you, considering your needs as well as your lifestyle tendencies. In any case, we recommend that missing teeth be replaced in a timely manner, as to avoid additional oral health problems down the road such as gum disease, decay, or even additional tooth loss.
Types of Dentures
Thanks to several recent advancements in technology, dentures are now more natural-looking than ever before, in addition to being outstandingly comfortable to wear. Better yet, dentures are highly versatile and can be customized based on a patient’s individual circumstances. Depending on your situation, we might recommend one of the following options:
Partial Dentures
As their name implies, partial dentures only replace some of the teeth. By attaching a clasp to your remaining natural teeth, the gum-colored base and custom prosthetic teeth can seamlessly fill the gaps left in your existing smile. Partials are conveniently removable, making cleaning and caring for them a breeze!
Full Dentures
Traditional full dentures are designed to restore an entire arch of missing teeth (or both) by anchoring to the jawbone and gums with the help of special adhesives and careful muscle control. They feature a lifelike, gum-colored base made from acrylic, as well as porcelain or ceramic replacement teeth that look and function exactly like the pearly whites they’re replacing.
Implant Dentures
Implant dentures take the lifelike aesthetic benefits of traditional dentures and merge them with dental implants, which have completely revolutionized the tooth replacement process. Using small titanium rods that are surgically placed beneath the gumline, we can actually restore the missing roots of the lost teeth, in addition to their chewing surfaces.
The Benefits of Dentures
If you are considering dentures, you’ll be happy to hear that there are several benefits that come with this tried-and-true tooth-replacement option. Some of the most notable ones include:
They Restore the Strength of Your Bite
In addition to giving you a complete smile again, dentures restore some of the strength of your bite that you lost. As a result, you won’t have to stick to a diet consisting of only soft foods, like applesauce, oatmeal, and plain yogurt. Instead, you can eat all of your favorite foods with the utmost ease and without any pain. Just make sure to avoid peanut brittle, taffy, and other extremely crunchy and sticky foods!
They Are Incredibly Versatile
In short, no matter how many teeth are lost or where they are located within the mouth, dentures are usually an option. Plus, the entire restoration is custom-made to suit your face shape and dental needs as well as your smile goals. So – whether we’re restoring your smile with a partial denture, a full denture, or an implant denture – the final result will be a confident smile, pristine oral health, and a strong bite!
They Are Easy to Clean
Good news: cleaning your denture is a relatively straightforward task. All you need to do is use a soft-bristled toothbrush and mild dish soap to gently remove food particles, plaque, and other debris from the surface. You can also soak them in a glass of water or a dentist-recommended cleaner each night. Not only will this help prolong the lifespan of your dentures, but it will also preserve your oral health!
They Are Cost-Effective
Another considerable benefit: dentures are pretty cost-effective, especially when compared to the cost of replacing each tooth with a dental implant. They also can last for 10 years with proper care, and they can be adjusted, repaired, or replaced as needed. It’s also worth noting that many dental insurance providers cover a portion of the cost, which makes this tried-and-true tooth-replacement solution even more affordable.
They Help Maintain a Youthful Appearance
In the years following tooth loss, many patients develop a sunken-in look that makes them look older than they are. Don’t worry – dentures can help! In fact, they can preserve the shape of your face while also filling the gaps in your smile, granting you a more youthful appearance. In other words, you won’t just get the strength of your bite back; you’ll get your confident smile back too!
Dentures Aftercare
Once you’ve started wearing dentures, it falls on you to keep them clean, functional, and intact so that they can serve you well for the foreseeable future. That said, if you’re able to keep up with this routine care, as well as attend your biannual checkups, you should end up with a restoration that looks beautiful, feels natural, and allows you to eat, speak, and smile with ease. Here’s everything you need to know about dentures aftercare; don’t hesitate to contact our team if you have any questions or run into any issues!
Removable Dentures
Remove After Eating
Whether you have full or partial dentures, it’s crucial to remove them after you’ve finished eating so you have the opportunity to rinse them off. This helps to prevent bacteria and food particles from lingering in your mouth and causing oral health issues, and it also helps to keep your dentures clean and pleasant to wear.
Clean Your Restoration
Just because your dentures replace your teeth doesn’t mean they replace the need for oral hygiene! You’ll still need to thoroughly clean your new teeth twice a day using a soft-bristled toothbrush or special denture cleansing solution. Never use hot water or regular dental hygiene products to clean your dentures, since this can warp and/or damage them.
Keep Your Dentures Safe
Whenever you aren’t wearing your dentures, they need to be kept safe. While cleaning your dentures, place a towel underneath the area where you’re working so that if they fall, they are less likely to break. Likewise, when you take your dentures out to sleep, don’t merely set them on the nightstand where they’re in danger of being knocked off. Place them in a container of water, up and away from any pets, young children, or other potential disruptions.
Remove Dentures When You Sleep
Even if your dentures fit more comfortably than you had imagined, it’s still unwise to leave them in while you’re sleeping. This isn’t just an important step for keeping them clean and problem-free; it also gives your gums a break from wearing them all day long! Wearing your dentures overnight may lead to soft tissue irritation that causes sores to develop, which in turn will increase your risk of gum disease and other oral issues.
Notice Changes
You should also be inspecting your dentures on a daily basis, keeping your eyes peeled for any obvious signs of wear and tear or broken components. As soon as you notice that something’s off, you should contact our office at once so that we can take a look. If your dentures have been shifting or sliding around quite a lot while you’re wearing them, it may be time to have them refitted. Dentures can also be fully replaced if they’ve sustained damage that prevents them from functioning. Remember, you should never try to repair your dentures by yourself with household items; this could cause more harm to your dentures, as well as your mouth!