Dentures

Dentures are a treatment either for people who have lost some teeth or all their teeth. Professionally, they are either called partial dentures (have some teeth) or full/complete dentures for people having no teeth. We will address one at a time:

Partial dentures use clasps, usually of metal, to hold on to your remaining teeth. This gives them stability when you move your mouth. A major problem with them is food getting trapped under the false tooth area or around the clasps. Additionally, over time they tend to damage the teeth which are clasped. Therefore, they require understanding of the limitations and attention to the remaining teeth.

Full dentures are used when all teeth are missing in one or both jaws. They normally have stability problems depending on what is left of your jaw after loosing your teeth. The more there is to grab on to, the more stable they will be. On the top jaw, suction caused by your own saliva helps hold the denture up and steady. The lower jaw has no such benefit. Either you are lucky enough to have some jaw bone left or you will need to use denture adhesive.

At Parsippany Dental, a revolutionary technique has evolved for treating denture patients quickly. If you have dentures, you realize that making a new set requires 5 to 7 visits over many weeks. We have designed our dentures to be made in as little as two visits, 24 to 48 hours apart if necessary. That means you can come in on Monday and have your new set ready before the weekend!!

We can do this because of a close working relationship with our technicians who are part of the team. We are unlike any office you have been to because you will meet the technician when we make the dentures to get the best possible result. The careful attention to the needs and preferences of each individual helps us create dentures that are natural looking and that are suited for an individual's coloring and face shape.

Denture wearers require periodic checkups to insure gum health and denture stability. From time to time, adjustments may need to be made.

Call for an appointment to discuss your individual denture needs.