What is an Immediate denture?
You’ve been advised to have an Immediate Denture. But what is it and how is it done? We hope that this information will help to explain the concepts and clear up any of the questions you might have regarding this type of prosthesis. Let me explain what an immediate denture is by using an example. Suppose, for instance, that you have eight (8) remaining upper teeth. These teeth are, unfortunately, poor and can not be utilized in any way to support a new prosthesis. If you were to have a traditional denture made, it would be necessary to have all of these teeth extracted first, the bone and gums would have to heal and then a denture could be fabricated. This process could take several weeks, if not longer, and for that time period you would have to go around without any teeth. In order to avoid this type of problem, we utilize an Immediate Denture technique. This involves taking impressions of your mouth while your teeth are still present. At the same time, when your teeth are extracted,
There are several advantages of an immediate denture. The most important factor is that you will never need to appear in public without teeth. It is also easier to duplicate the shape, color and arrangement of your natural teeth while some are still present in your mouth. When an immediate denture is inserted at the time of extraction, it will act as a Band-Aid to protect the tissues and reduce bleeding. An immediate denture will allow you to establish your speech patterns early. You will not have to learn to speak without a denture in place and then later relearn to speak with a new denture. An immediate denture will also allow you to chew better than without any teeth and minimize facial distortion that may occur when teeth are removed. What are the disadvantages of an immediate denture?
Immediate dentures are dentures constructed before all the teeth are extracted and placed immediately after removal of the remaining teeth. In most cases, the remaining teeth are the front teeth. Back teeth are usually removed before the construction of the immediate denture. What is the advantage of immediate denture? • You don’t have to suffer the embarrassment of being without teeth and you can quickly resume work and social life. • You adapt to the denture more rapidly; good speech and mastication are regained faster. • Immediate dentures works as a bandage, in controlling the bleeding and accelerates the healing after the extractions. • Immediate dentures will duplicate your teeth position and jaw relations. What is the disadvantage of immediate dentures? • Little discomfort after the insertion of the denture till the extraction sites heal. • The positions and the look of the front teeth can’t be evaluated until the denture is inserted. • Immediate dentures will require a permanen
An immediate denture is one that is made and inserted at the same time as your teeth are extracted. This type of denture is necessary to ensure that you don’t have to suffer any time with no teeth to use. The downside of immediate dentures is that they have to be made as a “best guess” of what shape your mouth will be after the teeth have been extracted. They also don’t allow for the natural gum shrinkage that will occur after extractions. For these reasons immediate dentures are really only considered as a temporary measure. You need to be aware that they will probably need adjusting, and you will need to have a new denture made approximately six months after the extractions.
