What is the difference between immediate and permanent dentures?
There are several ways to progress with an immediate denture. When someone has all their natural teeth extracted for what ever reason and have their first ever upper or lower denture placed, it is known as an “immediate” denture. Immediate dentures are usually more of an investment for the patient due to the fact that more time and effort is going to be needed by the dentist and dental team to adjust and reline this new denture. After teeth in either jaw are removed, the jawbone will naturally shrink back and resorb a bit, thus making the new “immediate” denture a bit loose and wobbly and less retentive. To help tighten these loose dentures, the dentist, or a lab, can reline and adjust these same dentures. Many patients can get accustomed to these relined dentures and do fine. Also, many new denture wearers elect to have a new set of dentures made once their jawbone has healed and the bone shrinkage has stopped. The original relined immediate dentures can now be kept as a spare set in
