Why do dentures often look like false teeth?
A. The prosthodontist treating a patient with missing teeth has much to do with natural appearance and facial expression. The appearance of the entire lower half of the face depends on the teeth and their supporting structures. It is usually not difficult on casual meeting to detect a person who is wearing poorly constructed dentures. The characteristic thin drooping upper lip that appears lengthened and has a reduced red vermilion border is typical of malposition anterior teeth as well as reduced vertical dimension between the chin and nose. Tense wrinkled lips often reveal the persons efforts to hold the dentures in place. The drooping corners of the mouth tell the story of the misshape and misplaced dental arch form of the anterior teeth, the thin denture borders and often reduced vertical facial dimension. The result is the appearance of premature aging which is caused not by age itself but by the lack of support for the lips and cheeks due to the loss or improper placement of teet
