Dentures – Parker, CO
Restore the function of your smile with dentures
Are you missing multiple consecutive or nonconsecutive teeth? Are you looking for a way to restore the appearance and function of your smile without a significant investment? Dentures could be the answer. Available in partial, full, and implant, these durable, natural looking prosthetics can allow you to once again speak clearly, enjoy a nutritious diet, and smile with confidence.
Why Choose PRACTICE For Dentures?
- Dental insurance accepted and flexible financing available
- Durable, high-quality materials used
- Compassionate, personalized care
Who Is a Good Candidate for Dentures?
Missing teeth can be more than just a dental problem. It can have many negative, life-altering effects, including no longer being able to enjoy the foods you love, difficulty speaking clearly, and feeling too embarrassed to smile or engage socially. If you are missing multiple permanent teeth, you could be an excellent candidate for dentures.
To qualify for this treatment, you’ll need to have healthy gums and bones to support your prosthetic. If you don’t, it may still be possible to become a good candidate for treatment with preliminary care such as gum disease therapy or a bone graft.
If you aren’t missing all your teeth along an arch, another treatment may be better suited to you. Dr. Allen can discuss your restoration options with you at your consultation.
Types of Dentures
There are several types of dentures available depending on your individual needs. To learn more about which options would work best for you, please schedule a consultation with Dr. Allen. At that time, he can go over your treatment plan and give you a better understanding of how dentures work and how long your treatment will take.
Partial Dentures
Having large gaps between your teeth make it difficult to chew food properly, causing problems like indigestion and malnutrition. Furthermore, without a full arch, it can also be difficult to speak clearly. Replacing lost teeth with a partial denture can help eliminate these issues.
Partial dentures are made of an acrylic base that attaches to your healthy teeth via a set of metal clips, disguising gaps in your arches and allowing your teeth to function properly when eating and speaking.
Full Dentures
Full dentures restore an entire arch of teeth, and work by using natural suction to stay in place on your gums. They are custom fit right in Dr. Allen’s office to ensure that they stay securely in place when you eat and speak. They can be easily removed for daily cleaning and overnight soaking and are a more affordable way to restore your smile than other types of prosthetics.
Implant Dentures
For a more permanent and unwavering way to replace lost teeth, implant dentures are an excellent option. Unlike traditional dentures, they stay in place via several permanent dental implant posts. This makes the prosthetic more secure and provides greater biteforce than traditional dentures. Furthermore, because it does not require suction to stay in place, these prosthetics are less likely to lose shape or need frequent replacement or repair.
The Benefits of Dentures
Gaps in your grin can detract from your daily quality of life because you might feel self-conscious about the aesthetic changes or struggle with tasks that once came easily, like eating and speaking.
Dr. Allen can provide lifelike dentures to improve your smile’s appearance and functionality, however, it’s natural to wonder whether they’re the best solution to meet your needs. Continue reading to learn more about some of the advantages of being fitted with this versatile restoration, and feel free to contact us for additional information!
Psychological Benefits
Tooth loss can detract from your daily quality of life because it suddenly becomes much harder to thoroughly chew food to be easily swallowed and digested, or clearly enunciate words. Not only that, but you might feel so anxious about being judged for the changes in your visage that you avoid spending time with others.
Rebuilding your arches with dentures boosts your self-esteem so you look and feel like the best version of yourself.
Clearer Enunciation
Your teeth are essential in your ability to speak clearly because you press your tongue against them in specific ways to pronounce the various sounds and patterns required to speak clearly. Gaps in your grin can lead to a lisp, slur, or other changes in your speech patterns.
It can take about a month for your gums, tongue, and other supporting muscles to grow accustomed to talking with your new teeth. You can adjust more quickly by reading to yourself out loud at home so you can relearn without being judged. With enough practice and patience, you’ll be speaking as eloquently as ever.
Improves Nutrition
Eating various wholesome foods can provide your body with all the essential nutrients it needs to function at its peak. Unfortunately, many beneficial ingredients are tough or hard to bite into, such as raw fruits and vegetables. If you’re missing teeth, you might stick to less nutritious soft foods or swallow overly large pieces that harm your digestive tract.
Dentures restore a good portion of your original bite force, so you can enjoy healthy meals to maintain your oral and overall well-being.
Preserves Oral Health
If you still have natural teeth remaining, they could shift out of alignment to try to fill the spaces left behind by the ones that went missing. This can wear down your enamel unevenly or prematurely, increasing your vulnerability to tooth decay or injuries.
Wearing dentures ensures that everything stays in its rightful position to protect and maintain your dental health.
Expands Opportunities
One of the first things others notice about you is the quality of your grin, and if yours is full of gaps, you’re less likely to make a positive impression. Restoring your smile with dentures enhances your appearance and abilities to improve your confidence.
This, in turn, can result in better professional opportunities, more meaningful relationships, and a busier and more rewarding social life.