What Are Dentures
According to 123dentists.com, dentures are artificial teeth and gums that are formed to your mouth and created by your dentists to replace lost or removed natural teeth.
They can either be full or partial, meaning they can either replace all teeth on either the top or bottom gum line or just a few that are missing.
What are artificial teeth made of?
Dentures not only look like but also feel like real teeth.
What are they really made of though? False teeth were made of porcelain or plastic in the past. However better, and modern ones are made up of hard resin. Resin is a solid or highly viscous substance of plant or synthetic origin that is typically convertible into polymers, according to Google. Resins are more fragile compared to natural teeth and they wear out quicker. For this reason, if you decide to settle for artificial teeth, you need to be ready to replace them every five years or so.
Why wear artificial teeth?
Artificial teeth improve the appearance of a smile that has missing teeth. Moreover, they support the structures around the cheeks and lips.
Whenever possible, keep your diet the same since you can still comfortably eat what you have been eating all along.
Fitting dentures helps to eliminate troublesome teeth. The false teeth, moreover, are a strong and beautiful alternative.
Types of dentures
1. Complete(Full)
2. Partial Removable
3. Implant Retained Dentures
4. Immediate(same Day)
Complete (Full) — complete artificial teeth will benefit patients with all teeth missing.
Removable — removable partial dentures will benefit patients who have some missing teeth, and who prefer a removable option.
Fixed — fixed partial dentures will benefit patients missing some teeth, and who prefer a non-removable option.
Implant Retained — patients who need adding retention due to bone loss will benefit from implant-retained artificial teeth. Implant false teeth provide an anchorage for the teeth to connect to when they are in the mouth. However, remove implant-retained false teeth for cleaning.
Immediate (Same Day) — those who want their teeth extracted and artificial teeth installed the same day will benefit from immediate artificial teeth.
How to clean false teeth
Regardless of the kinds of artificial teeth, cleaning is paramount. Just like normal teeth, you should clean them daily.
1. Brush false teeth gently with a soft denture brush to remove plaque at night.
2. Soak them in a commercial denture-cleansing liquid overnight.
3. Brush them again in the morning and wear them throughout the day.
4. Soak false teeth overnight in white vinegar diluted with water not only to remove calculus but to prevent the formation of calculus.
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