Dentures – Falmouth, ME
Restore Your Healthy Smile with Beautiful, Lifelike Dentures
Missing permanent teeth can make it harder to enjoy a variety of healthy, delicious foods, speak clearly, and smile with confidence. Dentures act as your missing teeth, giving you back the ability to eat, converse, and interact with the world without insecurity. Here’s a closer look at the benefits of these amazing prosthetics, and why you may be an ideal candidate for treatment!
Why Choose Falmouth Dentistry for Dentures?
- Durable, Lifelike Materials Used
- Dental Insurance Welcome & Flexible Financing Plans Accepted
- Implant Dentures Available
Who Is a Good Candidate for Dentures?
Missing permanent teeth can affect more than just your smile. In fact, it can make a negative impact on your life in a variety of ways, including the inability to eat the foods you want, problems with speech articulation, and even feelings of embarrassment when speaking or smiling. Dentures can solve these problems, acting as your replacement teeth so you can once again enjoy all the benefits of a complete arch.
If you’re not missing all your teeth on an arch, your dentist may have other tooth replacement options that are more ideal for you.
It is also very important to have healthy gums to support your new dentures.
Types of Dentures
Before you can decide on which type of denture to get, it is important that you visit Falmouth Dentistry for a consultation with your dentist. There, we will examine your oral health and go over your options for which type of prosthetic is best for your individual smile.
Once we have determined the correct choice, we can begin treatment. If you need any preliminary procedures such as extractions or gum disease therapy, these will need to be completed before your dentures can be created.
Partial Dentures
Having large gaps between your teeth can make it difficult to speak and eat, let alone to smile. Partial dentures can help by filling in those gaps, restoring the appearance and function of your smile.
Partial dentures are typically made of an acrylic base, crowns, and secure to the arches via metal clips or clasps. They can be removed to clean and are ideal for patients missing only a few teeth in various locations along the arch.
Full Dentures
Full dentures replace an entire arch of teeth, and work by sitting on top of the gums and securing in place via natural suction. The base of your dentures will be custom fitted to your individual mouth, ensuring that they stay in place comfortably when you eat and speak, and look just like your natural smile.
Implant Dentures
For patients seeking a more permanent and unwavering tooth restoration option, implant dentures combine the durability and longevity of dental implants with the convenience of traditional dentures. These prosthetics are ideal for anyone who isn’t completely satisfied with traditional dentures and would like a more permanent solution.
Unlike traditional dentures, implant dentures can only be removed by a dentist. This means that they won’t slip or come loose when eating or speaking, and they don’t need to be removed for cleaning or soaking overnight. In fact, they last much longer than traditional dentures, meaning you won’t need to replace them every five to ten years, saving you both time and money!
The Benefits of Dentures
Dentures are a highly customized treatment, and as such require a customized process to create. They are made to look just like your real teeth, so nobody will know they’re not real unless you tell them. Dentures expand your ability to eat a more nutritious diet, thereby allowing you to improve your health. They can also improve your appearance by eliminating that hollowed look in the cheeks due to facial sagging.
When it comes to cost, dentures are often more cost-effective than other types of restorations, and because they’re easy to keep clean and maintain, they’re an ideal choice for patients from a variety of walks of life!