Dentures, also called false teeth are removable appliances meant to replace several lost teeth, up to an entire arch’s worth. When they replace every tooth in your upper or lower jaw, we call them full dentures.
On the other hand, partial dentures supplant several but not all teeth and rely on a similar design, except that the underlying framework uses connectors to attach it around healthy, natural teeth.
The Peak Dental Care team offers dentures. We also offer an in-clinic denture lab to adjust or reline existing dentures. For patients in Blacktown, especially with a broken or ill-fitting denture, who are looking for help with this tooth replacement option, we always welcome new patients for a consultation to see how best we can improve their denture-wearing experience.
How Conventional Full Dentures Work
The fundamentals behind full dentures have changed little since the famous false teeth of the last two centuries. But this tooth replacement option has improved in many ways since Harold Hodge’s famous opal teeth.
One colossal advance is with the materials we use today. Conventional dentures are usually made with an acrylic base that underlies a complete set of artificial teeth. But our team offers a lighter and stronger chrome framework. As a result, a full denture will either rest on your jaw’s bony ridge for your lowers or adhere to your palate in the case of an upper denture.
Different Types of Dentures
