How We Craft Your Partial Dentures

With partial dentures, our team can create a set of new teeth that can fill in multiple gaps in your smile. We can take on complicated cases of tooth loss, so you avoid the dangers of tooth loss and smile with confidence again. In today’s blog, your Grand Prairie, TX, dentist talks about partial dentures.

A Look at Complex Tooth Loss

A complex case of missing teeth is one in which there are multiple lost teeth spread out across your arch. This is a case too advanced to be taken on with a bridge, but you still have enough natural teeth in place that a full denture isn’t needed. But with a partial, we can provide a single dental prosthetic that fills these gaps at once, so you have a complete smile again. By addressing your tooth loss, you avoid complications like misalignment, bite imbalance, and issues eating and speaking. If we secure them with dental implants, we can also prevent changes to your jaw ridge, which allows your new teeth to stay in place much longer.

Crafting a Partial Denture

Let’s talk about the denture portion, the part people see when you smile. Our team will carefully examine your smile to assess the cause and severity of your tooth loss. We may need to offer care for underlying issues like gum disease to prevent further tooth loss and ensure the longevity of your new teeth. We also want to make sure there are not teeth that need to be extracted due to disease or decay/infection. Our team will then take detailed digital images and measurements of your smile, using these to create a 3D computer impression. In a dental lab setting, this is used to design and craft your new prosthetic.

The partial will contain ceramic teeth connected to an acrylic base. The teeth will be shaded to blend with your remaining natural teeth, and the base will look like gum tissue. The new teeth will fit in the gaps in your smile, so you instantly have a complete smile again!

Securing Your New Teeth

With a removable option, metal clasps will connect to your natural teeth and secure your new teeth in place. You will need to take it out at night for cleaning and soaking. The prosthetic will last about 5 to 10 years on average, requiring replacement as the jaw ridge changes shape.

We could also secure them with dental implants, which means the denture is fixed in place and never needs to be removed and never slips. The implants keep the jaw intact, so the jaw ridge doesn’t change shape and your new teeth can laser for decades to come. If you have any questions about how we complete your smile with a custom and lifelike set of partials, then contact our team today.

Learn More About Prosthetic Dentistry

Our team can take on complicated cases of tooth loss with a custom and lifelike dental prosthetic! When you are ready to schedule your appointment with our office, contact Pecan Tree Dental in Grand Prairie, TX at 972-262-5111.