what is the diffrence between imediate dentures & premium dentures ? are imediate denture substitudes for the real good dentures ?
2007-01-10 02:52:21 · 4 answers · asked by o 5 in Health ➔ Dental
It depends on your DDS. Immediate dentures can be made 2 ways- the first way is to only use 6 front plastic teeth and the rest are carved in. This gives you teeth for aesthetics and function, but time for healing while changes occur. Second use all plastic teeth and let everything heal. ( these steps are used when it is your first denture or having multiple teeth removed.)
If you make the premium denture from the get go, there are many changes in the healing process, lots of tissue shrinkage, and uneven bone levels. The whole healing process with multiple extractions takes a good 4-6 months.
I recommend have an immediate made, wait the 4-6 months and then make a new denture with the porcelain teeth and all the impressions will be more accurate with little adjustments and discomfort.
2007-01-10 04:50:07 · answer #1 · answered by Lady X 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Immediate dentures get put in immediately after your teeth are extracted like an above poster stated. Initially, the denture acts like a bandage. You keep it in all the time and your dentist may want you to go back in a few days to check it and clean it and put in a temporary liner for cushion and fit. You will need this temp liner every 6 weeks or so, but it is usually included in the price of the denture. After about 6 months (could be longer or shorter, depending on your healing rate), your tissue should be healed enough to get fitted for the permanent reline. They have another type of impression paste that gets harder than your original alginate impression. This time, they use your denture as a mold and the paste on it to get really good fit. When that sets, they can send it back to the lab where they pretty much redo all of the plastic to fit your mouth. Then it should fit nicely. Of course, you always get better fit on the top because of the suction.
Okay, I got sidetracked. Yes, immediate dentures are good. It just means that they put them in "immediately" so that you're not without teeth. You just have to make sure to go back for the final fitting. =)
2007-01-10 04:55:22 · answer #2 · answered by LaLa 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Immediate dentures are placed right after the extraction of all your teeth. After time though your gum tissue will shrink and those dentures will not fit anymore. You can then get a reline or a new set. My advice would be have your dentist extract all your teeth except the front 6 or so and let the tissue in the back heal about 6 weeks then get a set. Ultimately the best thing to do is get them all out and wait 6-8 weeks but I know its not easy to go without any chompers.
2007-01-10 03:09:28 · answer #3 · answered by lyb_72 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Brother is going through the procedure of getting teeth extracted and dentures and I tell you what...the difference between his procedure and what my mom and husband went through is as different as night and day...He was told twice that during the last two appointments the teeth would come out...ha ha ha ...he walked out with them in his mouth...
The other two mentioned...two appointments and done....basically...
The intermediate denture will only last a short time probably and did you know that most of the dentures are shipped to China and then back?
2007-01-10 03:15:44 · answer #4 · answered by Patches6 5 · 0⤊ 1⤋