WHY GO TO A DENTURIST?

Replacing your natural teeth is more than trusting someone with your smile… your entire facial image is being modified. This delicate task needs to be handled by a professional who possesses a deep familiarity in the subject. Your Denturist is an expert in design, construction, and modification of the entire field of dentures.

When your denturist walks through the door to their office, they are completely focused to restoring the mouth using dentures. Denturists only make dentures and related removable appliances. They personally handle every step in the construction of your denture; from the first impression to the last adjustment. There is no middleman in the fabrication of your new dentures. The Denturist has an on-site laboratory with all the equipment necessary to produce your personalized dentures. Their expertise, meticulousness and professionalism make them the best possible choice to help you derive the maximum benefit from dental prosthetics technology.

Your Denturist is the ideal person to instruct you in the daily maintenance of your denture. They can also tell you how often your dentures should be adjusted in order to ensure the comfort, effectiveness and esthetic appearance that you expect.

Annual Oral Check Up

Your dentures and tissues should be checked annually. Damage to the oral tissues can take place without you even being aware of it. Early detection and elimination of tissue inflammation is important to minimize shrinkage of the supporting bone and tissue. By keeping your tissues healthy, you will be performing all you can to ensure that your dentures continue to fit correctly.

Your dentures will not last indefinitely. Your Denturist is sensitive to your well-being and to the general condition of your dentures. Your Denturist also has the experience and expertise to advise you on your best treatment plan and how to proceed. Tissue shrinkage and loss of underlying bone (resorption) on which your dentures rest will occur. Since your dentures do not self-adjust, they may no longer fit like they once did. Your

Denturist will check for looseness, stains, calculus deposits on the denture, your bite position (how evenly your teeth close together), cracks, chips, and scratches. Dentures will have to be adjusted, rebased or remade from time to time. The time will vary and depend upon such factors as individual tolerances, habits and the length of time you have had dentures. The average life of a denture is about five to eight years. By having your Denturist check on your oral condition, you are able to enjoy all benefits of a well fitting quality denture.

Worn out dentures can cause improper fit and bite which can lead to other problems. They can also cause changes in your ability to bite, your speech and your appearance.

Updating both medical and dental history is an important step towards quality denture treatment.

Having an annual oral exam may prevent or detect the existence of abnormal conditions. Smiling, talking, and laughing with others is

easier when your mouth is healthy.

“Denturists, your reason to Smile”