Dentures are artifical teeth that are designed to look and act like natural teeth which may have been lost to injury or illness. They are created by mixing acrylic resins together and occasionally also use porcelain.
Who Manufactures Dentures
Dentures are made in a laboratory setting by a clinical dental technician. The lab technician is a specialist in prosthodontics, which is the design and creation of dentures. The dental technician makes each set of dentures specific to the instructions from the prosthodontist, who is a specialist in teeth restoration and replacement.
What is Involved in Being Fitted For Dentures
Being fitted for a full or partial set of dentures is a complex procedure that will require many trips to the dentist. It is important to have patience and keep in mind how much your new dentures are going to help you.
Before making an impression of your mouth, it may be necessary for the dentist to extract teeth or treat any existing gum disease. If this should occur, your dentist will give you a set of temporary dentures to wear until your mouth has had the chance to heal from tooth extraction or treatment of gum disease.
After any needed pre-treatment is completed, the dentist is now able to begin the actual process of fitting your mouth for your permanent dentures. The first thing he or she will do is take an impression of your teeth. Once that impression has been created, your dentist will know how to make your dentures so that they are a perfect match to the shape of your jaw and the ridges within your mouth.
The next step in being fitted for dentures is for your dentist to take an X-ray or to make use of computerised jaw tracking technology to measure the exact dimensions of your mouth. This information will be used by the dental technician to make temporary wax dentures. These will be placed in your mouth to test the look and feel before the measurements are used to make your permanent dentures.
If the fit isn’t just right or the appearance is off, the dental technician will take this opportunity to make adjustments to the measurements and the fit before creating your permanent dentures. Once those have been made, the dentist will place them in your mouth and do a visual inspection to make sure they have a natural appearance. He or she will then ask you several questions to determine whether your new dentures will be comfortable for you to wear and whether they will work efficiently going forward.
After you have gone through this series of steps, you will be able to leave the dentist’s office wearing your new permanent dentures. You will have a lot to get used to in the coming weeks as you adjust to them, but your dentist or dental technician should have prepared you for this by educating you on the care of dentures and what to expect during the adjustment period. If you have any questions, be sure to ask them before leaving the dentist’s office.