What is a Partial Denture?  What is a Denture?

• Before reading this page, you may want to read This Page to learn some basic information about Dentures and Partial Dentures.

 

How is a Partial made?

• There are usually 5 appointments needed to get a Denture made ​correctly. It may be possible to skip some appointments depending on 
• The first two appointments we will be getting impressions (or "molds") of your teeth
• The next three appointmeents are making sure that we know how your top and bottom teeth meet up with each other, and making sure that the Partial will fit correctly
• The last appointment we will give the partial to you.

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  • Take it in and out​

  • Learn to eat with it

  • Lean to clean it

  • Some people need to practice speaking normally again (usually by reading a book out loud)

• The more you wear your partial, the quicker you will get used to the way it feels in your mouth​

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How Long do Partials Last?

• Hopefully more than 10 years. But it depends on a lot of factors, such as:

  • What it is made of (metal, plastic, flexible plastic)​

  • What teeth are one it (front teeth are more likely to come off than back teeth)

  • How hard you bite, and how your teeth come together

  • How careful you are with it (often the reason they break is because they are dropped)

• If they break, they can usually be repaired, and the repair usually only takes one day​

• Also, if you have problems with more of your natural teeth, we can usually remove the "trouble" tooth from your mouth, and add a plastic tooth to your partial to replace the tooth you had to have removed.

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For More Information, and for Instructions on "How to Take Care of a Partial", please look at the document below:

• Denture and Partial Denture Instructions