Centre Dental

Partial Dentures

When a few teeth are missing, and the remaining teeth are strong enough, a partial denture can be a treatment choice.  Once you get used to it, it can be comfortable. 

What Types of Denture are Available?

• Metal frame acrylic denture
• Valplast flexible denture

• Flipper

• Delineator

Pros and Cons of Partial Dentures

Pros:

• Economical
• Can be done rather quickly
• May look like real teeth
• May be a good temporary solution while waiting to get implant treatment or during implant healing.

Cons:

• May need training to get used to it
• May get loose from time to time
• The bone and gum under the denture may shrink with time and the denture needs periodic repair or replacement.
• Anchoring teeth may deteriorate due to daily pounding.
• Patients who have tori on lower jaw or palate cannot tolerate dentures.