Dentures – Garland, TX
Comfort and Confidence All in One
When people lose most or all of their teeth, they’re often worried that they’re never going to feel the way that they did before. They tend to think that their days of smiling effortlessly and eating with ease are gone forever.
However, this doesn’t have to be the case. Dentures can give you comfort and confidence all in one, replacing as many teeth as you need with a single treatment. If you live near Garland, the team here at Town Center Dental can give you a prosthetic that can completely change your life. Give us a call and we’ll be happy to bring you in for a consultation.
Why Choose Town Center Dental For Dentures?
- Advanced Dental Technology for Perfect Prosthetics
- Dedicated Dentist with Decades of Experience
- Dental Work Made From Quality Materials
Who’s a Good Candidate for Dentures?
Missing teeth can have a profound impact on daily life, affecting basic functions such as eating and speaking. Dentures offer a transformative solution, restoring both functionality and confidence. Before undergoing treatment, it's essential to consult us to assess your oral health and determine the best course of action for your specific situation. In the meantime, here’s what can typically make someone a good candidate for dentures.
Effects of Missing Teeth
Tooth loss can come with a wide range of disadvantages to your smile and oral health. Firstly, most people who struggle with missing teeth can often experience trouble with lower self-esteem, as they may feel self-conscious about their grins and be less willing to engage in social interactions. Missing one or several teeth can also affect your ability to chew and talk, which can end up impacting your nutrition as well as your social and professional connections. Any remaining healthy teeth can also begin to shift out of place to fill in the gaps in your smile, which can increase the risk of further tooth loss. To avoid many of these complications, dentures can offer a convenient and versatile solution for renewing your bite and smile.
What Qualifies You for Dentures?
One of the major qualifying factors for receiving dentures is that you have great oral health to start with. The last thing you’ll want is to have an underlying issue like gum disease or cavities arise and cause issues with being able to wear your prosthetics. Your gums and jawbone will need to be healthy and strong enough to support your dentures, and you’ll need to be fully committed to practicing great oral hygiene every day to maintain clean and bacteria-free prosthetics for the long run. Our team will thoroughly evaluate your oral health so that we can properly determine if dentures will be a good fit for you and your situation.
Alternative Tooth-Replacement Options
It's important to note that while dentures are an excellent option for many, they may not be suitable for everyone. Individuals who are only missing a few teeth along an arch may find that another treatment, such as dental bridges or implants, better suits their needs. Here’s a brief look at a couple of our alternative options:
- Dental Bridges: Using two dental crowns connected via pontics, dental bridges can close gaps of one to three missing teeth in a row. The crowns will be placed atop the abutment teeth on either side of the gap so that they can be supported. Your results can usually last a decade or so before needing to be replaced.
- Dental Implants: You can receive titanium posts that will be embedded in the jawbone so that your new teeth can be directly supported by your facial structure. Not only will this offer exceptional stability for your prosthetics, but your results might last anywhere from several decades to the rest of your life with proper care.
Types of Dentures
When considering dentures, it's essential to understand the different options available and how they may benefit you. A consultation with us is key to learning more about what your treatment will entail and which type of denture is most suitable for your needs, but here’s what you should know about the types available to you.
Partial Dentures
Partial dentures are an excellent option for individuals who have several missing teeth but still have some natural teeth remaining. They fill in the spaces with artificial teeth attached to a base, one typically made of a metal framework or acrylic material and customized to fit comfortably in your mouth.
Full Dentures
Full dentures are designed for individuals who are missing all of their teeth in either the upper or lower arch, or both. These dentures rely on natural suction and the support of the gums to stay in place. The base of full dentures is custom-fitted to the contours of your gums, ensuring a snug and comfortable fit.
Implant Dentures
Implant dentures offer a more permanent and stable alternative to traditional dentures. By anchoring the dentures to dental implants surgically placed in the jawbone, patients can enjoy increased stability and confidence in their prosthetic teeth. This option is particularly beneficial for individuals who are dissatisfied with the fit or function of traditional dentures. Additionally, implant dentures help preserve jawbone health by stimulating bone growth, preventing the deterioration that can occur with tooth loss.
Benefits of Dentures
Losing multiple teeth can have a dramatic effect on your oral health, your mental wellness, and your quality of life in general. That’s why for many patients who wear dentures, they’re not just false teeth, they’re a lifeline to better health and quality of life. At Town Center Dental, we offer quality dental prosthetics to help you laugh, smile, and feel whole again. If you’re curious how dentures can accomplish all that, continue reading below to learn about all their exciting benefits.
Psychological Benefits
For many patients, accepting tooth loss can be difficult. After losing a part of yourself, you can feel a range of emotions from shame and embarrassment to frustration and grief. Over time, these feelings can build into anxiety and depression, leaving you less likely to engage with friends, family, and the activities you once loved. Dentures can reduce these feelings by providing a way to restore your appearance, speech, and the ability to enjoy your favorite foods. Never underestimate the power of looking in the mirror and loving what you see!
Clearer Enunciation
Missing teeth create gaps in your smile that can make it difficult to articulate speech correctly. Many patients say that they would slur their words, experience whistling sounds, or have trouble with reading aloud when they got to certain words. Dentures prevent these speech impediments by restoring the touch points your tongue needs to articulate, and filling the gaps that would otherwise let air needed to articulate syllables escape.
Improves Nutrition
Savoring good food can be one of the many pleasures of life. However, without an adequate way to chew, many patients would rather take some foods off the table even ones they once enjoyed! The more times you do this, the narrower your nutrition becomes, often leading to deficiencies in some vitamins and minerals necessary for good bodily function. With dentures, you can restore much of your ability to chew, allowing you to expand your menu and rediscover the foods you love.
Preserves Oral Health
Even if you still have some remaining natural teeth, dentures can help preserve and protect them in several ways. Partial dentures fill in gaps left behind by tooth loss, maintaining the space and preventing the adjacent teeth from shifting over time. This stops misalignments and crooked teeth that would cause tooth wear, temporomandibular joint pain, and create traps for bacteria and food particles.
Expands Opportunity
It’s no secret that people love to see beautiful smiles. This goes for friends, family, coworkers, employers, and clients. If you want to take advantage of the power of your grin, dentures can help you do that. With its natural and sightly aesthetic appearance, you’ll gain an edge over the competition when it comes to your personal branding and getting ahead at your workplace.
If you’re suffering from tooth loss and want to take advantage of all these exciting benefits, don’t hesitate to reach out to us for a consultation. Together, we can restore your smile for a brighter future.