Immediate Dentures

When your natural teeth are removed by a dental professional or oral surgeon you can have replacement teeth ready straight away. Immediate dentures are an immediate replacement to your lost teeth.

Immediate dentures are made on a recommendation referral from your dentist or oral surgeon where we pre-make the denture for you whilst you still have your natural teeth in place. After that when you have your teeth removed the dentist, surgeon or specialist put in the new denture straight away and you can leave your appointment with your new smile.

An immediate denture can be full dentures or partial dentures and it depends upon the informed decision from your dentist / specialist or oral surgeon regarding which teeth are being removed. Our team communicate closely with the dental professional involved and ensure everything is timed nicely for you to guarantee you have your denture available when you have your teeth extracted.

As you have your natural teeth still when our team see you for treatment, we utilize our experience to evaluate the positioning of the denture teeth to construct your brand-new smile. We furthermore ask that you come back one week after your tooth extractions so our team can comfortably adjust your denture and modify the bite if required.

Not all immediate dentures are full dentures as occasionally we are simply required to add another denture tooth to an existing denture as an immediate placement so you don’t have “gaps” after the extractions.

How are immediate dentures made?

Once you have your referral from your dental professional, our staff then see you to embark on the treatment options for making you an all new immediate denture. Often when a patient desires minimal adjustment from how their natural teeth look our skilled practitioners can mimic the shape as well as location of the remaining natural teeth yet if your enduring original teeth are broken our team will discuss the best cosmetic end results that you want to achieve. We pay attention to what you would like to achieve for your updated smile. We assess your bite and create templates for you to preview based on our high technical skills and years of experience.

Exactly what will immediate dentures resemble?

We support you with comfort adjustings when needed. Due to the fact our staff are not able to pre-fit your finalised denture so you can look at the final result in your mouth, sometimes our staff describe immediate dentures as transitional dentures and some patients select to have another denture made in 1 to 2 years time so they have an all new denture and the original immediate denture as an extra backup.

Changing to Immediate Dentures

It’s very important that you adhere to the directions of your oral surgeon or dental professional post extractions meticulously as this can support in healing and in recovering from your teeth removal. Good dental hygiene is necessary following extractions, and your dental professional or surgeon will certainly offer you directions to follow. It is crucial that if you are experiencing discomfort or severe swelling up or hemorrhaging from your gums to reach out to your dental professional or oral surgeon right away.

Preserving Immediate Dentures

You might require a denture reline in the next 3 to 6 months after your new immediate denture has been put in as the underlying dental bone regresses causing the dentures to eventually become loosened, regrettably this is a normal event. A reline will likely assist in renewing your denture fit and possibly also improve the original fit. Relines are an extra cost.

The most significant aspect to bear in mind when considering an immediate denture is that our team are right here for you before as well as after, as it can be a difficult time adapting to all-new dentures for the very first time.

If you have any questions or require extra information relating to immediate dentures or to set up an examination, contact Elsternwick Denture Clinic today on (03) 9528 1688.