Recommendations for patients on the use of removable dentures

Missing teeth are a serious health and appearance problem. Correcting this defect with prostheses is an excellent solution. The patient will not require large financial investments, and the procedure itself will be painless. The installation of removable prostheses is used in cases where permanent ones cannot be installed due to high financial costs, lack of suitable conditions or contraindications. In our clinic you can count on high-quality removable dentures of any type that is convenient and suitable for you. You can also take advantage of our favorable discount on dental implantation, which will allow you to secure removable dentures if the need arises.

Variety of options: what types of removable dentures are there?

Modern technologies make it possible to develop more and more types of removable dentures. This allows each patient to choose what is right for him, both in price and design. Removable dentures are relevant for those people who are completely or largely missing teeth. This fact does not allow the installation of a non-removable structure, since there will be nothing to attach it to. And even if you have enough teeth, but they are loose, the fixed structure will not be able to be fixed, the prosthesis will be mobile and the risk of losing existing molars will increase. Periodontal disease and disorders in the nutrition of the gums will also not allow you to turn to any type of prosthetics other than removable ones.

Complete dentures are those that you can put on and take off without assistance, i.e. on one's own. They are made from nylon or acrylic. They are suitable for those who have lost a large number of teeth and for those who want to control the process of fixing the structure without outside help. The most popular type is plate dentures.

Partial dentures are those that can be fixed and removed with the help of a doctor. The most functional and popular variety are clasp ones. Despite the fact that clasp dentures are partially removable, you can remove them yourself for hygienic cleaning.

Plate dentures have a plate for their base, and are attached to the alveolar columns, the palate and the jaws themselves. Such devices perfectly relieve the load on the mucous membrane and restore chewing functions by 60%. They are easy to remove and wash, plus, they look attractive in appearance and do not give themselves away in any way. Traditional materials are nylon and acrylic. Removable acrylic dentures are made either from resins or by casting. The more popular nylon dentures are highly flexible. Because of their softness, you will quickly get used to and adapt to wearing false teeth.

Clasp dentures have the appearance of an arch and are attached both to existing teeth and alveolar formations, and to the palate and jaw. This allows them to perfectly distribute the load throughout the oral cavity and minimize possible discomfort when wearing. Externally, dentures look like real teeth: they can be easily matched to the color of your gums and teeth. They are fixed with the help of locks or clasps, which you can easily handle if you want to put on or remove the prosthesis. The difference between fastening systems is in price, because... clasps are more difficult to manufacture and fit, however, they are absolutely invisible. Clasps can get into the smile area, which reduces their aesthetic functions.

In our clinic you can undergo a preliminary examination, where you will be told in detail how each type of complete and partial dentures is made, attached and felt. Some may require additional adjustments or installation of implants or crowns. The clinic offers discounts and promotions on implants, which provide clients with a benefit of up to 50% on their installation.

Laboratory stage

The impression obtained in the clinic is transferred to the laboratory to the dental technician. Such laboratories have everything necessary for the manufacture of removable dentures. The impression is a matrix from which the dentist casts a wax model of the future prosthesis. This work is done on a special device, an articular. It allows you to keep impressions of the upper and lower dentition at a given distance from each other. Moreover, the articulation can even imitate the movement of the jaws.

The wax beads are then removed from the articulation and the technician uses them to create an acrylic prosthesis. This product is sent back to the dentist, who tries it on for the patient. This process is called fitting. At this time, the doctor compares the color of acrylic teeth with the color of the patient’s natural teeth, of course, if he has any. If no differences are found, the doctor again hands the product over to the technician. He then makes a natural removable denture, which will be installed.

While wearing a denture, some changes appear in the oral cavity. In particular, due to atrophy, the pattern of the mucous membrane of the palate changes. In addition, due to the reduced mechanical load, the volume of the jaw bone tissue decreases. As a result, the prosthesis begins to loosen after a few years, although its integrity is maintained. In this case, you have to make a new impression and use it to build up material onto the surface of the prosthesis body. This process in dentistry is called relining or correction.

Fixation methods

Removable dentures are secured in four ways: with clasps-hooks, clasps (attachments), on a beam and using the telescopic method. Let's look at each method separately:

• Hook clasps are especially relevant for clasp dentures. With the correct placement of the clasps, with the help of our clinic’s specialists, you can securely secure your denture in your mouth. The prosthetic structure itself contains two or more clasps, i.e. a whole system. With their help, false teeth will not only hold on well, but also be easily removed without the help of a doctor, that is, on your own.
• Micro-locks (attachments) are located simultaneously in the prosthesis itself and on the tooth. This allows you to secure removable dentures so that they do not pop out during eating, talking, hygiene procedures, etc. High aesthetic indicators are achieved by the fact that the clasps are not visible in the mouth and they do not fall into the smile line. In terms of price, such a system will be somewhat more expensive, but the costs are fully justified.
• The beam method involves attaching a prosthesis to a metal wire. It is attached to the remaining teeth, which are strengthened with crowns. The system consists of a removable and non-removable part, where the removable part ideally follows the matrix of its fastener, which gives comfort when wearing and removing the beam structure.
• Telescopic crowns, where special caps are fixed on the tooth, to which the prosthesis itself is attached. Very reliable fixation and the ability to easily remove and put on the system have made this method very popular, but it requires your own teeth that will not wobble.

Push-button ball mount

The essence of this fastening is that the shape of the artificial tooth installed on the implant has an unusual appearance. Such a tooth is made in the form of a column, the thickened top of which has a spherical shape. At the same time, the column itself simultaneously serves as part of the lock. The second part of the lock (attachment) is located directly on the prosthesis. At the base of the prosthesis, depressions are made, located exactly above the “balls” of the supporting crowns of the implants. When putting on the prosthesis, the lock snaps into place.

Alas, such fastening is not reliable. The reason for this is that when chewing hard food, the “balls” on the crowns of the implants sometimes break. Repairing crowns is not an easy task and is not always quick.

How to get used to wearing

After installation, each patient will feel some discomfort. You may be worried about dry mouth or excessive salivation, pain, loss of taste, slight changes in diction, etc. This is a normal reaction and you should not be afraid of it. You can make it easier and faster for yourself to get used to partial and complete removable dentures if you temporarily give up solid and rough foods. Do not eat viscous, sticky foods (taffy, sherbet, etc.). Drinking plenty of fluids will help relieve saliva and dryness, and the pain will ease after a light massage of the gums.

Pay attention to hygienic cleaning of the system so that food residues do not bother your gums and mucous membranes. Rinses prescribed by the doctor will help reduce pain and discomfort. Speech will recover on its own in a couple of weeks, but if you are very worried about the fact that it is distorted, read aloud and pronounce the words more slowly. Our specialists will very accurately fit your prosthesis, which guarantees a short adaptation period.

Immediate prosthesis

This design is made of acrylic and other types of lightweight plastic. Used to quickly restore a row in the absence of one or more teeth. The prosthesis can be placed immediately after tooth extraction to avoid unwanted displacement of the positions of other units, deformation of the face and gums. The fixators are special hooks - clasps, which are attached to adjacent teeth without damaging the enamel and mucous membranes.

Often, dentists use these types of dentures for temporary installation to restore chewing function and the appearance of the smile while a permanent restoration is being made.

Rules of care

The main procedures for caring for prosthetic systems are:

1. Cleaning. Brush as you would regular teeth, paying special attention to the areas where the artificial part of the mouth comes into contact with the natural part (gums, palate). The slits are cleaned with dental floss, ensuring complete removal of food debris.
2. Flushing. Rinse your mouth or remove the denture, then wash it in boiled water.
3. Antiseptic treatment. The structure should be washed at least once a day with a special product that will kill all bacteria.
4. Proper storage. All modern partially removable dentures are resistant to storage in a dry environment, and therefore there is no need to put them in a glass of liquid overnight. Store them in special boxes or containers.

Cost of manufacturing and installation of prostheses

Prices in our clinic for removable dentures are easily viewed on the website and are not a secret. Before making an appointment and going to the clinic, you can independently calculate the approximate cost of the service and determine for yourself what kind of structure you would like to have installed. The package of paid mandatory services includes:

• Guarantee;
• Creation of an accurate cast;
• Individual laboratory production;
• Further fittings and adjustments;
• Selection of colors for teeth, gums, plus, determination of the size of prosthetic teeth.

The described procedures can cost from 10,000 rubles or more - it all depends on the clinical condition, the number of teeth being replaced, the type of prosthesis, its material, and the warranty period.

The designs themselves vary in price, depending on their type, material, number of teeth, and method of fastening. Our clinic tries to make prosthetics a procedure accessible to everyone. After all, taking care of your teeth and their condition, the load on the jaw, and their appearance always requires spending. Prosthetics will allow you to restore the joy of your smile without huge costs. From us you can order such complete and partially removable dentures as:

• Removable acrylic immediate dentures (up to 4 teeth) - RUB 10,000.
• Nylon removable dental structures for one or two teeth - RUB 18,000.
• Conditionally removable prosthesis made of acrylic - 19,900 rubles.
• Fully removable acrylic system - RUB 30,000.
• Removable denture made of thermoplastic Nylon - RUB 45,000.
• Clasp dentures - from 45,000 rubles.

When to install a nylon prosthesis rationally

A nylon prosthesis can restore all missing teeth on the jaw or only part of them - when some are still left.
In the first case, it will be a full nylon denture, in the second - a partial one. A nylon soft prosthesis for several teeth looks schematically like this:

It is held by adjacent teeth with its clasps. Typically, such a defect is easier and more optimal to restore with a bridge, implant or inlays:

But if you don’t want either one or the other, prosthetics with a nylon prosthesis is the way out.

If teeth are missing on one side, Nylon teeth can restore missing teeth on only one side without affecting the other. The only condition is the presence of the last tooth.

If the last tooth is missing, then a single-sided nylon denture will rest only on the front teeth. And hard to fix:

This option is not ideal - there is a high probability of mobility. In such a situation, a one-sided prosthesis with locks would be better. It will provide better fixation.

in the absence of teeth on both sides, but when the last teeth are present, there will be one conventional denture. The left and right sides are connected by plastic or metal behind the front teeth. Which causes great inconvenience for diction and habituation.

Flexible will allow you to make two separate ones. Not connected in any way. The volume will be significantly less. And convenience is better.

on the upper jaw Removable nylon dentures do not completely cover the palate, but only partially. To do this, there must be teeth on both sides of the jaw so that the prosthesis can hold on to them. If there are no teeth on one side, then there will be no reliable retention - you will have to cover the palate completely.

to restore one to five teeth Removable nylon dentures can restore not only a large number of teeth, but also a small number - one or two. They hold on to adjacent teeth. The neighboring side is not involved. The prosthesis is made on one side only. Other materials cannot do this.

with complete absence of teeth, Nylon dental prosthetics greatly helps in situations where there is not a single tooth left on the upper jaw (or one or two), and the lower jaw has retained all the teeth (or they have been restored with bridges or implants). In this case, cracks or breakage of the upper denture is common. To eliminate this, they are reinforced - metal elements, wire, mesh, etc. are laid.

All these types of reinforcement are good in their own way, but lead to thickening of the prosthesis. Which does not have a very good effect on getting used to them and ease of use (those who have removable dentures will understand me). Reinforcement increases not only volume, but also weight. And it does not guarantee the absence of breakdowns in the future.

It is in such a situation that nylon dental prosthetics will come in very handy - it will never break, no matter what the load is on it (meaning chewing load, not playful hands and vandalism). Therefore, if one of the jaws has no teeth at all, and the other is full, then a flexible prosthesis is the right choice:

Having listed all the disadvantages of nylon prostheses, we will still argue that in some cases their use is justified, in others it is not rational. This will be decided by your dentist during your consultation. He will advise what options are possible in your case, how they differ in reliability, time, cost and forecast. Consult and only then decide.

Prosthetics at the Zuub clinic

Affordable prices for all services, a convenient and simple website, concern for patient safety - all this makes the process of selecting and installing prosthetic structures comfortable. The stress that every dental patient experiences can be reduced to a minimum. On the clinic’s website you can find all the necessary information, including the price and description of the installation technology. Complete removable dentures are your comfort and beauty. The presence of guarantees, certificates and documents confirming the qualifications of each employee is the key to the quality of prosthetics.

If you have the symptoms described in this article, be sure to make an appointment at our clinic.

Don't self-medicate! Even the smallest problem, if not treated correctly, can significantly complicate your life.

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