Dentures – Alexandria, IN
A Realistic Tooth Replacement with Comprehensive Coverage
Whether you’re missing a few teeth or an entire arch, dentures can be a great solution for restoring your oral function and comfort. As a dental restoration, they’re highly efficient, offering both comprehensive coverage and natural aesthetics that will make you forget you’re wearing a prosthetic! To learn more about receiving dentures in Alexandria, continue reading or contact our friendly team today.
Why Choose Martinez Dentistry For Dentures?
- Partnered With CareCredit For Flexible Financing
- Digital Impressions Make Customization A Breeze
- Quality, Lifelike Acrylic And Porcelain Materials
Who's a Good Candidate for Dentures?
Generally speaking, dentures are an option for patients with good oral health who are missing multiple teeth. Of course, the only way to know for certain if this is the best tooth-replacement solution for you is by scheduling an appointment with our team at Martinez Dentistry. That way, we can learn about your unique dental history, needs, and goals. In the meantime, you can read on to learn a few of the qualities we look for in a good candidate!
Effects of Missing Teeth
Even just a few missing teeth can lead to:
- Oral health problems: It won’t take long for the teeth surrounding the gaps to begin to move. This is referred to as “dental drift,” and it can negatively impact your bite and chewing patterns.
- Low self-esteem: Without a full set of teeth, it’s difficult to smile confidently. This causes many patients to avoid social situations, including gatherings with family.
- Trouble enunciating clearly: Since the tongue moves against the back of the teeth to form words, it’s more difficult to enunciate clearly following tooth loss.
- Nutritional deficiencies: A weak bite makes it difficult to eat healthy, well-balanced meals. Instead, patients need to eat the same soft, bland foods day after day.
What Qualifies You for Dentures?
Dentures are a great option for patients who are struggling with moderate to severe tooth loss. With that said, not everyone is a candidate right away. A few things that may prolong – but not disqualify! – your treatment are oral health conditions, like cavities or gum disease, or the existence of unsalvageable natural teeth that require extraction. Rest assured, that doesn’t mean having a complete and confident smile is out of reach; we’ll help you achieve a healthy smile so you can safely receive dentures.
Alternative Tooth-Replacement Options
If we decide together that dentures aren’t the best tooth-replacement solution for you, then we will discuss the other options available, including:
- Dental Bridges – For decades, dental bridges have helped patients who are missing one tooth or several teeth in a row achieve a complete, healthy smile again. The prosthetic teeth are secured in place with two dental crowns (one on each side of the gap). Since every aspect of the restoration is custom-made with your face shape, dental needs, and aesthetic goals in mind, the final result will look and feel extremely natural.
- Dental Implants – This state-of-the-art tooth-replacement solution is unlike any other because it’s inserted directly into your jawbone. As a result, they help prevent bone loss, preserve your youthful face shape, and are unmatched in stability. They can also last for several decades with proper care and maintenance (i.e., brushing twice a day, wearing a mouthguard during sports, breaking bad habits, like smoking).
Types of Dentures
Modern dentures are highly versatile, and there are many options for patients needing a tooth replacement in Alexandria.
Partial Dentures
Partial dentures work well for patients who don’t need to replace an entire arch of teeth, but still have multiple gaps in their dental line-up. With our digital impression system, we’ll take accurate measurements of your mouth and smile gaps so your partials fit like a glove.
Full Dentures
This is the type of denture you’re probably most familiar with. One set can replace all of the teeth on your upper or lower jaw, and two can fill in your entire smile!
Implant Dentures
Using dental implant technology, we can make your dentures more secure and less prone to slippage. This treatment does involve anchoring dental implants to your jawbone and connecting them to a denture, so be sure to schedule a consultation to make sure you have a strong jawbone.
The Benefits of Dentures
Besides giving you a complete smile that looks perfectly natural, dentures can also offer several other benefits worth getting excited about! For example:
- Easier chewing
- Clearer speech
- Cost-effective
- Preserves your facial structure
- Can last for 10 years or more with proper care