Wearing Dentures - in Your Local Area
Implant & Family Dentistry
Appointments: (770) 973-4214
Christopher Bakke D.M.D.
Implant & Family Dentistry
1735 Roswell Rd. Bldg #200
Marietta, GA 30062
Implant & Family Dentistry is a trusted Marietta area dental implants practice providing natural-looking, comfortable tooth replacement. We make it our mission to use a gentle touch during the process.
We hold ourselves to the highest standards to replace missing teeth and provide you with natural-looking results. Our goal is to restore your confidence and your bright, healthy smile.
A negative self image can be detrimental to many facets of your life. Marietta area dentist Dr. Christopher Bakke understands the positive life-changing power that a healthy and beautiful smile can bring to you. Here at Implant & Family Dentistry, we don't want you to be embarrassed any longer. Why not take your smile - and even your life - to a new level of self-confidence and beauty?
A beautiful smile can brighten your life! If you are continuously hiding your chipped, stained, or cracked teeth from others, it's time for a change! Christopher Bakke, D.M.D., a trusted Marietta area dentist, can fix chips, cracks, and stains to reveal a great new smile - and a new you. You'll look so good you'll wonder why you waited so long!
If you're interested in natural-looking bridges and dentures, look no further than Christopher Bakke, D.M.D. who practices in the Marietta, Georgia area. Using modern materials and techniques, Dr. Bakke can achieve the natural look you seek. You will be very pleased with the comfortable, long-lasting results.
Don't let untreated dental problems get you down. Rebuild your confidence with a beautiful new smile. From simple treatments that make a big difference, to more extensive work, unveiling the smile you were meant to have can have profound life-changing effects. Serving the Marietta, GA area and offering dentures, Dr. Bakke can help you develop an affordable treatment plan you'll feel good about.
Valhalla Dental Care
Appointments: (502) 420-2480
Jeffrey Kessler D.M.D.
Valhalla Dental Care
10515 Meeting St #104
Prospect, KY 40059
Dr. Jeffrey Kessler is a popular Norton Commons area children's dentist known for his easy going and friendly approach. Our caring team is dedicated to your child's dental health.
We're happy to answer all of your questions. We want you and your children to feel comfortable, whether we're treating your toddler's baby teeth or your teenager's permanent teeth.
If going to the dentist isn't your favorite thing, why not try visiting Valhalla Dental Care in the Norton Commons, KY area to see how we liven things up? We offer a cheerful and fun atmosphere that will immediately put you at ease. Our goal is to make you feel happy and relaxed when you arrive, and send you on your way after your appointment feeling energized. Come on, going to the dentist doesn't have to be boring.
Would you like your smile to be a bit brighter than it is right now? We can make it happen at Valhalla Dental Care, with professional tooth whitening for brighter natural looking teeth. Dr. Jeffrey Kessler's Norton Commons, KY area office can effectively lighten your stained or discolored tooth enamel. Whiter teeth not only look great, they improve your self-confidence.
Dr. Jeffrey Kessler is a trusted Norton Commons area veneers dentist. Our professional team is dedicated to providing you with quality results in a comfortable and pleasant atmosphere.
You won't have to feel embarrassed any longer by crooked, chipped or discolored teeth. With your new dental veneers, you'll be thrilled to show off your healthy teeth and beautiful smile.
For comfortable tooth cleaning in the Norton Commons, Kentucky area, Dr. Jeffrey Kessler is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Valhalla Dental Care provides dental hygiene treatments for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
Comfort Dental Care
Appointments: (317) 271-2000
Brad Houston D.D.S.
Comfort Dental Care
8853 Rockville Road
Indianapolis, IN 46234
Don't let untreated dental problems get you down. Rebuild your confidence with a beautiful new smile. From simple treatments that make a big difference, to more extensive work, unveiling the smile you were meant to have can have profound life-changing effects. Serving the Indianapolis, IN area and offering dentures, Dr. Houston can help you develop an affordable treatment plan you'll feel good about.
Safe, anxiety-free dentistry with Indianapolis area dentist Dr. Brad Houston means you can have dental treatments done quickly while you're lightly sedated, with little or no discomfort.
You no longer have to tolerate feeling uncomfortable, hiding your smile, or putting off dental work because of a busy schedule. You'll feel relaxed during your dental appointment, and relieved that your oral health is in good hands.
For comfortable dental hygiene treatment in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, Dr. Brad Houston is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Comfort Dental Care provides teeth cleaning for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
For comfortable tooth cleaning in the Indianapolis, Indiana area, Dr. Brad Houston is known for having a gentle touch. The friendly team at Comfort Dental Care provides dental hygiene treatments for a whiter smile.
Maintaining good dental hygiene is the foundation for healthy teeth and gums. We're committed to helping you have a lifetime of oral health.
A negative self image can be detrimental to many facets of your life. Indianapolis area dentist Dr. Brad Houston understands the positive life-changing power that a healthy and beautiful smile can bring to you. Here at Comfort Dental Care, we don't want you to be embarrassed any longer. Why not take your smile - and even your life - to a new level of self-confidence and beauty?
More Dentures Dentists in the Indianapolis, IN Area Near You
BRANDON KENT FARRELL D.D.S. PA II
1300 BRIDGE BARRIER RD
CAROLINA BEACH, NC, 28428
(910) 458-9401
WILLIAM J NOBLETT
112 BARDEN ST
ROXBORO, NC, 27573
(336) 599-2689
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Urquiola Dental Center, P.C.
2301 Huron Pkwy, Suite 1B
Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
(734) 973-7450
PERCY JESSUP D.D.S.
1647 OWEN DR
FAYETTEVILLE, NC, 28304
(910) 485-8821
Are Lower Dentures Always A Problem?
While dentures are marginally adequate substitutes for missing natural teeth, the lower denture can be troublesome for many individuals.
Inherent Lower Denture Problems
- A lower denture interfaces with more movable mouth surfaces than an upper denture.
- The lower denture has less stabilizing surface to rest upon. For example, there is no broad palatal surface (roof of the mouth) as in an upper denture.
- Loss of jawbone over time brings a lower denture into closer contact with tissue extensions called frenum attachments, which create dislodging forces.
While these problems are inherent to lower dentures, every person is different and not affected in the same way. There are ways to approach these problems.
Some Considerations for Improving Lower Denture Stability
A thin band-like tissue extension (called a frenum) may attach between a jaw ridge (called an alveolar ridge) and the inside of the cheek. This strip of tissue may become active while eating or speaking and can lift a denture from its alveolar ridge. This frenum attachment may be surgically moved (this is called a frenectomy).
Alveolar ridge bone profile lessens or literally comes closer to the floor of the mouth as jawbone is lost over time. The bone loss is called resorption. This reduces the vestibule or space between the lip and alveolar ridge. Surgical extension of this vestibule (called vestibuloplasty) provides more alveolar ridge exposure for a denture to rest upon and reduces muscle pull due to a high frenum attachment.
As an alveolar ridge loses bone, it often may be built-up by surgically placing various substances beneath the gum tissue to increase both bulk and height of the ridge. This is called alveolar ridge augmentation.
As a person eats and speaks, the lips and cheeks exert forces towards the inside of the mouth while the tongue exerts an outward counter force. There is a space between the tongue and lips and cheeks, called the neutral zone, where there are balanced forces during function. These opposing forces can help maintain a denture in place, with surprising power, if the denture is fabricated so that its bulk and teeth rest within this space.
Inserting metal implants into the jawbone and fabricating a lower denture to receive and connect with these implants in various ways will help stabilize a lower denture, while still allowing for comfortable and easy removal of the prosthesis for cleaning.
Ensuring that upper and lower teeth contact optimally during function (called balanced occlusion) is a basic means of stabilizing a lower denture. If one tooth strikes on one side only, the denture will rock. Even contact or biting is a necessity. Fabrication of a denture that completely avoids contact with all potentially dislodging structures and has a metal base for strength and some weight often will facilitate stability.
What's the Best Approach?
Frequently, several approaches are combined, and not all may be suitable for a particular patient. After a thorough examination, a licensed dentist can best advise an individual as to the best means of helping stabilize a lower denture in their unique situation.
by Joseph J. Massad, D.D.S.
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Regular Check-Ups for Your Dentures
We all know we need regular dental checkups. If you have false teeth, you should also schedule denture checkups with a prosthodontist on a regular basis.
Over time, even the perfect denture fit can loosen and get wobbly. There's nothing wrong, it's just the natural shrinkage of your gum tissue as you age. When things begin to shift, you'll start to feel movement, usually with the lower denture. And you may start eliminating certain foods from your diet, which could impact your good health.
The comfort, stability and chewing strength of your dentures depend on the foundation -- that is, healthy gums. During your prosthodontics checkup your denturist will check to see where the denture may be rubbing against your gums. Your prosthodontist will also look for cracks in your false teeth or any signs of infection, even cancer. It may just be a simple case of relining your dentures to get back that perfect, natural fit.
The best news is we can fix a problem before it starts when you schedule your checkup with your dentist at least once a year.
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