Dentures – Durham, NC
Rebuild Your Smile and Enhance Your Daily Life
Gaps in your grin left behind by missing teeth can make once-basic tasks, such as eating and speaking, much more challenging. Not only that, but many patients feel self-conscious about the changes in their appearance or worry about being judged for their dental condition.
Thankfully, Dr. Ulloa can rebuild your smile and enhance your daily life with a lifelike set of dentures. Continue reading to learn more about this tried-and-true solution for tooth loss and who it can help!
Why Choose Crafting Smiles for Dentures?
- Realistic, Customizable Materials
- Comfortable, Accurate Digital Impressions
- Active Member of the American Dental Association
Who Is a Good Candidate for Dentures?
Although this is the standard way to rebuild smiles after suffering more severe tooth loss, that doesn’t necessarily mean it’s the right way to meet everyone’s unique needs. Before you can continue, you must consult Dr. Ulloa to determine whether you’re a good candidate.
For example, you must have sufficiently healthy connective tissues and a strong enough jawbone to support your restoration. Our team will examine your mouth and treat any pre-existing concerns, like gum disease, that might interfere.
Types of Dentures
Once you’re approved to proceed, Dr. Ulloa might recommend one of the following options based on your current dental condition and the number of teeth that were lost:
Partial Dentures
This can be an ideal way to replace several teeth that have gone missing sporadically. They typically have an acrylic, gum-colored base containing the required number of artificial teeth to close the gaps throughout your grin. They often include metal clips that anchor to healthy teeth in your mouth.
Full Dentures
This is likely what you imagine when you think of dentures, and is the standard solution for tooth loss. These restorations are intended to rebuild your entire arches and form a strong suction against your gums to remain in place. That means you must have sufficiently healthy tissues to support them, and in some cases, remaining teeth may need to be removed for them to fit correctly.
Implant Dentures
This is the only option that involves placing anywhere from two to eight dental implant posts into your jaw, which eventually fuse with the bone to anchor a specialized set of prosthetics more permanently. This helps preserve your jawbone density and is often considered a more reliable solution for tooth loss.
The Benefits of Dentures
There are several excellent reasons to consider rebuilding your smile with dentures, such as:
- Better bite force. This returns some of your original chewing power so you can eat a wider variety of wholesome foods to support your oral and overall health.
- Improved enunciation. Tooth loss can cause changes to your speech patterns, which can often be overcome with dentures in place.
- Enhance self-esteem. The customizable materials are carefully crafted to look and feel as lifelike as possible, boosting your confidence.
- Cost-effective option. This service tends to cost less than alternatives, such as dental bridges or implants.
- Versatile solution. These teeth can replace some or all of those that went missing, depending on your unique needs.