Dentures - West Hartford, CT
Regain Your Smile!
When you have lost a lot of your teeth, there's a lot you lose along with them. The ease of eating precisely what you want, your ability to smile with confidence, might start to feel like they're never going to come back to you.
That isn't the case — if you live near West Hartford, CT, dentures from Blue Back Dental can help you regain your smile! Dentures are the easiest and most affordable method of replacing all of your teeth at once, giving you back the confidence you may have been missing. Make an appointment with us today and we'll let you know what this treatment can do for you!
Why Choose Blue Back Dental For Dentures?
- Dental Team Trusted by West Hartford & Avon for Over 20 Years!
- Complex Digital Imaging for Accurate Prosthetics
- Accepts a Variety of Dental Insurance Plans
Who’s a Good Candidate for Dentures?
Whether you’re missing a few teeth in a row, or a whole dental arch, traditional dentures are a fantastic way to replace them. Best of all, almost anyone can get them! However, there may still be some patients for whom dentures aren’t the best fit. So, what are the qualities of a good denture candidate at Blue Back Dental? Read more below to learn more about our denture candidate process. If you decide you’d like to restore your smile with us, give us a call to schedule a consultation.
Effects of Missing Teeth
Missing teeth have a drastic impact on many aspects of your life from the way you eat and socialize to how you look at yourself in the mirror every day. This is why dentures are such a benefit to those who need them. Without them, you may experience:
- Difficulty with digestion due to improperly processed food.
- Lowered self-esteem and feelings of anxiety or depression.
- Decreased drive for conversation or smiling around others.
- Speech impediments like slurred words or slipped syllables.
- Facial sagging due to jawbone deterioration and lack of support.
What Are the Qualities of a Great Candidate for Dentures?
So, who are dentures for, and who can get them? These prosthetics are fantastic for patients who have experienced significant tooth loss, whether it’s due to aging, dental trauma, or severe decay due to poor oral hygiene.
Great denture candidates also have good gum and jawbone health to support their prosthetics and a commitment to creating a foundation of excellent oral hygiene. These qualities show us that you’re ready for dentures and that you’ll be willing to follow our treatment plan to take care of them.
Dentures are also more affordable than other tooth replacement options. So, if you’re in need of a new smile, but don’t have the budget for a more expensive treatment, dentures are a great alternative!
Alternative Tooth-Replacement Options
Even if you have all the qualities above, you may not want or need them after a very positive consultation. If dentures aren’t a good fit for you for any reason, we offer some other tooth replacement options that may work better for your needs.
- Dental Bridges: If you have healthy teeth next to your missing ones, a dental bridge can be a viable choice. After shaping your healthy teeth into anchor posts, we’ll place customized crowns over them. Between these crowns are false teeth called pontics that will fill the space and keep the aesthetics and health of your smile intact.
- Dental Implants: These are titanium rods that are implanted into your jawbone to serve as anchors for different restorations like crowns, bridges, and even dentures! They offer unique benefits that other tooth replacement options just can't match!
Types of Dentures
First of all, you should know that there's more than just one kind of denture available to you. There are several varieties, each with their own particular use case and type of patient that they're best suited to. We'll be able to tell you more about what kind of prosthetic you'll need when we meet you in person, but here's a little bit of information about each of them before that.
Partial Dentures
Some patients aren't missing all of their teeth but have lost enough of them that it causes serious problems. Partial dentures are ideal for this situation. They consist of acrylic teeth attached to a metal base, designed to hook onto the natural teeth for support.
Full Dentures
Full dentures are designed to help patients that have lost all of the teeth on their gum ridge, and that therefore do not have any natural teeth to hook onto. These dentures are made entirely from acrylic, and they're meticulously crafted to adhere to the gums entirely via suction.
Implant Dentures
If you're looking for the coverage of dentures but you want a little bit more stability, implant dentures could be an excellent option for you. This involves attaching a typical prosthetic to a set of dental implants (long metal posts that are surgically inserted into the jaw) affording them greater strength and durability. This also adds to the longevity of your prosthetic and eliminates the need to frequently reline your dentures.
The Benefits of Dentures
As we mentioned earlier, dentures are by far the most cost-effective and efficient method of replacing a lot of teeth at once. They're also made from high-quality acrylic and will be meticulously molded to fit your smile, which means that your prosthetic will be stunningly realistic.
Dentures are easy to clean and maintain and can be taken out whenever you're uncomfortable with them. If you're interested in learning more about what this prosthetic could do for you, make an appointment with us and we'll bring you in for a consultation!